Demystifying Dissociative Identity Disorder: Common Questions Answered
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
- For anyone who is a survivor of abuse or trauma, please take care when viewing this video as some content may be triggering.
This webcast is the follow-up to the hugely successful webinar Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Hidden Condition, held on 30 June 2021. It answers the questions outstanding from the webinar to provide further information on dissociative identity disorder (DID). It features three of the original panellists: Gill Frost, Amanda Ball, and Alf McFarland. The webinar and webcast were inspired by Gill Frost's evocative debut book, 'The Girls Within: A True Story of Triumph over Trauma and Abuse' - bit.ly/GirlsWi...
The way Amanda describes the hypervigilence and how we pick up on so many things and then internalise the blame for that or at least question 'is it us' is so spot on.
Within reason there has to be transparency and trust with the therapist because we absolutely struggle to trust.
I struggle to trust my various inners let alone someone outside my world.
I am so excited that there is more understanding of this evolving in the world of Psychology.
We are so glad that you found the discussion of use. We are sorry to hear that you are struggling to access a therapist. You mentioned AUD in your other message, are you aware of blueknot.org.au ? They provide information and support for those affected by complex trauma and may be able to assist.
@@firingthemind thankyou. I'll check them out.
Yes exactly this!
Trauma is trending in mental health and therapists believe their 20 CEU's make them an expert. 99.9% don't get trauma or are able to accurately identify let alone help. If support groups were searched you will find thousands of people with DID helping each other because story after story of failure and harm by therapists is a regular occurrence. The second biggest problem is unaffordability and lack of access to bonafide care.
Absolutely. I looked some up and found a lady I felt I might be comfortable with until I saw what she charges. $250 an hour AUD. I know physicians who specialise charge that and more for way less time in many cases, but theres a question if that's reasonable as well.
So many of us are simply forced to approach this with ourselves which can be really hard but more and more info is coming through which is great.
But I have to say that the medical profession especially specialists, surgeons etc oh and the legal profession 🤦♀️, is so out of reach for so many that it's shameful really.
If a therapist can build trust with all parts, this is half the battle.
Thankyou very very much to all of you. 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I felt really hurt and betrayed by a therapist a few years ago and I'm still struggling to recover from that hurt. I don't think they meant to cause any harm to me whatsoever & I learned alot from them but yeah I've been very stuck on that. My current therapy has helped me with alot of things, & this a little, but it still hurts. 😢 I don't know how to get past it.
Solid conversation, very informative, thank you so much!
I will point out however, that not all healing looks like intergration/fusing. Some of us just want to reach a level of trust, and team-like internal family.
Thank you. Yes, that is an important point to clarify.
I don't know why this scares so many people. I'm the one going through it.
12:55 I beg to differ that it’s always that obvious in the extremely artificial content of someone who’s only ever seen you for 1hr weekly in clinic. I switched in my assessment so dramatically it completely shocked me, but my therapist remained oblivious. Part of my problem is even younger parts holding emotions are adept at hiding their existence since any age appropriate emotional display would be severely punished.
It took a very long time before younger parts felt able to show their emotions. Before therapy we hadn’t cried ‘sad tears’ for decades
Idk I had 1 notice and say something and I barely seen him, guess I was aways different 🤷 😐
thank you so much for uploading this discussion seminar, it is incredibly helpful
We're so glad that you have found it of use
I was diagnosed with d.i.d. nearly 30 years ago. I'm finally getting a handle on it, but there's no help out there. Even psychologists don't always recognise this condition.
We are so sorry to hear this. This is why we are doing all we can to help raise awareness. If you visit Gill's website, www.gillfrost.co.uk, you will see that there are organisations out there to help.
Hi, it’s such a long and tiring journey isn’t it. Where are you based if ok to share? The UK? We hope the two videos helped in feeling a little less isolated. We will continue to spread awareness of the importance of appropriate care for fellow survivors.
What a fantastic webinar! Much like the previous, I've learned so much more about our DID than ever before. Thank you so much!
We're so pleased you enjoyed it and found it of use. Thank you for commenting.
Thank you so much for this wonderful informative webinar. I loved that you were both so open and honest. I have been working alongside people with DID for a while now, and can honestly say that watching this has given me so much insight, in how i can be of more help. And yes I totally agree. love is the key ingredient.
Thank you for sharing your lovely comment, we're so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the webinar and found it useful.
Hi Shelagh that’s reassuring and heartening to hear you found it useful. Thank you for the work you do to support others. Did you watch the first webinar?
I want all of you to know how helpful I've found this discussion. It is has come at such an important time for me AND my therapist! Amanda et. al. @ the Eternity System: ty ty ty. Take good care, we stand beside you with permission.
We're so pleased to hear that this has been helpful, thank you for sharing
I am unseen, unheard, unsupported and much misunderstood.
Again, we are so sorry to hear this. First Person Plural, www.firstpersonplural.org.uk/, offer support and there are other resources on Gill's website, www.gillfrost.co.uk, which may help.
We hear you
I hear you
Stay strong
You are the most powerful thing in this world
Hi gosh this is brilliant...wish had seen this live...um wanted to ask a question about how to find a therapist who understands disassociation and cptsd sort of stuff...this really does ring so true for all of me.
If you have any pointers on how to find a therapist really would appreciate any advice on this
Thank you
Hi. We're so glad you enjoyed it. If you visit Gill Frost's website: www.gillfrost.co.uk/resources she has a number of organisations listed who could point you in the right direction.
@@firingthemind thank you so much 😊
@bruce mclaren You're very welcome
Amanda do you have a page I could follow, found what you have spoken about very relatable
Hi Emma, so sorry not to have spotted your question before now. I don’t have a blog page. Are you on Twitter? If so find me @AWonderBall
Thank you!
You're very welcome.
When I tried to tell someone of my distress I was told I was a fantacist
We're very sorry to hear that. There is help out there and awareness is growing but there is still some way to go.
@@firingthemind Where?
@@sr2291 If you visit Gill Frost's website - www.gillfrost.co.uk/resources - she has details of organisations and associations who may be able to help.
Hopefully someone can answer this: or tell me what it’s called.
I don’t identify with the hand feeling huge but more of at times im rubbing my leg to keep from scratching (eczema) I feel as if my hands aren’t mine. But I know they are because I can feel me touching my own skin. Can’t really explain. It just feels different than an ordinary feeling. It’s actually calming though.
That's Derealization.
I know what you mean. Its literally like your feeling hand is detached from your body but feeling it at the same time. It's a bizarre feeling.
Yes we get v similar feelings of depersonalisation.
I have been diagnosed with DID by several docs since a young age i dont understand how i can have this since i didnt really have child trauma makes no sense ..im confused
Thank you for commenting. Amanda Ball, who was part of the panel, has researched and encountered many with DID. If you are on other social media channels, you could reach out to her. Her Twitter handle is @AWonderBall
Hi as Phoenix suggested do reach out to us on social media if you think we can help in any way
Love=human