Got Parts? You Are Not Alone! Got Parts is filled with successful strategies, coping techniques, and helpful ways to increase the day-to-day functioning of adult survivors of DID in relationships, work, parenting, self-confidence, and self-care. Learn about therapeutic approaches, dealing with the fallout of trauma, and the resources that can help you. Got Parts has been written by a survivor of DID in conjunction with her therapist and support group. This book is intended to be used in conjunction with a therapist and is not a substitute for therapy. About Dissociative Identity Disorder Once thought of as a rare and mysterious psychiatric curiosity, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) (a.k.a. Multiple Personality Disorder) is now understood to be a fairly common outcome of severe trauma in children below seven years of age: most typically from extreme and repeated physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse. DID may be diagnosed in a person with two or more distinct identities or personality states, which recurrently take control of the person’s consciousness and behavior. Symptoms can include depression, mood swings, suicidal tendencies, sleep disorders, panic attacks, substance abuse, hallucinations, amnesia, trances, and eating disorders. Treatment often consists of individual therapy, medications for specific mood or anxiety symptoms, education about the illness, social skills training, learning better communication and coping skills, and group support. The personal and societal cost of trauma disorders is extremely high. Recent research suggests the risk of suicide attempts among people with trauma disorders may be even higher than among people who have major depression. Inaddition, there is evidence that people with trauma disorders have higher rates of alcoholism, chronic medical illnesses, and abusiveness in succeeding generations. Got Parts is an excellent book: it is clear, concise and compassionate. I have worked full time with MPD clients for 15 years
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