Dr Jeni Haynes
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
She had what we call the cavalcade of stars.
Everybody flips in, says something and leaves.
Which for people who don't know about you, you have...
I have multiple personality disorder.
It's more commonly termed dissociative identity disorder.
But I prefer multiple personalities because it fits for my experience more than dissociated identities does.
And I know that some people get quite upset about me not using the current term.
terminology.
But that's the terminology for psychiatrists.
Right.
I'm not a psychiatrist.
I'm living this.
And if I want to have multiple personalities instead of dissociated identities, I don't see I'm causing anybody else any problems.
Exactly.
For me...
The way disassociated identities tends to be written is we took chunks of ourselves and pushed them away.
We've dissociated.
They're not part of us.
Now, I understand that that's the experience for a large number of people with DID.
And this is just me reflecting on my experience.