Dissociation

If your friend or family member shares they have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID or OSDD), please know that asking them questions about their system or parts is extremely intimate and personal. There is a lot of misinformation out there about dissociative disorders. Much of what…

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a mental health condition in which the person experiences themselves as having multiple, independent identities or selves. That is why it used to be known as multiple personality disorder. As we understand things, predisposing factors for the development of DID…

Dissociation is a form of disconnection or not knowing. All people utilize dissociation to some degree, those who have been traumatized are more likely to use dissociative coping strategies. Dissociation can be a disconnection from a memory so that the person does not remember the…

There is a lot of misinformation and myths out there about dissociative identity disorder and other specified dissociative disorder. So, let’s debunk some of these myths. Myth: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) are extremely rare. Fact: Worldwide, approximately 1.1% of…

There are a variety of reasons you may have difficulty identifying or expressing emotions, we call this alexithymia. One reason might be growing up in a home where emotions were not allowed or encouraged. In that type of environment, the child does not have an…

Words have power, and being able to speak your truth and tell your story has profound healing potential. In many ways therapy is about giving words to wordless experiences. It is giving others a language to use to describe their experience. By putting things into…