Tag: dissociation
Someone I Used to Know
When I sit in Billieâs office, I am still 13 years old, bitter anger saturating my body. I am 23, sobbing that I cannot do this anymore. I am 24, celebrating my first year of college. I am all of these people and none of these people.
Distinguishing Dissociative Disorders from Psychotic Disorders: Compounding Alienation
If a person recognizes the âalienâ parts of themselves as being parts of themselves, they are likely to be seen as having PTSD or a dissociative disorder. If they see the âalienâ parts of themselves as being literally aliens, or demons, they will likely be diagnosed as psychotic. But these experiences are really on a spectrum.
Are They âSymptomsâ or âStrategies?â
In the mainstream, psychological difficulties are seen as âsymptomsâ of an âillnessâ or âmental disorderâ and based on this the focus is put on suppressing them, either by using drugs, or shock, or by psychological interventions that also aim to âeliminate the problem.â Unfortunately, this mainstream approach often works poorly, and too often its main effect is to aggravate the problem, or to cause âcollateral damageâ as critically important parts of the person are suppressed along with the supposed âsymptoms.â But if we want to replace the mainstream approach, we need a coherent alternative view.
Dyskinesia, Dissociation, and the Long Term Consequences of âAntipsychoticâ Drugs
I recently receive a tweet from Intervoice, that said âThis is a odd research finding in my view, what do you think? http://fb.me/L9cs3NTRâ
Curious, I...