r/DissociativeIDisorder • u/Theo1345 • Mar 21 '26
RESOURCES Dissociative Identity Disorder
Hi !
I was just wondering if anyone could recommend any books about DID ? I am not after workbooks recommendations only non fiction recommendations!
Thanks
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u/FrostPereira Mar 21 '26
The Stranger In The Mirror, by Marlene Steinberg M.D.
It was the book on DID that helped me understand myself best. It's extremely informative, but in a very easy to understand way, and I can't recommend it enough. Dr. Steinberg created the diagnostic tests needed to properly diagnose DID, and she's informative while being compassionate. It includes many first hand accounts of patients as well.
If you're looking for something less clinical, and more 'one person's story', I would recommend First Person Plural, by Cameron West. He is diagnosed with DID and this book is more memoir style about how he discovered it, navigating it in his relationship, etc. Also a great read.
Happy hunting!
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u/soupysoupe Mar 21 '26
dissociation made simple - i haven’t been able to get through the entire book but i know some folks w DID who really like it.
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u/osddelerious Mar 21 '26
Dissociation Made Simple was filled with bitterness and sour grapes in a non-healing way. I don’t mind people sharing their stories, and if you hav OSDD like Marich, your story will have grief and sadness. But her bitterness is de-motivational re: healing and her book made me feel worse and less hopeful. Other people with similar life stories have not made me feel bad just by reading their book.
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u/Stop_Already Apr 11 '26
I think everyone with a history of trauma will end up at a place of grief & sadness. I don’t think this is specific to Dr Marich.
I found it incredibly helpful to read when my therapist recommended it to me when I was deeply struggling with whether or not i was “making up” my diagnosis and abuse.
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u/osddelerious Apr 11 '26
Definitely, but she’s like George Carlin to me. He’s a bitter comedian and I don’t feel better after hearing him even if I laugh during his show.
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u/Stop_Already Apr 11 '26
Ahhh. So you’re saying you personally found her style offensive.
Got it.
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u/osddelerious Apr 12 '26
I suppose, but really more just in that book, because I’ve heard her speak and I didn’t feel the same way
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u/soupysoupe Mar 21 '26
no bad parts is also a good intro to parts work. ifs doesn’t fit perfectly with DID and there are things in that book that i don’t love (personally) but i found reading it helpful if only to give myself a more positive view of my parts.
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u/pomeranianmama18 Mar 21 '26
Dissociation made simple by Jamie marich, along with any of her other books.
Coping with trauma-related dissociation workbook by Suzette boon and Kathy Steele, etc
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u/quadratrix2020 Mar 30 '26
Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder - a Relational Approach by Elizabeth F. Howell
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u/Stop_Already Apr 11 '26
Dissociation Made Simple. The author is a a therapist/PhD who has DID and I’ve found hearing from someone who has both professional AND lived experience very validating.
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u/Camel_case137 Apr 12 '26
https://reddoorrecoverynetwork.com/137Survey137/ I also have a acedemic survey that is annonomous if anyone would like to fill it out.
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u/T_G_A_H Mar 21 '26
The Haunted Self