Is it Healthy to Compartmentalize?

Nahum · #1 06-02-2008, 10:06 AM

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 · #2 06-02-2008, 10:13 AM

Yawn.

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

DividedThigh · #3 06-02-2008, 10:15 AM

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 · #4 06-02-2008, 10:16 AM

How do hallucinations and victimization play into this discussion.

Nahum · #5 06-02-2008, 10:21 AM

Quote:

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?

deltaguitar · #6 06-02-2008, 10:28 AM

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 · #7 06-02-2008, 10:28 AM

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

DividedThigh · #8 06-02-2008, 10:29 AM

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

SDG · #9 06-02-2008, 10:32 AM

What PP is not realizing is that as always he presents an extreme and thinks it's fact ...

Cleaning your hands is not a disorder and is healthy and hygenic... but doing so ritually, obsessively and compulsively is not.

The same applies here if done in an extreme... it becomes a disorder.

Mature adults learn to compartmentalize many areas of their lives. There are countless examples of how this plays out in our daily lives.

So to answer this leading question wrought w/ faulty logic .... a classic strawman ...
the answer is YES.

Next.

DividedThigh · #10 06-02-2008, 10:33 AM

i see, i think, lol,dt