Dissociation
Dissociation
Sit in a chair that supports your body comfortably. Imagine your most favorable vacation spot. Imagine having all kinds of fun and doing relaxing things. Just before you are ready to return, answer this question: are you there, in your favorite vacation spot or are you here with us?
When you were there, you were not in your body, you were dissociated. Congratulations!
Denial is probably a lower level energy form of dissociation. Physical ailments are often the result of compartmentalized or partial dissociation where one part of the body is out of touch with other parts.
A disconnect between the head and the body can produce headaches. Recurring back problems and chronic pain can result from partial dissociation compounded by constriction.
Trauma can be organized around constriction or dissociation. People who favor the dissociative symptoms, find dissociative exercises easier to do than people who favor constriction.