Miscellaneous
Our guest is Teri Pokrajac, PsyD, who shares about her research into dissociation, and the differences in how it shows up in people with dissociative disorders and how it shows up in people with a borderline personality diagnosis. We discuss shame, and explore why it’s so hard to shake off and how we can’t just think our way out of it. She explains why connecting when we need it most is so very hard. We talk about the impact of this in the context of the ongoing pandemic and increased isolation because of quarantine. Trigger warning for mention of rape and sexual abuse, but only in passing reference with no details or discussion.