Prior to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), the diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder had been referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder. The renaming of this diagnosis has caused quite a bit of confusion among professionals and those who live with DID. Because dissociation describes the process by which DID begins to develop, rather than the actual outcome of this process (the formation of various personalities), this new term may be a bit un . Karen Marshall
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  1. I spent many years trying to make up reasons about why I had the ï¬â€šashbacks, memories, continuous nightmares. When I finally decided to quit trying to hide from truth, I began to heal.
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