What Is Dissociation Really And How To Heal It. ⋆ Christina Lopes

What Is Dissociation Really And How To Heal It.

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Learn what dissociation really is (from a spiritual perspective) and I’ll also share my proven 3-step process for healing it today.

If you’re a sensitive person, chances are, you’ve probably used what’s known in psychology as “dissociation” at some point in your life as a way to protect yourself from pain or trauma.

But get this: dissociation can become such a habit that we end up doing it our whole lives without even realizing it!

And make no mistake:

Dissociation can destroy your life if you don’t know how to heal it.

In this video, I’ll give you a spiritual perspective on what dissociation really is so you can catch it right away. You’ll also find out why sensitive people are at much higher risk of dissociating, and then I’ll share my proven 3-step process to help you heal dissociation today!

Here’s what you’ll learn In this video:

💥 What is dissociation? I’ll add a much-needed spiritual perspective

💥 Why we dissociate and why sensitive people are the highest risk of dissociation.

💥 8 Signs of dissociation, so you can spot it right away (dissociation symptoms).

💥 How to heal dissociation with my proven 3-step process, so you can finally return to a state of wholeness and live your highest potential.

Here’s the audio version of this video:

Once you finish watching the video, let me know in the comments below:

Do you dissociate when something painful happens in your life?

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With deep love and gratitude;

CHRISTINA LOPES, DPT, MPH

I’m a life coach, healer, spiritual teacher, and former clinician. My life’s work is to help you open your incredible heart, heal your past, and live with joy and purpose. Aside from my weekly video content, I also work 1-on-1 with people who need private individual guidance. If this is you, the fastest way to get help is to book a single session with me.

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22 Comments

Elizabeth March 17, 2020 at 10:26 pm

Thank you Christina.
Wow. Now, I have a name for it. I never knew why I struggled with numbness. I always struggle to fight to “live in the moment” especially when I feel intense love, anxiety, fear, and anger. What I mean by that is, I can be present physically, but somehow I feel far away mentally. I can be having a conversation but it feels as if I am watching myself talk. In other areas, time can pass so fast during events that are supposed to be happy ones. When I am around loved ones especially, time goes so fast because I am not all there. I am there physically, but emotionally I am scattered. I always pray for God to help me to live in the moment so that I can experience life to the fullest.
Thank you so much for posting this to help me heal.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth

- Amanda – Team Christina March 19, 2020 at 1:56 am
  
  Thank you for sharing and happy to have you in this community! ❤️
  
janis March 17, 2020 at 11:23 pm

Your dissociation video was the best yet; great format, examples and clarity of explanation. Love the self soothing comments as well as the prayer at the end. Thank you for sharing. Can I get a copy of the prayer? Thank you.

- Amanda – Team Christina March 19, 2020 at 2:00 am
  
  Thank you for your support! Sending you love ❤️❤️
  
Chellie March 18, 2020 at 5:48 pm

Hi Christina,

You talk in most, if not all (of those that I’ve seen so far 😊), of your videos about feeling our feelings. What does that look like exactly? How do we know when we are allowing ourselves to feel and not going backwards and wallowing in it as a victim? How do you acknowledge the anger and rage and feel it effectively without risking stuffing it or expressing it? (I usually stuff it) Do you have a video out there already that goes over this?

I’m doing good. YOU have made a HUGE difference in that. I’m not sure exactly when my process started, but I have only become fully aware of what I have been going through since my breakup in October until I found your videos a few weeks ago or so.

Very grateful for you!
Chellie

- Amanda – Team Christina March 19, 2020 at 1:58 am
  
  Thank you so much for sharing a part of your journey! Sending you so much love ❤️
  
Vicki Davis March 18, 2020 at 5:49 pm

I have been watching and listening to your videos for a couple of years now and have learned so much about myself. I appreciate not only the process of understanding myself that you’ve helped but you provided ways to heal. Many I’ve heard of before (EFT, meditation, attachment trauma etc) but you’re introducing other ways to clear energy and to shake up my energy to unborn.
I have been an upper chest breather for years. I’ve experienced flushes from my chest into my head regularly for 4-5 years. I’m beginning to understand how my nervous system was damaged. 2 years ago I had a neurofibroma on my upper gum (benign tumor growing on the nerve!). I believe I have one now on my lower gym. I will continue to heal with your positivity and that of others I follow. Thank you! Vicki

- Amanda – Team Christina March 19, 2020 at 1:59 am
  
  Thank you for sharing and happy to have you in this community! ❤️
  
Shikha March 19, 2020 at 3:30 am

Hi…I totally related to this video…and one of the things you didn’t mention but I feel I decided to cope with binge eating rather than excessive exercise….still trying to cope with this aspect…will definitely listen to this again and try the FMI technique….thank you sooo much.
God bless

- Amanda – Team Christina March 23, 2020 at 10:18 pm
  
  ❤️❤️❤️
  
Petra March 23, 2020 at 2:55 pm

Hi Christina,

I wanted to say thank you to you for making this video. It really resonated with me. I recently went through a number of painful life events, including being spontaneously laid off from my job, and most likely having lost someone I love who’s very dear to me (long story). In the past few months, I really felt like I learned how to open my heart after a lifetime of being blocked in that area to varying degrees. I started to feel connected to people again, finally being able to hug them in the deep way you described in the video… if anything, the one thing I will be taking away most from this video is that it’s okay to feel pain and not dissociate. Although I feel like I’m in a lot of pain right now, I’ve learned that it’s okay to feel everything, not just the happy-go-lucky emotions and feelings. Your livecast that you did a few days ago really helped with that as well. This video encourages me to keep going along the path of opening my heart. Sending you much love and appreciation from the Czech Republic! With best wishes to you, Petra.

- Amanda – Team Christina March 23, 2020 at 10:19 pm
  
  Thank you for sharing and happy to have you in this community! ❤️
  
Akshita March 23, 2020 at 8:21 pm

Thank you so much Christina and team 💞

- Amanda – Team Christina March 23, 2020 at 10:18 pm
  
  ❤️❤️❤️
  
Betty Jo Tatum August 20, 2020 at 4:24 am

Christina, I loved your video on Disassociation/fragmentation…I didnt realize nor was I completely aware of the eight signs
of disassociation. I have been feeling through-out the years, until recently how much I felt numb…sold inside…I missed
the warmth Inside…the connection I felt inside regarding my connection to God. I have felt for many years that I somehow cut
myself off from Him. I also felt very uncomfortable in my own skin. I am also good at – (that I have noticed over the year)
the lack of self-awareness i have developed. I really loved your tips on how to heal disassociation. As well as your Mantra
that everything is ok..emotions are our friends, etc. I also wrote down the prayer you included at the end…and will say it every
morning and nite. Thank You for your videos.

- Amanda – Team Christina August 20, 2020 at 8:44 pm
  
  Hi Betty Jo! We’re so happy to hear you resonated with our video!
  
Yola March 21, 2021 at 12:38 am

How do you deal with the emotion in the moment if you have to quickly shift to do something else? For example, a colleague has triggered anger in you, but you then have to quickly move on to something else; a meeting, teaching a class, you have no time to process the emotion, it sits in your stomach.

- Amanda – Team Christina March 23, 2021 at 3:21 pm
  
  Hi Yola! Thanks for reaching out! While Christina is unable to respond with individual guidance via the comments, we would encourage you to follow her on Instagram where she hosts a monthly Q&A! Her handle is @theheartalchemist
  
Minnie June 26, 2021 at 10:31 am

Dear Christina,thank you for explaining this so beautifully, all this things is in my life, really feeling I don’t belong. Can I please ask to explain more about soul fragmentation, how to heal our soul, is it actually possible, and how do we awaken spiritually with a soul that is fragmented. Please I need some help desperately……thank you,……sending you love and light………Minnie

- Amanda – Team Christina July 4, 2021 at 3:03 am
  
  Hi Minnie! Thank you for reaching out! Christina does read each of her messages but is unable to respond with individual guidance here in the comments. We encourage you to take advantage of all the Free Resources Christina offers!
  
Rachel Kapustka September 22, 2022 at 5:09 pm

What a helpful video and I look forward to looking up some of your recommendations and many of them I have incorporated into my life already. As a private yoga instructor and a chiropractor, I see, feel and hear disossication in my body and clients bodies. I do recommend chiropractic with practitioners who are aware and trained in recognizing pain from a vital approach vs a mechanistic approach. I think it’s important as coaches to recognize this a very effective modality for healing because it’s about coherence and adaptability not only from early childhood trauma but also from the daily grind and complex loss and grief.

I’m so thankful for your work and thank you for putting it out here and sharing your personal experiences as well!

- Amanda – Team Christina October 12, 2022 at 4:22 am
  
  Thanks for sharing Rachel! We’re so glad to have you in our community ❤