25 min

E208 - Dissociation in CPTSD: How it Feels Like & How To Regulate Depersonalization & Derealization UNDERSTANDABLE

    • Mental Health

Most of our lives we are able to think, feel and act out of clarity.

We can remember important things, know who we are and where we are.

BUT if we experienced trauma, we sometimes disconnect like we would suddenly go offline. We experience numbness and appear cut off.

Today, you will understand how dissociation actually feels like

You will learn how it protects you and where it comes from

And you will learn how to re-regulate, if you experience depersonalized or derealized states.



► Links and Resources:

3 Levels of Dissociation: https://youtu.be/kGlQ_ePWw28?si=-zIDNd_BBx9apfvb

What is Dissociation: https://books.google.de/books?id=LhhTXkSbFnAC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false P. 105

5 Types of Dissociation: https://www.isst-d.org/resources/dissociation-faqs/

Ladder of the CNS: https://counsellinginhamilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Polyvagal-Ladder-NICAB.png

PVT Episode: https://youtu.be/2iT8Msp8Vx0?si=_8ymFxnlB1mdiMIQ

Therapy Episode: https://youtu.be/7sh2uHxWbKk?si=lUuezyeI-4L1OGsQ

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► Episode Timestamps:

0:00 Overview

1:30 What is Dissociation

2:37 The 3 Levels of Dissociation

5:22 Dissociation as a State of the Central Nervous System

8:22 How Dissociation Feels Like

10:00 The 5 Types of Dissociation

10:24 1) Depersonalization

11:33 2) Derealization

12:48 3) Dissociative Amnesia

15:30 4) Identity Confusion

16:20 5) Identity Alteration

17:40 Dissociation Treatment

19:39 5 Steps to Re-Regulate Dissociation

23:55 Final Thoughts



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E-Mail: info@understandable-podcast.com

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► About: Insight through understanding yourself: Our mission is to make topics regarding your personality understandable and relatable. We aim to help you to gain insight into your true personality to feel more inner peace and love.► Disclaimer: None of the contents are therapeutic or medical recommendations. The contents are not to be understood as therapeutic-medical instructions and are neither intended as professional health advice nor as education. See the content as a starting point for self-advocating.

Most of our lives we are able to think, feel and act out of clarity.

We can remember important things, know who we are and where we are.

BUT if we experienced trauma, we sometimes disconnect like we would suddenly go offline. We experience numbness and appear cut off.

Today, you will understand how dissociation actually feels like

You will learn how it protects you and where it comes from

And you will learn how to re-regulate, if you experience depersonalized or derealized states.



► Links and Resources:

3 Levels of Dissociation: https://youtu.be/kGlQ_ePWw28?si=-zIDNd_BBx9apfvb

What is Dissociation: https://books.google.de/books?id=LhhTXkSbFnAC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false P. 105

5 Types of Dissociation: https://www.isst-d.org/resources/dissociation-faqs/

Ladder of the CNS: https://counsellinginhamilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Polyvagal-Ladder-NICAB.png

PVT Episode: https://youtu.be/2iT8Msp8Vx0?si=_8ymFxnlB1mdiMIQ

Therapy Episode: https://youtu.be/7sh2uHxWbKk?si=lUuezyeI-4L1OGsQ

► Subscribe On Your Favorite Platform! 

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGiJdF0yeTyRJanW_uSICDw?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2gaheQLxBwByM9txVzlpI6⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understandable/id1399616905⁠Google Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kYzYwNTY2Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw⁠Amazon Music: ⁠https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/ee3580cb-61c5-4aa1-9ad4-1204014078e7/understandable⁠ 

► Episode Timestamps:

0:00 Overview

1:30 What is Dissociation

2:37 The 3 Levels of Dissociation

5:22 Dissociation as a State of the Central Nervous System

8:22 How Dissociation Feels Like

10:00 The 5 Types of Dissociation

10:24 1) Depersonalization

11:33 2) Derealization

12:48 3) Dissociative Amnesia

15:30 4) Identity Confusion

16:20 5) Identity Alteration

17:40 Dissociation Treatment

19:39 5 Steps to Re-Regulate Dissociation

23:55 Final Thoughts



► Reach Out To Me :)

E-Mail: info@understandable-podcast.com

► Book List *Ad-Links

- The Highly Sensitive Person - Elaine N. Aron: https://amzn.to/3OQEmhT

► About: Insight through understanding yourself: Our mission is to make topics regarding your personality understandable and relatable. We aim to help you to gain insight into your true personality to feel more inner peace and love.► Disclaimer: None of the contents are therapeutic or medical recommendations. The contents are not to be understood as therapeutic-medical instructions and are neither intended as professional health advice nor as education. See the content as a starting point for self-advocating.

25 min