12. Dissociation, Numbness, Avoidance

30/06/2025 20 min

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Creating distance between oneself and a difficult experience or feeling is a normal coping mechanism. Many of us think that dissociation and related techniques are maladaptive and harmful, but drawing upon some thinking from Dr. Gabor Mate, I consider an alternative explanation which seeks to capture the benefits of dissociation.Normal on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/normalpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/alekshammo⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@alekshammo⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠