Is it Healthy to Compartmentalize?

[Nahum]

Dissociation is a state of acute mental decompensation in which certain thoughts, emotions, sensations, and/or memories are compartmentalized, diagnosed mostly in individuals with a history of trauma. Dissociative disorders are commonly precipitated by overwhelming stress. This stress may be provoked by seeing or experiencing an accident, a disaster or a traumatic event.



Is it healthy to compartmentalize?

[SDG]

Yawn.

My words have inspired at least half of PP's threads. This is just another.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Yawn.

My words have inspired at least half of PP's threads. This is just another.

I'm sorry Daniel, why did you think I was referring to you?

Is there something you need to share with the group?

[DividedThigh]

hard to say, people use it as a defense mechanism to block out bad memeories to help them cope, only god really knows, lol,dt

[SDG]

How do hallucinations and victimization play into this discussion.

[deltaguitar]

Probably not to healthy, I think I do this with certain memories. I know that almost all of my past life in the UPC is like a dream that I can't hardly remember. I remember things that happened outside of the church building but I have a hard time remembering any good thing that happened at my old church.

I think most of this is caused by the guilt being associated with a church and making excusses for everything and I feel very stupid for ever allowing myself to be a part of such dishonesty.

Though there were good things that happened in my life at my old church I have to push those memories aside because of the guilt of association. Each memory ties into the fact that I was there and I was so gullable to follow along and lie to myself and everyone for many years.

[Joie]

It seems compartmentalizing can help to keep one's sanity. As long as it is not sinful, it might be a good thing. For example, have an old friend in a mental ward in Louisiana. I do pray for her. My elderly mother, son and daughter are far away from me. There are some situations I must compartalize enabling me to focus on daily life and my work.
It takes practice. Men probably compartmentlize better than women?????

http://psp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/143

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Joie

It seems compartmentalizing can help to keep one's sanity. As long as it is not sinful, it might be a good thing. For example, have an old friend in a mental ward in Louisiana. I do pray for her. My elderly mother, son and daughter are far away from me. There are some situations I must compartalize enabling me to focus on daily life and my work.
It takes practice. Men probably compartmentlize better than women?????

http://psp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/2/143

I would say this is true in many cases ... not all, of course.

There are many highly-charged women and men ... that have difficulties disassociating their emotions from the task, discussion or interaction at hand ... in a healthy way ... or learning not to allow things to spill over in other areas of their lives as to keep your sanity. Some of it is rooted in egocentrism and poor coping skills, IMO.

Nothing wrong w/ emotions ... they are normal and are what make us humans...

displaying a normal range of emotions is also healthy...

allowing them to get the better of us .... consume or overwhelm us ... by which they obstruct or disrupt our daily lives is what many struggle with ... with high frequency in their everyday interactions or during specific times in our lives.

[DividedThigh]

hey danny does hallucinating help you, i dont practice drug use, jk, lol,dt

[Bro-Larry]

Fishing is a great way to decompress.

Pillow fighting is another good way.