by jennia2 » Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:23 am
Yes. Something like this happens to me. I tried to describe my visual disturbances in another post. Visual disturbances are a part of disassociating. For me, the person might look further away. When I am really disassociated, they look to be another dimension from me. And when I am really, really disassociated, I can barely see them, not for being blurry or fuzzy (although this happens too) but because I am struggling to remain conscious. It feels like I am trying to wake up but can't. At times, things in the peripheral vision are warped or blurred, and all the while I struggle to see the person in front of me. Things I see in my environment just won't register unless I struggle to register them. I have come across a subject called dysfunctional lateralization of the brain that refers to a problem with underdevelopment of the right side of the brain that results from trauma and lack of nurturing as a child when this side of the brain is rapidly developing. I haven't studied it enough to explain in detail but that gives you something to check into. I think what it means is that the right and left hemispheres are supposed to be communicating but something happens to the wiring (neuro-pathways)and external information doesn't get processed properly. For me, during disassoication my brain starts shutting down and I am dazed. It feels like I am firing on two cylinders (like a car). There are all sorts of visual disturbance and even auditory disturbances when one disassociates. Sometimes, I can't hear what is being said to me. No sound. At other times, I hear them but don't understand what they are saying; my brain just can't process it. If you have a therapist, definitely try to explain it to them. There is still so much unknown about this illness so your input will help others.