No, it's okay - the structural dissociation thing was actually my main point. I was so pleased to see learning about it is now a required aspect of EMDR training in some countries now. Not only because it is the most in depth model of dissociation that we have, but because it brings all dissociative disorders back into mainstream psychology in a way that clinicians can relate to.
The controversies about multiple personality disorder and false memory syndrome did a lot of damage to the field in the 1990s... and outside of the mainstream psychology quite a few western countries largely rejected it all as mass hysteria emanating from the US.
The theory of structural dissociation has evolved separately from that and has been borne out of international collaboration - including people from the US - after years and years of research and clinical studies about trauma and dissociation. It is considered to be valid and is positively regarded and upheld internationally as the new benchmark for understanding trauma and dissociation. That isn't to say it is 'finished' however. It is still a developing field.
But what I love most is that in many countries it brings trauma and dissociation out of the 'fabricated' basket and back into the conversation. I personally am excited because I have tried to see quite a few Ts in this city to help me with my DID, but not a single one of that has had any clue. Now I know my new t has or will be getting training around structural dissociation, and tertiary structural dissociation is the theoretical model that 'explains' DID.
So.... there is hope for me yet!
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