Hello, hello! I was doing some research today, and wondered how many people have Dissociative Identity Disorder. So far, what I could find, the statistics are saying that: Approximately 1% of the population is DID. Some research says up to 3% of the population! But even at 1% of the population... With a current world population of 7.4 billion people, that means: There are … [Read more...]
2 New Discussing Dissociation FaceBook Pages
Hello Everyone, So after nearly seven years of writing in this blog, I've finally opened a FaceBook page for Discussing Dissociation. I know, I know... I'm SOOOOO slow sometimes!! And, there is also a DiscussingDissociation page as well. Not quite sure how I got two separate pages, but there you go. Double the fun! [Update - I think I've fixed that now!] Anyway, all of you are welcome to stop by and either … [Read more...]
Why Bother to Integrate if You’re Multiple?
With so much pressure out in the therapeutic world to integrate, my question back to that, is why?? Dissociative trauma survivors need healing from all the wounding, and safety from any further abuse, yes, absolutely of course. And some blending will occur naturally with internal / external safety, with good communication, and with excellent internal team work. But what's wrong with experiencing a safe … [Read more...]
Kathy’s Video Comment: Self Injury and Dissociative Identity Disorder
Hello Everyone, The last posts have been about Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder. A typical close neighbor to feeling depressed and struggling with the after-effects of trauma is addressing the self-injury monster. Self injury, self destruction, self harm -- and the numerous ways to say it -- are some of the most read about topics on this blog. There are lots of folks wrestling with these … [Read more...]
Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder, part 1
Depression. And Dissociative Identity Disorder. They are gonna happen. At the same time.... Yes, at exactly the same time. You can bet on that. I'm so sorry...because oh my goodness, struggling with Depression, or struggling with DID is tough enough. Putting them together, is a big ol' whammy. It's a tough combination, but there are still plenty of things you can … [Read more...]
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