In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Kaitlyn Vosburg who is an advocate for people with DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. She has a TikTok account called “apartofeight” where she shares real life scenes from her own journey with DID. Kaitlyn sheds light on a topic that isn’t discussed much, but which affects 1% of the population.
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TIME STAMPS
2:01 What is DID?
2:45 The ONLY cause of DID
4:25 Kaitlyn’s trauma
6:18 Does every traumatized person get DID?
8:00 What is an “alter”?
9:05 Kaitlyn’s alters
12:58 DID is a hidden disorder
13:39 Kaitlyn’s diagnosis story
16:10 Risks for people with DID
18:09 How Kaitlyn’s family adjusted to her diagnosis
19:59 How Kaitlyn wishes people would do to support her
22:48 How much control over switching does Kaitlyn have?
26:04 How does Kaitlyn manage everything?
27:54 How do people know when switching is occurring?
30:09 Advice for parents
32:24 DID is real and it’s not their fault
34:45 Kaitlyn’s TikTok “apartofeight”
37:29 Where is Kaitlyn in all this?
