sj - my answers to your question and many more such as what dissociation is, how a child dissociates, how the more severe form (DID) is diagnosed, and my therapy program that I have been on for the past 5 years can be found in my blog. If you don't know how to get there - click on blogs at the top of this page then click on the word "users" or "get your own" then click on either the word "myself" or "memyselfandI" and then you will see my blog. take care.