Untangling Dissociative Identity Disorder. Real talk with Joh Knyn

Does my Psychologist Like Me?

" To get DID you have to go through these experiences, but then those experiences are happening in my backyard " oh thats uncomfortable". I either dont want to accept it because then the world is darker than I thought, so I'll just make it schizophrenia or BPD then it's a you problem not a society/us problem"

This episode is an honest and provokative interview with Jo Kynyn, an inspiring and passionate psychologist specializing in an area many of us avoid or feel completely out of our depth to address, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

Joh discusses the nature of DID, including its origin in severe childhood trauma, particularly incest, and its effects on individuals' consciousness and identity. Joh explains the common misconceptions about DID, emphasizing that it is more prevalent than schizophrenia but often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. We talk about the experience of diagnosing and treating DID, how Joh engages with her clients' various headmates, and the importance of understanding the internal experience of voices and identity fragments. We are definitely going to need a part 2 to this episode.

This pod includes:

• Joh's journey to psychology and DID
• Understanding dissociative identity disorder
• Identifying DID
• Multiplicity, head mates and complexity
• Complex and incest childhood trauma
• Myths and Misconceptions about DID
• Challenges and Rewards of Working with DID
• Self care and professional supports

Credit to @guidedhealingpsychology

Trigger warning: This episode contains content involving childhood sexual incestual abuse and may be distressing to listeners particularly survivors of childhood abuse. If you need assistance please contact national domestic family and sexual violence counselling service on 1800 737 732