I guess I asked that question Lrs because I am sure that a lot of this behaviour also comes from what we learned while we were developing. I mean people must do this all of the time right? People wihtout PTSD - use the distraction method.
However, they do not live the majority of their lives this way, do they? For example, We live in a world of consumerism, 'buy the big fancy fridge that crushes ice and wipes your ass and then you will have a more complete feeling/life.'

I guess I feel that this dissociating goes way deeper than just trying to ignore the here and now of a situation, memory etc. We have learned not to have these boundaries? Perhaps, we learned to dissociate because that is what our bodies did at some point during our traumas? Perhaps, this is merely about having more resources to dissociate with? I am going around in circles - I have a feeling about this that I can't quite put my finger on!

I will ponder on this!......

Spirit x