https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/feel-broken-and-dead/m-p/473091#M15858 <P>Hello tpman </P> <P>this is my first post..... I have a n approach when I get foggy and dissociative. It is to do with overwhelm and also a stressed head because I’ve been clenching my teeth too much and it causes my brain to go foggy and become disconnected..... I go to the myotherapist and an osteopath to reduce the ache in my jaw.</P> <P>i know this doesn’t deal with the emotional stuff but it is a physical way I can contribute to my own wellness and better functioning..... </P> <P>in terms of being dissociative, when I am in this space that you are describing, I am like a deer in headlights. I easily dismiss close friendships that when I am well, I know they are tremendously important to me..... are you getting support?</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">from what I understand, dissociative behaviour is a feature of C-ptsd..... knowing this, brings me calm.... and makes me not feel so screwed up, if that makes sense. Be kind to yourself </SPAN></P> Mon, 20 May 2019 14:34:54 GMT Curleee 2019-05-20T14:34:54Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/feel-broken-and-dead/m-p/473090#M15857 <P>Hi,</P> <P>I won’t get into what caused it since I have already in other threads but Inhave this feeling of being a broken man. Almost dead inside. I don’t recognise my former self and sometimes look at my loved ones with a sense of confusion as if they are strangers.</P> <P>Can anyone relate to these feelings of dissociation/derealisation if indeed that’s what it is.</P> <P>I like I’m living in some kind of bubble and it’s awful .</P> <P> </P> Mon, 20 May 2019 11:45:18 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/feel-broken-and-dead/m-p/473090#M15857 tpman 2019-05-20T11:45:18Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/feel-broken-and-dead/m-p/473091#M15858 <P>Hello tpman </P> <P>this is my first post..... I have a n approach when I get foggy and dissociative. It is to do with overwhelm and also a stressed head because I’ve been clenching my teeth too much and it causes my brain to go foggy and become disconnected..... I go to the myotherapist and an osteopath to reduce the ache in my jaw.</P> <P>i know this doesn’t deal with the emotional stuff but it is a physical way I can contribute to my own wellness and better functioning..... </P> <P>in terms of being dissociative, when I am in this space that you are describing, I am like a deer in headlights. I easily dismiss close friendships that when I am well, I know they are tremendously important to me..... are you getting support?</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">from what I understand, dissociative behaviour is a feature of C-ptsd..... knowing this, brings me calm.... and makes me not feel so screwed up, if that makes sense. Be kind to yourself </SPAN></P> Mon, 20 May 2019 14:34:54 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/feel-broken-and-dead/m-p/473091#M15858 Curleee 2019-05-20T14:34:54Z