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Why dissociation during intimacy signals deeper disconnection

I feel completely disconnected from my body during intimate moments, like I'm watching everything happen from outside myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The psyche's protective mechanism of detachment undermines the very connection it seeks to preserve.

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