I can’t connect to myself so how can I hope to connect with the people around me?

I used to have a great friend group, we went out often, we confided in each other, and we were really close. But that changed.

A couple of months ago I started a really high-stress job in an environment that is triggering a lot of negative emotions in me. It brings up some traumatic things from my past that I’d rather just forget.

I could feel myself disconnecting from my body. It was only now and then in the beginning when I had an especially triggering day. But now it happens all the time.

It feels like my brain enters this weird fuzzy place, and I dissociate from the world around me.

I lose time, I forget things that I normally wouldn’t, and my body feels foreign to me.

It’s an exhausting feeling. Every time my brain connects back into my body it’s like a zap of electricity hits my body and it physically hurts. I end every day absolutely drained of energy.

What about my connections to other people?

I’ve distanced myself from my friends because, if I’m not connecting with my self, how can I connect with them? Friendship is about being present, honest, and interested in each other.

When we’re together, my body is there but my brain is on another planet.

I feel like I’m betraying them, I feel ashamed.

How do I stop?

I spoke to therapists and did a lot of research on how I’m feeling to figure out how to reconnect with my body and the people around me. I saw Neurotoned recommended for people like me so I gave it a shot.

Through the Neurotoned for Dissociation program I’ve learned so much. Stopping yourself from dissociating isn’t as simple as just wanting to.

You can’t just “snap out of it.” You need to work through the dissociation and learn exactly how it affects your life.

Neurotoned is my answer.

The program includes 30+ videos that provide information, education, and guided exercises.

Dr Kim DiRe’ guides me with the videos, exercises, and a journal to help me understand what dissociation is, why I’m dissociating, how I can deal with it proactively, and how I can ground myself in reality. But I never have to relive my trauma or bring it up at all.

I feel safe, informed, and uplifted with this program. It’s helping me reconnect with my friends again.