Author: Alicia Polk

https://youtu.be/PGpEF5hW5is Some members of a dissociative identity system are stuck in trauma time. This means they are experiencing old traumas of the past as if they are still happening right…

https://youtu.be/x_A8NQg3FS0 If you are new to your realization of having DID, what I’m going to talk about today might be difficult to hear: You are an alter and not any…

https://youtu.be/qeXNMQKBzbw Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is frequently misdiagnosed as schizophrenia. One reason for this is that some mental health professionals continue to refuse to accept that DID is a real…

https://youtu.be/GOzm8z23yMo If you are a survivor of extended childhood trauma, you learned to maximize your safety through certain behaviors. You might have learned: to not ask for things or to…

https://youtu.be/I_CMTNOSkig Dissociation is something of a confusing topic. Like many things, dissociation can happen across a spectrum. Not all dissociation is abnormal, pathological, or something to worry about. In fact,…

https://youtu.be/xL77Siaxj1g A common question is “Does DID ever go away?” I think the answer depends on how you define “go away.” If a person’s definition of “go away” is to…

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https://youtube.com/shorts/-d0FOLkYEto Any number of things can be triggers, from things like smells to anniversaries. Janina Fisher, in her workbook Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma, specifies seven things as “huge”…

https://youtu.be/1pvzEUH5Hyk A very famous psychologist, the developer of REBT therapy, Albert Ellis, had some thoughts about the word “should.” Ellis had the salty mouth of a sailor and thought nothing…

https://youtu.be/xBMzHaxfDv0 The length of time may vary, but it’s important to understand that a prolonged period of therapy, in terms of years, with little to show for it is something…