Anti-stigma Quote by Carol Broad

“With respect to the acceptance of dissociative disorders, as with most issues in life, it is counterproductive to spend time trying to convince people…

— Warwick Middleton

“People with dissociative disorders are like actors trapped in a variety of roles. They have difficulty integrating their memories, their sense of identity and…

— David Speigel

“Dissociative Identity Disorder is the most extreme form of PTSD and is the result of the child's desperate attempt to survive and adapt to…

— Lynette S. Danylchuk

“‎I don't suffer from dissociative identity disorder but my other personalities do.”

— Jaime Johnesee

“Changes in Meaning: Finally, chronically traumatized people lose faith that good things can happen and people can be kind and trustworthy. They feel hopeless,…

— Suzette Boon

“There’s such a stigma attached to mental illness that people are often reluctant to talk about it, or admit that they, or someone they…

— Lori Wilde

“When people create stigmas and make judgments, they do so without having any understanding of the issue; in fact, many of these stigmas and…

— Carol Franklin

“Interestingly, the patients who presented to me self-diagnosed [with Dissociative Identity Disorder] had tried to tell previous therapists of their plight, but had been…

— Richard P. Kluft

“Imagine saying to somebody that you have a life-threatening illness, such as cancer, and being told to pull yourself together or get over it.…

— Sally Brampton

“Maybe it's true that shared trauma brings people closer together-a common hardship, a battle to survive-because when times are quiet people relax and go…

— Laura Wiess

“Chronic trauma (according to the meaning I propose) that occurs early in life has profound effects on personality development and can lead to the…

— Elizabeth F. Howell

“We must understand that those who experience abuse as children, and particularly those who experience incest, almost invariably suffer from a profound sense of…

— Cameron West