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Dissociation 101: The go-to guide for understanding your dissociative disorder, breaking the stigma, and healing from trauma-related dissociation. "Just as important as The Body Keeps the Score (but an easier read for me)." —5-star reader review Guided by clinical counselor Jamie Marich—a trauma-informed clinician living with a dissociative disorder herself—this book tells you everything you need to know about dissociation...but were too afraid to ask. Here, you’ll learn: What dissociation is—and why it’s a natural response to trauma How to understand and work with your “parts”—the unique emotional and behavioral profiles that can develop from personality fragmentation There’s nothing shameful about dissociating—that, in fact, we can all dissociate Skills and strategies for living your best, authentic, and most fulfilled life What to look for in a therapist: choosing a healer who sees you and gets it Foundational elements of healing from trauma, including PTSD and C-PTSD With practical guided exercises like “The Dissociative Profile” and “Parts Mapping,” this book is written for those diagnosed with dissociative disorders, clinicians and therapists who treat trauma and dissociation, and readers who are exploring whether they may have dissociative symptoms or a condition like dissociative identity disorder (DID). Dissociation Made Simple breaks it all down accessibly and comprehensively, with empowerment and support—and without stigma, judgment, or shame.
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I borrowed this book from the library because I wanted to understand my friend on a deeper level. She has intense episodes of dissociation (but will never use this word when referencing them), and is not open to learning more. I am though. I figured it could only be helpful.
The book wasn't what I expected it to be. I assumed it would be rather dry and heartless; filled with stats, studies, and the typical sort of textbook babble (which I am fine reading). Was I ever wrong. “Dissociation Made Simple” was filled with powerful energy and wisdom. This is another book on my shelf (well, technically on the library's shelf) that makes me feel such hope for humanity. Jamie Marich and her contributors expose the darkness that comes from stigmas and unhelpful/broken institutions, and shine a bright light on what it means to be a human and heal.
I am surely a more compassionate and more informed person as a result of this book. I feel like I now have a good enough grasp on dissociation and DID to be able to better support my friend.