clever-and-unique-name: “There is no logical or natural limit to how fragmented a dissociative

clever-and-unique-name:

“There is no logical or natural limit to how fragmented a dissociative patient can become. The more helpful question is What is the integrative capacity of the patient? The lower the capacity for the challenges the patient faced as a child and still faces in the present, the more dissociation will occur as an ongoing coping strategy.”  – Treating Trauma-Related Dissociation

Splitting dissociated parts is a very complicated, confusing topic–it can be difficult to determine when, why, and how it happens. As such, it’s perfectly okay to be unsure of whether a new part has split or not. Some things to know:

• Splitting is a coping mechanism in response to stress
• Not all stress causes splits
• The same stress that causes a split in one person might not cause a split in someone else
• The same stress that didn’t cause a split in the past may cause a split later; it all depends on the current coping ability of active parts
  
• Some splits happen quickly; some can take much longer

Keep in mind this infographic pertains to people who already have DID/OSDD (you can learn what causes DID/OSDD [here.])

[Check out my DID/OSDD Casually Explained masterpost for sources and more infographics!]