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Children of borderlines may tune out by dissociating and disconnecting from their environment. They cannot feel embarrassed, humiliated, ridiculed, or hurt if they are no longer in their own bodies. Unfortunately, the sensation of depersonalization or dissociation makes them feel crazy.
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― Understanding the Borderline Mother
― Understanding the Borderline Mother
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The first time I experienced dissociation I had no idea what was happening to me. I sat on the couch with my boyfriend. He said something to me and when I looked at him, I didn't recognize his face.
I still knew it was him, but his features looked mangled and foreign. This face that I had looked at thousands of times now seemed strange.
Needless to say, I was terrified.
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― A Return to Self: Depersonalization and How to Overcome It
― A Return to Self: Depersonalization and How to Overcome It
