Fanfiction anon again. Do you think I portrayed the dissociation aspect well enough? I don't have a lot of experience with writing in general, let alone things like that and I don't experience it myself very often so I'm not sure if I did it correctly? Does it show properly in your opinion?
I don’t have a dissociative disorder either, and it’s been awhile since I’ve heavily dissociated in that matter (used to in the past, big chunks of clear memories missing from my 20 year life span although I have a general idea of some events I suppose (and regained some memories at a later time)), but I could tell that you were describing dissociation pretty much immediately.
I’ve tried looking around for things to help writing characters with dissociative disorders (and trauma, as these things can tend to go hand and hand), and I’ve found a few things that could possibly help you if you want. I don’t know how accurate they actually are, but it’s a start:
How to Write a Character with a Dissociative Disorder when You Have a Dissociative Disorder
How to Depict Stress & Trauma by Narrating Dissociation
This Tumblr post, Writing Dissociative Characters.
How Can I Write About It if I Wasn’t There? 8 Tips for Writing About Dissociation.
Tips & suggestions in this Reddit thread. This one too.
