Quinn6New Contributor
Dissociative Disorder or Psychosis?
I heard a voice in my head yesterday, one I've only heard one time before.
When I have panic attacks or dissociate, my brain feels entirely empty. I'm subconsciously aware of everything around me, but I can't interact with anything or speak. One day last year when I was hyperventilating, I heard a voice say something like "it's okay just breathe Quinn." it was the most comforting thing I've ever been told while in that headspace, but it was coming from my own head. I hadn't heard that voice for over a year until yesterday. I was venting in my diary, and it turned from one train of consciousness into a 2-way conversation. the very last few lines are what concern me the most:
"I'm scared
I know Quinn but ill always be here
who are you?
I don't know, but that's okay, I'm still real
really?
yes. I've always been here and always will be. now calm yourself and breathe."
I have never experienced this before, and I'm starting to worry. I've done a little bit of research into DID and I have a few of the symptoms: I have dissociative amnesia for both traumatic and daily events, all my significant trauma was before I was 10, I have age regressed after a panic attack, I've heard someone who is not me talking in my head, and when I look at myself in the mirror I don't always recognize myself. sure, age regression could just be a trauma response, my dissociation could just be another type of undiagnosed dissociative disorder, the voice could be an auditory hallucination, my not remembering childhood trauma could be a trauma response, but they are all symptoms of DID and im starting to overthink what it all means.
i dissociate quite often, and my friends have often witnessed it. the quotes are from my friends
sometimes i "move (my) mouth like (I'm) speaking but there's no sound", i am frozen in place, sometimes i can nod or shake my head when asked questions, but "Other than that (I'm) in a complete trance, like a charmed snake" the episodes last for "anywhere between 2 minutes to 20", and they have noticed it for at least a year. neither me nor any of my friends can find a consistent trigger, they always seem to happen out of nowhere.
if anyone knows whats going on, or has questions i should answer to help better explain the situation, please let me know.