Fuzzy brained **May Trigger?**

So, I'm always tranced out or dizzy lately. I took a long nap after school today in hopes that I would recover, but I still have that over all clouded mind. Do any of you have any tips on how to make that go away? It's getting way more frequent. I think I've read somewhere that that is a DID symptom, but I'm not sure. I just know it's awful. Apparently, on the bus I was glaring today when I was tranced out and didn't even notice until it was pointed out. It was so weird.

I get like that a lot. When I feel it starting, I usually grab something to distract myself and requires me to think. Usually a book works for me, but you've got to find what works for you. Could be reading, could be art.

Sometimes I think I'm getting like that because so much is going on inside my head, it needs a little break. I'm not sure sure how meditation works for when the DID symptoms are strong (I stopped meditating when I started having frequent black outs), but maybe that cause it does give the mind a break. Otherwise I'm not entirely sure, I'm sure other people will have better suggestions.

Being "fuzzy" is common and can happen often with dissociative disorders like DID.

Within the early stages of discovery, symptoms can seem to flare up and get worse at first. This is because you're now aware of what's going on and are able to notice things that you didn't notice before. It's also because there's increased awareness throughout the system as a whole, so it can kinda, "wake up everything" in a sense as far as symptoms go. It's like... noticing a wound that you've had for a long time but didn't know it was there before. Now that you are aware of it and know it's there, you're now aware to the fact that it hurts and it can seem overwhelming at times. But after a bit the pain starts to lessen because you're paying attention to it now and helping it heal, and because you've adjusted to being aware of it and the pain that's there. Same with DID symptoms. Many of these things were always there, but now they seem overwhelming and can seem to get worse because you're noticing them. But after a bit, things will calm down again as you work on things to cope with the symptoms, work on healing, and adjust to everything new that you've learned and are aware of now.


Try working on grounding techniques. Things like deep breathing, counting to ten, using self-talk either out loud or in your head to help keep you more "here" by telling yourself what's going on or reassuring yourself or calming yourself, snapping a rubber band around your wrist when you start to feel fuzzy, listening to favorite music or reciting favorite lyrics out loud or in your head, drinking some water, gripping something really hard (like when we start to feel fuzzy while sitting, we'll grip the chair arms really hard for a bit- the feeling of connection with something solid helps us stay "here"), etc. Things that help distract you, or help you to connect with reality, or help you to focus on something and stay more "here", work on doing to help with the fuzziness.


Dizziness can be a sign of a switch, or being co-conscious or if you're co-hosting even for some people. Keep an eye on that as it might be a helpful "sign" of something going on (but everyone's different, so if it turns out to not be a "sign", that's ok too).


Best of luck with everything. Hang in there. Like everything with DID, it gets better over time.


-KAT

Oy, I know all about that. I find doing something simple, actually, helps for me. Putting on some music and closing my eyes, or playing a game that isn't very thought-intensive. I just need something to focus on that I don't need to concentrate on. It doesn't make the fuzziness stop right away but it helps it on its way better than doing nothing. It also makes me more comfortable during the experience.
Everyone's different though, this is just a suggestion. Feel better.
-Gabrielle