- The terms [[associate]] (assosiate) and [[associate]] (dissociate) are synonyms.
- You may think it's "disassociate," but "dissociate" has been in use since the 1600s.
  • Searching for assosiate vs. dissociate as of 2018 is a good way to find articles related to neurolinguistic programming (NLP)
    • The idea of pairing the two was probably spread by NLP.
  • The word “dissociation” is translated in psychology as [dissociation
    • but the concept of dissociation and its usage in NLP does not seem to have much to do with
  • if you want to put it in Japanese - subjectiveobjective. - first-person perspectivethird-person perspective
  • and other similar concepts.
  • Associate and associate are automatic.
    • How to associate:

      • Ask:

        • How do I feel (in this situation)?

        • How does this move me?

        • What is my passion?

    • How to dissociate:

      • Ask:

        • What is the relationship between me and X?

        • What is this really about?

        • What is the “big picture” here?

        • How would this appear from an objective point of view?

In Japan as of 2018, the usage is “Anger occurs

  • (A Twitter search yields 28 observations in the last 24 hours.” A Google search for “anger outbreak” yields 7600 hits.)
  • This is a good sample for associates/dissociates to consider.
    • Associated status
      • I’m pissed.
      • Painful and scary
    • Associated state
      • Anger is occurring.
      • The uncle is red-faced and actively asserting his opinion.

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