Shelley Had Dissociative Identity Disorder. You Have Multiple Personalities.

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), a condition formerly
referred to as multiple personality disorder, is very rare almost
everywhere in the world except for one place: Hollywood. Not
among actual people there but among characters in movies that are
often very over the top. So while you and I might know people
with depression or anxiety, the only reference we have for people
with DID are fictional characters.


We change that today. Dr. Shelley Kolton is an OB/GYN in
Manhattan and the author of the book Brain Storm: A Life in
Pieces. She tells us about how she came to finally get diagnosed
later in life and how the condition developed as a means of
coping with childhood trauma.


We also talk with Dr. Richard Schwartz, a family therapist behind
the notion of internal family systems (IFS). He argues that we
all have multiple personalities inside us, even if we don’t
dissociate when they are active. Listening to those voices and
communicating with them about what they want and what they’re
trying to tell you, he says, can be extremely beneficial to your
mental health.


Visit Dr. Shelley Kolton's website at ShelleyKoltonMD.com. Get
your copy of Brain Storm: A Life in Pieces wherever books are
sold. Learn more about Dr. Richard Schwartz, his books, and
Internal Family Systems by visiting the IFS website at
ifs-institute.com. 


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