perplexed-system

And while its hard to spot the milder signs when you're dissociating, don't worry i got you covered by bringing awareness, im showing what those signs could look like:

Dazing/blanking out several times

Hands looking weird (depersonalization)

Surroundings also looking weird (derealization)

Feeling detached emotionally, physically, or both

Light-headedness

Less reactive in responding

Forget things more often

Unable to focus or keep concentration straight

When you have multiple of those signs at once, then chances are you are dissociating (extra note that it can also co-occur with derealization/depersonalization). While it can be caused by various factors, i would like to add that it may or may not get worse as time passes and no one wants that thing to snowball until it got too bad (remember, preventing now is better than dealing later) so having a few tips would help:

Grounding (sensory): listening to music, feeling different textures, paying attention to things in your surroundings, trying different fragrant or scents, have some snacks to occupy your senses

Grounding (physically): feel your chest as you breathe, get your body moving to redirect focus, splash some cold water, hold something you can squeeze (such as a stress ball)

Practice being mindful. As it can help you re-anchor back to reality faster, regulate better, building more resilience, increasing awareness of oneself's state

Sometimes we go do our day without giving a thought that were detached from reality, usually by going autopilot and scrolling through social medias without being aware (well, atleast for me) and forget lots of things while being dysregulated at the end. So by being aware of the mild signs and incorporating grounding skills im sure memory gaps and those funny aftermath stuffs won't be a problem anymore, have a good day peeps.

⚘) How did your system choose its collective name, or in case you don't have one, its blog name?

🍓) Do you have a favorite song? (In case you can't choose feel free to put a top 3)

🦐) Favorite animals, any pet you wish to have?

🥕) Are there difference in writing between some of you? (Both irl and online)

🌻) Do you have any peculiar interest that someone may find weird, if yes which?

🍋) Favorite blogs/bloggers on here?

🌿) Would you consider yourself as chaos, a bearded dragon, a pie with legs or a fan that makes ominous noises?

🧶) Do you have some favorite textures?

🦋) What is a spot in you headspace you really like, and if you don't have an headspace, favorite spot irl?

🧊) Any heavy stimmer in the system, and if yes, what's your favorite way of stimming?

🌂) Favorite weather and why?

🔮) Would you rather date a cactus, a pretty rock, a shiny vase or a facy broom?

🌸) Dancy stickbug yes or dancy stickbug no?

🎟) Any factant/introject of someone you know personally? (Ex: Friends)

Realising that it isn’t normal to not remember such big chunks of your week.

Realising you don’t remember what you’ve said to friends, when they tell you; ‘you’ve said this many times before’.

Realising you don’t know what ‘you’ talked about in therapy, even less than an hour later.

What else do I not remember?

Amnesia, even without overt parts/not necessarily ‘coming to’ in different environments, is still scary. You feel like you have no control. Powerless. Isn’t that why I have parts to begin with? To cope with feeling like I had no control & was powerless in much worse situations as a kid. Doesn’t seem like such a great coping mechanism now, brain.