***Trigger Warning: Physical and mental abuse are portrayed in this article. Please proceed with caution.*** The entire world is made of darkness—my entire world. I’m the only one here. But sometimes, a light flashes, and I’m pulled somewhere else. Someone is always with me. It’s the same person every time, speaking those scary words: you’ll ...

To those who are unfamiliar with the term Dissociative Identity Disorder, I’ll give an outdated clue to help bring everyone up to speed: Multiple Personality Disorder. God, what a misleading name for a diagnosis. Let me help clear the air, shall I? Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID, is not a personality disorder but dissociative, hence ...