Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma. For example, what was once called consumption is now known to be ...

In recent years, social media has empowered people who live with conditions that have been historically maligned or misunderstood to share information, whether it be facts about their condition or ...

People with dissociative identity disorder develop fractured parts of their identity to cope with trauma, which can cause amnesia and disconnect.

Dive into the enigmatic world of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), once known as Multiple Personality Disorder. Uncover its reality, symptoms, controversial causes, and treatment options. Explore ...

A New Zealand woman has found love and happiness, even as she navigates life with 93 alternative personalities. Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, ...

People are turning to social media to define dissociative disorders, but those portrayals aren’t always accurate. Here is a primer. By Christina Caron Have you ever zoned out? Maybe you have ...

The first time Fennic remembers leaving their body, they were 11 years old. Lying on their bed, they were feeling suicidal, sobbing, and contemplating self-harm when suddenly they heard a female voice ...

Sydney Hegele, the author of The Pump, recently published a clear-eyed essay about falling in love after their diagnosis with dissociative identity disorder (DID), still widely known by its former ...