Recognising early signs

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  Dissociation often has an early stage, before it deepens into numbness or disconnection. Learning your own early signs can create a small window to respond gently, before things feel too distant to reach.

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  Common early signs people notice

  • A subtle sense of 'floating' or drifting away from the present moment
  • Sounds becoming muffled or distant
  • A feeling of pressure or fogginess behind the eyes
  • Losing track of what was just said or done
  • A sense of watching yourself rather than being in your body
  • Emotions suddenly flattening or going quiet
  • Feeling far away from people who are physically close by

  You may recognise none, some, or many of these. That is simply information about you — not a diagnosis.

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