Dissociation

In the chapter, Dr Who, a Tardis, & a relocation: Women with DID reflect on barriers to identifying & disclosing their trauma, Kate, Jamieson & Middleton write, “Ironically, the belief that recorded memories of abuse are false, and people with DID are delusional or deliberately…

Dissociation can be experienced as a result of drug and/or alcohol use. Dissociative experiences can happen during active intoxication and/or during withdrawal from certain prescription, over the counter, and recreational substances. Dissociative There are a variety of substances that can cause dissociative states during active…

Merriam-Webster announced last week that they were choosing gaslighting as their word of the year for 2022. And this fits in perfectly into my discussion of dissociation. This quote is taken from the book, Perspectives of Dissociative Identity Response: Ethical, Historical, and Cultural Issues. “Gaslighting…

Dissociation can occur in the context of any of the anxiety disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Social Anxiety Disorder Specific Phobias In this context, dissociation occurs to protect you from the constant anxiety & stress put on your system by your anxiety…

Myth: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is extremely rare. Fact: Worldwide, about 1.1% of people in the community meet criteria for DID. That’s the same percentage of people who meet criteria for Schizophrenia. Myth: DID is made up. Fact: Neuroimaging techniques such as MRIs of the…

Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) is a diagnosis that covers symptoms falling into these categories: Memory problems Disremembered actions Trance symptoms Depersonalization symptoms Derealization symptoms Somatoform symptoms Manifestation of self-states Memory problems in DID involve memory loss that’s more severe than…