“Basic misunderstandings about DID encountered in the therapeutic 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… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share Image
“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… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share
“As a therapist, I have many avenues in which to learn about DID, but I hear exactly the opposite from clients and others who… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share Image
“Basic misunderstandings about DID encountered in the therapeutic community include the following: ° The expectation that all clients with DID will present in a… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share Image
“As an undergraduate student in psychology, I was taught that multiple personalities were a very rare and bizarre disorder. That is all that I… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share Image
“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… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share Image
“DID is about survival! As more people begin to appreciate this concept, individuals with DID will start to feel less as though they have… — Deborah Bray Haddock Copy Share Image
