The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook Quotes

“DID is about survival! As more people begin to appreciate this concept, individuals with DID will start to feel less as though they have to hide in shame. DID develops as a response to extreme trauma that occurs at an early age and usually over an extended period of time.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“As an undergraduate student in psychology, I was taught that multiple personalities were a very rare and bizarre disorder. That is all that I was taught on ... It soon became apparent that what I had been taught was simply not true. Not only was I meeting people with multiplicity; these individuals entering my life were normal human beings with much to offer. They were simply people who had endured more than their share of pain in this life and were struggling to make sense of it.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“As a therapist, I have many avenues in which to learn about DID, but I hear exactly the opposite from clients and others who are struggling to understand their own existence. When I talk to them about the need to let supportive people into their lives, I always get a variation of the same answer. "It is not safe. They won't understand." My goal here is to provide a small piece of that gigantic puzzle of understanding. If this book helps someone with DID start a conversation with a supportive friend or family member, understanding will be increased.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“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 the face of trauma, but the additional step that occurs in this process, in the case of DID, is the formation of distinct ego states that carry the experience.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“With DID, all parts are important aspects of the Self and exist for a reason, even if it is hard to understand or accept that concept early in treatment.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“Understand that each part that is experienced internally is a part of you, a person with DID.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“Living in the present moment means accepting your experience, moment by moment, without judgment, which takes both practice and positive intention.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“Severe headaches are especially indicative of switching or internal conflicts among parts.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“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 the nature of DID.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook

“Polyfragmented Dissociative Identity Disorder
A form of DID that often involves over one hundred DID personality states and is likely to be the result of cult abuse or some other form of extreme sadistic abuse that extends over a long period and often involves multiple perpetrators.”
― Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook