Posted by desolationrower on December 15, 2008, at 10:18:55
In reply to Re: med help for dissociation, posted by Sigismund on December 15, 2008, at 1:07:23
> The feeling that one is unreal might be in line with the Buddhist idea of 'no-self'??
I can see some connection, but i'd be wary of drawing too strong a line from dysfunctional states. No-self is more of a reminder not to detach one's identidy from the world you're in, and seeing the 'me' parts as more important. The self is impermanent and it is our habit of mind that clings to ego. But the things we think of as being 'self' are part of the world so i don't think detachment or dissociation are the same thing. I think the very different brain activatino with mindfullness activity backs this up.
-d/r
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