311. SPLIT LIVES: THE SECRET WORLD of Dissociative Identity Disorder
HOW MY PARENTS RAISED ME
Dawn Chitty
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
We all have parts of ourselves that make us human; sad parts, angry parts, combative parts. But what if your parts broke away and became individual identities? In this eye-opening episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with Maggie Walters, author of Split: A Life Shared: Living with Multiple Personality Disorder, to uncover the incredible story of how Maggie’s mind split into separate identities. Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) is the result of extreme childhood trauma, causing the mind to split and split, again and again. Maggie reveals the chilling moments from her past that led to her dissociation and allowed her alter personalities to take over. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s truly like to live with multiple personality disorder, this episode will leave you speechless. TW Trigger warning, themes of sexual abuse are discussed in this episode.
Key Takeaways:-
- Understanding DID: Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder) causes the mind to split into multiple identities or "alters."
- Childhood Trauma Link: Severe early trauma can trigger the formation of DID and distinct personalities.
- Role of Alters: During trauma, alters take control, allowing dissociation from pain.
- Living with DID: A rare look into the experience of managing multiple identities.
- Healing & Triggers: The ongoing journey toward healing and managing triggers.
- Breaking Stigma: Emphasizing compassion and awareness for this often-misunderstood disorder.
- Courage & Resilience: How to live a fulfilling life despite the challenges of DID.
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MPD, DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Multiple Personality Disorder, Healing Childhood Trauma
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| 0:32.0 | There was another one called Pretty Girl in the Book. Her whole desire was to gain Mother's |
| 0:37.3 | love and whereas Annie was always berated and always thought she was ugly and fat and |
| 0:44.0 | disgusting and stupid and all that sort of stuff. |
| 0:46.4 | Pretty girl was very pretty and lovely |
| 0:50.2 | and she sits on a park bench |
| 0:52.0 | waiting for mother to come and love her. |
| 0:54.0 | So different altars do different things. |
| 0:55.4 | So because we can't reconcile what it means to not have a mother's love, it's all gone |
| 1:02.2 | into pretty girl and she just sits and hopes and |
| 1:04.8 | waits for mother to love her. |
| 1:06.0 | If you could sit down with your little self and tell her anything at all, what would it be? |
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