December 9, 2009: Zoe Irene, Part 1

Zoe Irene has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), what used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder. Her mother was deeply disturbed and sexually abused her and her brother for a number of years.

Abigail with Zoe Irene

Severe abuse is a classic trigger for DID—it’s a way for a young child to protect herself when she doesn’t know how to handle such extreme events. In Part 1, Zoe Irene discusses the abuse and describes how DID manifests in her.

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December 9, 2009: Zoe Irene, Part 1