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This page focuses on what it means to live in the world while having DID. I want to acknowledge something at the outset: I do not have DID. My primary…

What Healing Means in Dissociative Systems Healing Is Capacity Expansion For dissociative systems, healing can be understood as a gradual expansion of capacity. As healing progresses, your emotional tolerance increases.…

It is unfortunate that many people feel ashamed or confused by their triggered reactions. It’s understandable, when these reactions are called “symptoms” and viewed as being dysfunctional by many mental…

Trauma is often misunderstood as only occurring with extreme or obvious events. Some people don’t recognize that they did experience trauma and minimize it, saying, “it wasn’t that bad.” This…

Oftentimes, when people think about system communication in DID, they think of alters having clear conversations internally. While this can be true, it isn’t the only way communication occurs in…

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is one of several dissociative disorders. It is an adaptation that developed early in life where children experience repeated overwhelm of various kinds and generally have…

Dissociation is a survival strategy the nervous system uses when the person is overwhelmed by feelings during a time of danger or extreme stress. It can also happen when the…