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5e799b7	DID is about survival! As more people begin to appreciate this concept, individuals with DID will start to feel less as though they have to hide in shame. DID develops as a response to extreme trauma that occurs at an early age and usually over an extended period of time.		multiplicity mpd goal response survival shame mental-illness multiple-personality-disorder trauma mental-health	Deborah Bray Haddock
5a81150	As an undergraduate student in psychology, I was taught that multiple personalities were a very rare and bizarre disorder. That is all that I was taught on ... It soon became apparent that what I had been taught was simply not true. Not only was I meeting people with multiplicity; these individuals entering my life were normal human beings with much to offer. They were simply people who had endured more than their share of pain in this life..		pain undergraduate multiplicity psychiatric mpd mental student normal mental-illness dissociative-identity-disorder multiple-personality-disorder trauma psychology mental-health	Deborah Bray Haddock
34c1630	As a therapist, I have many avenues in which to learn about DID, but I hear exactly the opposite from clients and others who are struggling to understand their own existence. When I talk to them about the need to let supportive people into their lives, I always get a variation of the same answer. "It is not safe. They won't understand." My goal here is to provide a small piece of that gigantic puzzle of understanding. If this book helps som..		understanding pain multiplicity psychiatric unsafe mpd piece safe goal support puzzle normal safety mental-illness multiple-personality-disorder trauma psychology mental-health	Deborah Bray Haddock
821e3a3	When experiences or emotions become too overwhlming, the mind clevely encapsulates the material and stores it for safe-keeping. Many people respond this way in the face of trauma, but the additional step that occurs in this process, in the case of DID, is the formation of distinct ego states that carry the experience.		coping compartmentalization dissociative-parts memory-fragmentation dissociative multiple-personalities dissociation ptsd traumatic-experiences traumatized dissociative-identity-disorder trauma	Deborah Bray Haddock
bb38af2	Basic misunderstandings about DID encountered in the therapeuric community include the following; * The expectation that all clients with DID will present in a Sybil-like manner, with obvious switching and extreme changes in personality. * That therapists create DID in their clients.		stereotypes mental-health-awareness mental-health-professionals misconceptions therapists errors misunderstandings therapy dissociative-identity-disorder	Deborah Bray Haddock
36b156a	Severe headaches are especially indicative of switching or internal conflicts among parts.			Deborah Bray Haddock
f756475	When a client enters therapy with a prior diagnosis, it might be difficult for the therapist to think outside of the box presented. One reason a dissociative individual might have several different diagnoses, however, is that as different parts present, they may also be presenting with diagnostic issues that are different from the host. Such differences especially make sense given the nature of DID.		dissociative dissociative-identity-disorder multiple-personality-disorder misdiagnosis mental-health	Deborah Bray Haddock
84fe67c	Basic misunderstandings about DID encountered in the therapeutic community include the following: deg The expectation that all clients with DID will present in a Sybil-like manner, with obvious switching and extreme changes in personality. deg That therapists create DID in their clients. deg That DID clients have very little control over their internal systems and can be expected to stay in the mental health system indefinitely.		dissociative-symptoms hidden-disorder hidden-selves mental-health-system multipler-personality-disorder regression stereptype sybil mental-health-stigma therapy dissociative-identity-disorder misdiagnosis	Deborah Bray Haddock

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