Dissociative Experiences Scale

We scored 57, but have taken it at different times before and know that it varies.

It's one of the things that perplexes me with tests and with psychiatric assessments. Questions about amnesia. How do I know if I'd had amnesia, if I don't remember it or haven't been aware of it?

I can say I remember everything, whilst in reality I haven't but I don't realise that I've 'forgotten' things. Especially being by myself most of the time, there's no one really to tell me. Occasionally I find physical evidence of something we've done but it leaves me wondering how much has happened that there isn't any evidence for. Unless we bought something or wrote something down or chucked something out. Or someone asks about something we talked about.
I've got a feeling that we lose time a lot but don't really do much, or nothing out of the ordinary.
In the most recent assessment, the MHP reminded us of a few things but if they weren't there we'd have happily gone along and not noticed it.
Our sense of time passing is so poor it's really hard to judge when we did things or how long or if there was an interim.
More often someone will say something and 30 seconds later we don't remember what they said.But someone will usually remember and pipe up if the other person reminds us about it.

just took this (took this years ago and scored much higher) anyways, 38 currently

-- Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:45 pm --

Rassle wrote:I can say I remember everything, whilst in reality I haven't but I don't realise that I've 'forgotten' things.

same, sometimes it's hard to know when i've forgotten things and only realize later.

Ugh. I’ve taken this before and with most tests one wants to score the best- this time I tried to go with the lowest possible score per question (I think)- and scored a low of 60.

Who wants a perfect score on this evaluation test? I know that it’s not conclusive... even though I’ve taken other tests- yet... UGGGGH!!!