Author: Shirley J. Davis

Shirley J. Davis I would like to personally invite you to visit my blog site, Dissociative Identity Disorder in a Nutshell. As the name suggests, it is full of information and articles on trauma and a disorder I know a great deal about, DID. I was diagnosed in 1990...

Since a few of us are rabidly into facts and physical proof, I’ve done some research to understand the biological and physiological changes that accompany DID and PTSD. While those with mental disorders may disparagingly be called “head cases,” it turns out that in the physical sense, that’s actually...

Shirley J. Davis I may not be the most astute person, nor am I rich or famous. My voice isn’t very loud, nor am I able to purchase large blocks of space in newspapers or magazines to advertise my story. Yet, there is an urgency in my heart that...

Shirley J. Davis There are huge misunderstandings in both the public and professional worlds about the costs and benefits of seeing a Psychotherapist. While this article isn’t comprehensive in its scope about these issues, it is an attempt to reach out to both professionals and nonprofessionals alike to tell...

  I won an award! Feedspot.com has chosen Dissociative Identity Disorder in a Nutshell to be number eleven on the list of top 25 blog spots specializing in DID! I am both humbled and proud. Please see the link below to read more. Top 25 Blog Sites on DID...

http://did-research.org/controversy/international.html Some individuals incorrectly believe that dissociative identity disorder (DID) is an American or Western phenomenon. However, this is simply untrue. DID has been found in all of the countries in which studies have been conducted regarding it. While DID may normally be diagnosed at a lower rate in...

I found this article online at the site below and decided to republish it. The site gives permission to do so. Shirley J. Davis https://mosaicscience.com/story/my-many-selves-multiple-personalities-dissociative-identity-disorder 3 June 2017 Until she was 40 years old, Melanie Goodwin had no memory of her life before the age of 16. Then, a...

  Shirley J. Davis I have been in therapy for almost three decades trying to recover from a severe mental disability known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). I have written many articles and blog posts about DID, but that is not the focus of this piece. Instead, I would...

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  Shirley J. Davis I live with a mental health diagnosis that many people find fascinating, Dissociative Identity Disorder, once known as Multiple Personality Disorder. The interest people have in my diagnosis always astounds me. Most of what people know about DID is what they have heard and seen...

Dr. Allison Jackson TEDxRVA Child abuse and neglect are subjects everyone is uncomfortable talking about. To many it seems easier to turn a blind eye to our neighbors or family members who are either victims or perpetrators, telling ourselves it is none of our business and we don’t want...

  Shirley J. Davis All humans have ego states. We begin forming them before we are born and continue doing so until we die. As infants, we learn through our five senses about our world and file these newly formed impressions as ego states using the hippocampus, a part...