Supporting a Friend with Dissociation
Hello! I have a friend who deals with severe dissociation (not DID though) that seems to be the amnesia kind. He doesn't have a lot of knowledge about the medical field and therapy, so I've been helping him out--since I've been around the block--until he can afford and get in to a good therapist to get professionally diagnosed. I've found the book "Coping with Trauma-Based Dissociation" by Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele, and Onno van Der Hart to be incredibly helpful for understanding what he experiences and providing good coping skills, but I'm looking for other good sources for a noob to psychology with dissociation. And as much info on how I personally can support him as a friend from a long distance. Any other resources for people with dissociation as well: books, youtube vids, support groups, whatever you've found useful.
This is such a terrible condition and I honestly don't know how he's able to function at all, let alone with a full-time job and all of you with dissociation are incredibly strong. I had only met people with DID before and I didn't realize how bad dissociation could get before a full split happens.
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