The split they refer to is between affect and thought, what you seem to be describing is closer to dissociation, which can be a part of PTSD but also can come in hand when winning gold medals or coping with abuse
The split they refer to is between affect and thought, what you seem to be describing is closer to dissociation, which can be a part of PTSD but also can come in hand when winning gold medals or coping with abuse
Interesting. I'm not sure I agree with your thought that it is dissociation I am describing here. In fact, I think it has more to do with being MORE connected than your average person, not less. I would say though, that part of coping with the overload that comes with that can be dissociation. I think it is also a by product of damage that occurs in people who are psychic or are diagnosed with schizophrenia and most of that IS abuse related, I think. (Autistics are often diagnosed with an inability to feel empathy, when the truth is probably that these people are so connected it is damaging so they have to find ways to dissociate or put up serious boundaries just to function normaly). Whether the abuse is experienced as prejudice or something more connected and personal, like violence against one's person ... (is prejudice a form of dissociation by society at large? I feel that is a yes). Thanks so much for commenting!