Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders are controversial. Some mental health practitioners do not believe they exist. However, many people diagnosed with bipolar disorder also experience dissociation, a temporary alteration in identity, memory or consciousness. The movies "Sybil" and "The Three Faces of Eve" illustrated Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Understanding Dissociation
Dissociation is an adaptive response to traumatic situations such as childhood sexual abuse, in which a person feels psychologically threatened, but training in understanding dissociation is a scarce commodity.
Dissociation is an adaptive response to traumatic situations such as childhood sexual abuse, in which a person feels psychologically threatened, but training in understanding dissociation is a scarce commodity.
Insight into Dissociative Disorders
“I went to the doctor today. I mentioned that I have out-of-body body experiences and have had them since I was ten. Now, on top of bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, she thinks I have dissociative issues. I have gone to her three times and I now have three diagnoses. How can she say that? Do they just look for things to diagnosis you with?” vents StolenChild, a member of our forums.
“I went to the doctor today. I mentioned that I have out-of-body body experiences and have had them since I was ten. Now, on top of bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, she thinks I have dissociative issues. I have gone to her three times and I now have three diagnoses. How can she say that? Do they just look for things to diagnosis you with?” vents StolenChild, a member of our forums.
FAQ: Dissociative Disorders
It is not uncommon for individuals to experience dissociation, most especially for those who have bipolar disorder. Further, there are those who develop dissociative disorders, which involve a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. Found here are concise answers to several frequent questions on this topic.
It is not uncommon for individuals to experience dissociation, most especially for those who have bipolar disorder. Further, there are those who develop dissociative disorders, which involve a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. Found here are concise answers to several frequent questions on this topic.