For me there is a great deal of peace in understanding what is happening for me. But I have had many years of therapy... we then had many years when we retreated back into denial and shut down, and have since emerged because I now understand I *have* to deal with this stuff... it is there and it is not going away. Learning about the theory gives me the understanding that supports what I have already learned about myself in therapy. It is supportive for me because it validates the experiences that we denied for so long.

Here's what I think... if you are new to learning about your dissociation I don't think it is necessarily a good thing to learn about it from a theoretical viewpoint. Dissociation serves a purpose, and I don't think it is a good thing to mess with the status quo without putting protections in place.

I guess I would just be cautious. Maybe learn about it with your counsellor... just to be safe.