It keeps the memories from flooding you with pain today. Unfortunately, this tremendous ability now interferes with your life. It can interrupt daily living. It can make it hard to concentrate or do simple tasks. It can even prevent you from sleeping.
Dissociation can even be a little irresponsible.
Not only does it block past pain but it can be used as an excuse not to do uncomfortable things now. Learn effective grounding techniques. If dissociation is the process of blocking senses, grounding is the process of using your senses to stay in the here and now. Let's talk about using the senses first. If you want to live in the past pain, sit in the corner, cover your eyes and ears and don't move much.