I dissociate usually at some point every day, usually for probably 20 minutes to a few hours depending on how my mood is swinging that day. When severely stressed, I have dissociated like the whole day for days at a time. 

Sometimes my dissociation is triggered by having a panic attack or whatnot, other times I seem to be feeling “good” and suddenly the derealization and depersonalization hits. This sometimes affects me at work because I need to take a break in the bathroom for 15 minutes or so if it gets bad because when everything feels surreal my sensory overload gets a lot worse and sometimes I also get a bit paranoid or feel like I might experience a hallucination, thankfully my hallucinations are usually really mild like seeing bugs or hearing snatches of music but those things tend to happen more when I’m dissociating. 

I suppose I could be feeling underlay anxiety that I just don’t notice (like starting to feel abandoned by my FP or feeling abandoned in the background of my mind) when I dissociate but don’t feel outwardly anxious. I know dissociating when having an anxiety or panic attack is common, but I was wondering if anyone else has felt like this. 

Is that normal for BPD or is it likely a symptom of something else aside from BPD?