Lemme see how succinct I can make this.
In relation to autistic trauma, I learned to dissociate (muting signals from my body to my brain).
I’m now attempting to reintegrate (improving interoception), and as a result I’m noticing / experiencing significant pain, due probably to decades of neglect and several significant accidents (blunt force including head trauma).
In my ideal world, I would be able to treat (rehabilitate?) the pain away, but that seems… unrealistic. Decades too late.
An option is medication (cymbalta), which seems to operate in a similar way to dissociation.
I guess I’m wondering if people have thoughts on all of this. Seems odd to learn to overcome dissociation only to chemically dissociate.
#ActuallyAutistic #ChronicPain
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