I have decided to offer my book The Tears Will Cease: Recovery from Dissociative Identity Disorder for free through my blog. I authored The Tears Will Cease with a good friend and co-authored, Jessica J. Baker, after I realized through doing an internet search, that there are a lot...

The annual Trauma and Dissociation Conference is a wonderful experience for anyone who lives with a dissociative disorder. I went a few years ago, and it was a life changing event for me. I felt like I was finally home. I learned a great deal from the speakers, and...

Shirley J. Davis Recovery from a severe mental condition such as Dissociative Identity Disorder is not easy. It takes many years of psychotherapy, patience and a lot of guts. I know, because I have spent the past 27 years doing just that. I was extremely fortunate to have met...

Shirley J. Davis Note from author: There are two sets of people to which this article is targeted; mental health professionals, and adult survivors of childhood trauma. There is an area of childhood trauma that few will write about, the emotions that young children feel when confronted with repeated...

Shirley J. Davis I have spent almost my entire life unable to sleep unaided. Only if I take some type of medication will my thoughts and body slow down enough for me to sleep. Even as a very young child, I can remember lying awake at night listening to...

Shirley J. Davis I found this wonderful article on the internet from the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. You can find this article and many more at the following Link. ARTICLE SITE   Harvard Review of Psychiatry Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2016 Jul; 24(4): 257–270. Published online 2016 Jul 8. doi:  10.1097/HRP.0000000000000100 PMCID: PMC4959824...

If you have ever wondered what it is like to live with a condition like Dissociative Identity Disorder, than I invite you to read this short story I wrote as a tribute to my therapist who retired in September 2016. One will immediately notice that the timing of the...

Dissociative Identity in a Nutshell Owned and Written by Shirley J. Davis Dissociative Identity Disorder in a Nutshell is a blog site dedicated to the dissemination of true and honest information about Dissociative Identity Disorder, a condition once called Multiple Personality Disorder. While I am not a mental health...

Trenton Shelton You absolutely MUST see this video. I’m going to feature this young man’s videos as much as possible.  He has some wonderful and wise words to pass on that will inspire and move you. Shirley It’s Not Over Till It’s Over!!!! Trenton Shelton...

Shirley J. Davis I wanted to write a note to all who read my blog to thank you for all the kind reviews you have left me and the interest in my work you have generated by spreading the news about what I am trying to do. My goal...

A message from Shirley J. Davis This video by Trenton Shelton is wonderful! It is so uplifting I thought it would be important  to post here on my blog. Please take time to visit, you won’t regret it! Wonderful Video by Trenton Shelton...

Shirley J. Davis As any of you who have read this blog know, I live with a condition known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, what was once known as Multiple Personality Disorder. DID is a very controversial diagnosis among the professionals of the mental health field and I believe I...