Children are hard wired to connect to their parents and are wholly dependent on their parents for care and love. So, when the parent or parental figure is also the one who abuses, hurts, or neglects the child, this betrayal is profound and quite difficult for the child to make sense of. For some … [Read more...]
Quote from Christine Courtois & Justin D. Ford
In my work, being disconnected or unaware of one’s body is a huge red flag signaling trauma and dissociation. If you are someone who does not know when they are hungry, when they are thirsty, when they have to use the restroom, or are prone to injuries that you did not notice, these are … [Read more...]
DID and energy
There is a lot of energy that is taken up in dissociative disorders when there are separate parts, ego states, alters, etc. This is because mental energy is needed to keep up the amnesic barriers between parts, between awareness and between conflicting emotional states. In addition, it takes a … [Read more...]
Quote by Dr. Colette Lord
Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Mulitple Personality Disorder) carries a ton of stigma and remains a controversial diagnosis in some corners of the mental health world. This stigma and the lack of education on DID and OSDD lead clients to often suffer and struggle for years … [Read more...]
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