Lost in thought
I feel like my thoughts rule my life. I am constantly immersed in them. Some days reliving the past, failures, trauma, happy times too. Others days I spend worrying about the future. And sometimes im just lost in contemplation about the world or fantasy. My problem is, I am being present.!I am somewhere else all the time. Also, I can't get anything done. I feel completely lost in my thoughts. Can anyone relate? Is this a form of dissociation?
@Orionsdaughter444
Hey there Orion 😃 Welcome to the personality disorders community. I am not an expert, but to me, what you explained sounds like anxiety. However, being lost in contemplation is a type of dissociation, but it is something that everyone experiences from time to time and isn't much of a concern 😃 When it should be a concern is when you have more than one personality (they are seemingly a different person), starting to feel like you are not yourself anymore or that you can't control your own body, or if you start waking up in places where you aren't sure how you got there. I hope this helps!
[Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_disorder, https://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders]
@Orionsdaughter444 This sounds like me exactly. My thoughts and emotions totally control me. And it bothres my husband because it's so hard for me to be present. It also really hinders my decision making as I can't just make a decision and stick to it! I am trying to undergo DBT, but there's such a wait time where I'm at... and it isn't cheap! I'm not sure if this is something you've looked ito.
