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How ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Nailed Dissociation With This Analogy
My entire life I’ve had what I can only describe as a type of dissociative amnesia. I have periods of my childhood in particular that I cannot recall at all. It always bothered me and made me feel like something was desperately wrong with me. I understood logically that trauma can result in dissociation as a coping strategy enabling us to tolerate an experience during which we feel unsafe or out of control. However, it was difficult to explain to others why I don’t have any memory of their wedding, 16th birthday party or the time we performed at a special event at Disneyland when we met XYZ celebrity.
