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user-inactivated · 2595 days ago · link · · parent · post: What kind of self-image did you have growing up?
Dissociation is a powerful mechanism. Such mechanisms require rough circumstances to trigger, if I understand correctly.
Yes and no. From what I gather if the skill is developed it requires some brutal shit to squash it but if you never developed the skill in the first place due to not having certain things from the get go that will do it as well. Certain things need to be nurtured in the early months and years so having caretakers who are emotionally neglectful early on leads to children who don't really process those emotions properly.