Is disassociation like a core part of BPD? I got diagnosed but I don't think I've ever had a dissociation episode. I talked to my therapist about it and she said every time I self harm I disassociate. Like every self harm session is basically disassociation but I don't think so. I feel like myself and I feel like I'm in control whenever I sh but my therapist says that it's still disassociation. Does anyone else have BPD but does not experience disassociation?