Having trouble applying cbt

[Inky]

Does anyone have tips for someone who struggles with basic cbt to stop dissociation? I'll plunge into identifying three smells, three things I see, things I can touch, etc. but I get really bored and then distracted and I forget where I was and then I get frustrated...
Any help/guidance appreciated

[radical]

I found no cognitive/behavioural or mindful-based solution that worked for for me dissociation.

I have found body work useful for putting me back into my body.  I like QiGong, but yoga, tai chi are great, also exercise that breaks  a sweat is can help break through. 

I've also found a need to find ways to soothe the part that is too afraid to experience, like self talk (finding a type that works for you) building trust in relationships etc., is helpful.

[Three Roses]

I'm with radical. The problem is not in how we think, it's the effects that trauma has had on our physical brains. Physical, measurable changes can occur in the brain as a result of trauma - and can be reversed. But not by thinking differently.