How Can I Tell If I'm Dissociating

I know I dissociate because I ve had times in session when I was just gone and when I came back, my therapist was just sitting there staring at me. Most times though, I can t tell when I m dissociating or what I do when I dissociate. Therapist said I needed to find new coping strategies so I don t dissociate so much. I haven t really noticed myself dissociating though. Sometimes in sessions, I can get lost in patterns like I ll see a pattern on my bag and start tracing it out in my mind. Is... How Can I Tell If I m Dissociating
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