2019

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FREE Poster for Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day

You asked, we created; a poster to hang in your doctors office! You can get it professionally printed in your own country via the StrongholdShop link! Or you can download the free version (A4 paper size only) and print it yourself at home or the office, for FREE! Please use caution where you hang these […]

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The Truth About Amnesia And Timeloss! DID101

Amnesia and timeloss #DID 101 – article 8  In the first DID101 we already had a quick look at amnesia. The DSM5 describes amnesia in DID as defined gaps in the recall of everyday events, important personal information and/or traumatic events.   Timeloss is a term often used to indicate, that someone experiences amnesia of

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The Truth Between Alters and Fragments! DID101

Last week’s article was all about alters. This week we look at the difference between alters and fragments in dissociative identity disorder (DID) and other specified dissociative disorder (OSDD)  .The book the haunted self teaches us where the word fragment comes from;Braun in 1986 suggested a sort of spectrum, with at the one end a

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MPD to DID 25 years later – Name calling alters, to do or not to do?

Name calling alters, to do or not to do? 25 years have passed since multiple personality disorder was reclassified as dissociative identity disorder in 1994. But not much seems to have changed when it comes down to actual help for those who live and/or suffer from the disorder. Hence this year, we will post multiple

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MPD to DID 25 years later – Integration & final fusion.

Want to first learn more about the difference between integration, (final) fusion, unification, blending and merging? Click here. This article is about integration and final fusion. 25 years have passed since multiple personality disorder was reclassified as dissociative identity disorder in 1994. But not much seems to have changed when it comes down to actual

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The Year We Go From Surviving To Living With DID

This article is about from surviving to living with dissociative identity disorder. As we close the chapter of 2018 and enter into the new year, i like to take a moment to reflect and to share our intentions for 2019. On a personal level 2018 was crazy. With 3 surgeries in one year, defeating cancer

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