Lived Experience Forum

[Aniela]

@Pollyotter 

Wow, I can't believe a counsellor said disassociation isn't a real thing. I have a disorder with extreme dissociation/disassociation. I have been dissociating my whole life. I only started to be able to feel my body about 2 years ago. It is a VERY real. I think it is appalling anyone who is a counsellor would say anything like that. It's quite disgusting. 

I am fortunate I have never had the experience of not being believed. I never knew I was dissociating. All of my psychiatrists and therapists have told me I do. I can't imagine how invalidating that feels. I would feel a deep sense of pain. I am sorry you have gone through this. Perhaps time for a new counsellor? 

[Pollyotter]

@Aniela

Apologies i didn't get the email notification.

Its interesting how counseling can be a gamble... are you getting someone who is counseling or are you getting someone who is trying to have you follow their belive system and values at the end of the day . I have seen this before unfortunately as a lesbian when people feel like you are a lost soul and should be saved from the evils of being gay. To the time when I was told how my low self worth is because I am not skinny. I like food what can I say but I am healthy still ... anyway there is only so much one can do and take . I think this was my drive to study counseling as well.

[Former-Member]

I recently had a wisdom tooth removed at a dental hospital under local anesthetic.

it took an hour or so to remove the tooth and my husband said it was butchery it was to be honest a nightmare. At the end I disassociated and the dr said to my husband "how funny she's given herself an anaesthetic"

I always feel like my head is floating and feel like I am walking in slow motion behind my body even the next day.  It's like time stands still.  Not a nice place to be when this happens.

Worst thing was I had to return two weeks later as I had a dry socket and infection, also had to have bone removed and shaved has it was exposed. I was terrified!

[Former-Member]

Aggh I hear you. 

Often it can be the case that the same people will at one point completely dismiss what I am feeling as "it's just your illness" and other times completely dismiss my feelings as "you are faking your illness".