Tag: #dissociativeidentitydisorder

If you have dissociative identity disorder (DID), you understand well that the alters formed in your mind have different areas of expertise. One may pay the bills, and another may be the part of you that is social with others.   However, have you ever heard of the introject?...

Much has been written about addiction and trauma, but they are usually considered separate problems when they are deeply connected.   This article will attempt to tackle the connection between addiction and trauma.   What is Trauma?       Trauma is a common experience in humanity. Someone dies,...

Those who have formed dissociative identity disorder (DID) due to severe and repeated child abuse know the pain of grief and mourning. We grieve over what could have been and mourn over what we lost.   This article will concentrate on grief and mourning for those with DID.  ...

Do you shake in your boots at the thought of seeing a doctor? Do you go out of your way to keep from seeing one? If so, you are not alone. Many people, especially those with mental health challenges, fear doctors.   This piece will concentrate on the fear...

When people first discover they have dissociative identity disorder (DID), they begin an extraordinary journey that can take years. While it is true that the mountains multiples must climb are formidable, it is not impossible to reach the other side.   But what does the other side of the...

Childhood trauma, aka abuse, of any kind, leaves its victims with many symptoms that interfere with their daily lives. However, these disruptive behaviors are treatable, and one can overcome a traumatic childhood.   This piece will discuss overcoming childhood trauma and moving on.   Getting Stuck     It...

****Trigger Warning****   The following article will discuss the sexual abuse of children by women. Viewer discretion is advised.   I wrote an article on this topic back in 2019, but decided this subject is too important to ignore.   For far too long, society has avoided discussing women...

Betrayal trauma describes what happens when someone, your parents, an institution, or a lover acts treacherously towards us.   Betrayal is an excellent word to describe how most survivors feel when they discover they have dissociative identity disorder (DID), especially when they learn the cause. Betrayal trauma describes the...

Everyone has something they are in denial about. We deny death because if we dwelt on our eventual mortality, we couldn’t live happy lives. We deny losing a loved one will ever happen, even in the face of them getting older.   This brief article will tackle denial, how...

All humans feel regret. We regret things we did and things we did not do. We also dread the future. This article will focus on regret and how people who have survived severe childhood trauma and now have dissociative identity disorder are affected by it.   What is Regret?...

Children growing up in dysfunctional homes learn a magic trick; they learn to delay their emotional responses until they have privacy, or they dissociate away from their emotions.   This article will focus on delayed reactions to emotional responses and how this affects people with dissociative identity disorder.  ...

Trauma, dissociative identity disorder (DID), and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) go hand-in-hand. You cannot have CPTSD without first experiencing repeated and severely traumatic events, but that is unusual, and trauma causes DID to form. However, you can experience trauma without forming CPTSD.   What is trauma, and how...