"You're Not Dissociating—You're Protecting"

"You're Not Dissociating—You're Protecting"

You know that feeling when you're watching yourself from outside your body? When you're in a conversation, or at work, or even with someone you love, and you're observing yourself instead of living?

We call it dissociation. We call it a symptom. But what if it's the most intelligent thing your nervous system ever learned to do?

Shame teaches us early: being seen is dangerous. Your curiosity, your aliveness, your emotional depth—these things are too much. So, you learned to step outside yourself. To watch. To distance. To survive.

2026 isn't asking you to stop dissociating through willpower or grounding techniques. It's asking you to understand what you're protecting—and then to find someone safe enough to step back into your body with.

That's the first gate. Understanding it.

Who's standing at yours?

Sincerely,