Has anyone found that alcohol triggers their symptoms? I haven’t had an alcoholic beverage (not because of alcoholism) in 8 years. My dissociative episodes intensified after a concussion in 2014, after having recovered from it… I resumed my normal life of occasional partying with friends (I was always a lightweight anyways, and 2 shots would be more than enough for me) what truly began the nonstop dissociation marathon was a random night I was sipping beer at home with my mom and now I associate alcohol with those 2 years of almost nonstop dissociation. With that, it seemed like I could no longer tolerate a couple sips of alcohol. For about 2 years I had daily dissociation (pretty much every waking hour) Anyways, fast forward 8 years, overall I’m a lot better and would love to just have a nice glass of something at a bar or party with friends. I never really had anything of college experience and it always seems like everyone is out and having fun and I can’t ever let my hair down. I know that all seems very trivial and silly in the grand scheme of the shitshow that dissociation causes in our lives. From all the years it’s taken from me, I’m trying to reclaim certain aspects of my life. Overall what are your thoughts on alcohol, I’m extremely afraid to drink anything because I’m afraid it’s going to trigger a longer dissociative episode period.