Ross, Colin. (2018). The Potential Relevance of Maladaptive Daydreaming in Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Persons With Ritual Abuse and Complex Inner Worlds
Ross, Colin. (2018). The Potential Relevance of Maladaptive Daydreaming in Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Persons With Ritual Abuse and Complex Inner Worlds
Ross, Colin. (2018). The Potential Relevance of Maladaptive Daydreaming in Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Persons With Ritual Abuse and Complex Inner Worlds. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation. 2.
DOI: 160-173. 10.46716/ftpd.2017.0010
Abstract
The literature on maladaptive daydreaming may be useful in case conceptualization and treatment planning in a subset of dissociative identity (DID) cases. These are DID cases with elaborate inner worlds, high numbers of “alter personalities,” and often histories of Satanic ritual abuse, or involvement in government mind control programs. I recommend that the therapist adopt a position of therapeutic neutrality with regard to the historical accuracy of such trauma memories.
Consideration of the similarities and differences between maladaptive daydreaming and cases of DID with elaborate inner worlds may be helpful in managing counter-transference and in forming a treatment alliance with all sectors of the personality system.
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