Shame, Self-Doubt & Dissociative Identity Disorder

About this episode

Kati Morton addresses personal mental health questions, providing insight on topics like suicidal ideation and dissociative identity disorder.

In this episode of Ask Kati Anything, licensed marriage and family therapist Kati Morton addresses eight deeply personal mental health questions from the community. From navigating chronic suicidal ideation to coping with hearing voices while trying to study, Kati provides clinical insight with compassion and practical guidance. Shopping with our sponsors helps support Ask Kati Anything. Please check out this week's special offer: • Get 15% off OneSkin with the code KATI at https://www.oneskin.co/KATI • Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to https://www.hero.co/ and use code KATI at checkout. • Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://www.zocdoc.com/KATI to find and instantly book a doctor you love today. TOPICS COVERED 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - Living with chronic suicidal ideation and finding hope when treatments haven't worked 7:04 - Distinguishing between personality and mental health symptoms (especially when medication changes) 18:30 - Grieving a version of yourself you never got to know 27:15 - Eating disorder relapse and navigating inadequate care systems 35:42 - What to say when therapy isn't the right fit 42:08 - How clinicians approach…

People in this episode

Host: Kati Morton

Topics covered

• Living with chronic suicidal ideation and finding hope when treatments haven't worked
• Distinguishing between personality and mental health symptoms (especially when medication changes)
• Grieving a version of yourself you never got to know
• Eating disorder relapse and navigating inadequate care systems
• What to say when therapy isn't the right fit
• How clinicians approach weight changes and honesty in eating disorder treatment
• Shame, self-doubt, and dissociative identity disorder (DID)
• Coping with hearing voices while studying in college

Keywords

• mental health
• therapy
• self-doubt
• shame
• dissociative identity disorder

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