Signs you’re dissociating and calling it ‘zoning out. #shorts @DrTraceyMarks
Signs you’re dissociating and calling it ‘zoning out. #shorts  @DrTraceyMarks
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Signs you’re dissociating and calling it “zoning out”:
• Depersonalization — feeling detached from yourself
• Derealization — the world feels unreal or flat
• Memory gaps — losing conversations or hours
• Automatic emotional numbness when something upsetting happens

Dissociation is your brain’s emergency exit. If it’s happening in safe environments, your threat assessment needs updating.

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Signs you’re dissociating and calling it ‘zoning out. #shorts

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