Everything You Need To Know About Dissociative Identity Disorder

Cause Of DID

Dissociative disorders are the result of trauma, emerging as a coping mechanism to deal with the stress caused by it. It can go undiagnosed until adulthood, but when a child is exposed to an extended period of abuse and neglect, this is when this mental illness typically starts to develop. It protects the individual's consciousness from the events they experience, so children can escape from this experience and block the memories of this abuse. In severe cases, this dissociation can result in an individual developing more than one personality. It is important to note not all abused children end up dealing with dissociative identity disorder. However, it is more common with this group than it is with non-abused children.

Consider the role of the personalities in DID next.