Hi (I also posted this in clyde's corner)

I am wondering what the difference would be between a dissociative disorder and unintegrated self states.

My T has mentioned the latter. He says I was left unintegrated by childhood neglect and trauma. But when I read other stuff it feels as though I have a dissociative disorder. I don't think I have DID but I do dissociate frequently and often in the transference with T. I have become more and more aware of my inner child and feel she is more than one age or there is more than one of her. I do plan on discussing this with him but thought you might be able to shed a little light on this?

I know there are different schools of psychology....maybe this is just a difference in the ways the phenomena is described?