The Bag System | Dissociative Identity Disorder podcast

The Bag System | Dissociative Identity Disorder

In The Bag System podcast, Melissa C. Water demonstrates that Dissociative Identity Disorder isn’t all a tragedy and that there can be a fondness for Headmates. This stigmatized condition has been viewed with an air of psychopathy, tragedy, or fascination. While alternate identities may sound like science fiction, perhaps, just like the skin we wear, the vulnerability for the mind to break is merely human and relatable. Though, Melissa prefers to see this, not as the mind breaking, but rather, as bending, with more of us now to help each other mend."I'm dissociating into a bag of Skittles; taste the rainbow."

In The Bag System podcast, Melissa C. Water demonstrates that Dissociative Identity Disorder isn’t all a tragedy and that there can be a fondness for Headmates. This stigmatized condition has been viewed with an air of psychopathy, tragedy, or fascination. While alternate identities may sound like science fiction, perhaps, just like the skin we wear, the vulnerability for the mind to break is merely human and relatable. Though, Melissa prefers to see this, not as the mind breaking, but rather, as bending, with more of us now to help each other mend."I'm dissociating into a bag of Skittles; taste the rainbow."

 

#25

Challenging Shame, with Dr. Jamie+ Marich

The Bag System podcast returns with guest Dr. Jamie Marich, author of Dissociation Made Si... more

31 Dec 2023

24 MINS

24:56

31 Dec 2023


#24

Out of The Ashes | Is DID Tragic?

Is Dissociative Identity disorder tragic? Some may offer a definitive yes, though Melissa ... more

24 Jul 2022

13 MINS

13:11

24 Jul 2022


#23

From Fight Club to Moon Knight | DID on TV

From Fight Club to Moon Knight, Melissa reviews 10 different TV shows and movies featuring... more

14 May 2022

13 MINS

13:58

14 May 2022


#22

Dissociative Disorders Nonprofit | App for DID Systems

Melissa is now the founder and president of a nonprofit organization for trauma and dissoc... more

03 May 2022

06 MINS

06:57

03 May 2022


#21

How To Get Dissociative Identity Disorder on Purpose - Answered

 Melissa C. Water responds to those seeking to find out how to get Dissociative Identity D... more

24 Apr 2022

16 MINS

16:17

24 Apr 2022


#20

What It Is Like To Have DID, And What The Voices Sound Like

Melissa discusses her experiences in being a Headmate in The Bag System. She offers the pe... more

03 Apr 2022

11 MINS

11:43

03 Apr 2022


#19

One Step Ahead Of The Stampede - Those With DID Can Succeed

While Dissociative Identity Disorder is seen as tragic and like there is no hope, we can s... more

19 Jan 2022

15 MINS

15:42

19 Jan 2022


#18

A Whisper Speaks My Name: A DID Fiction Short Story - Season Finale

In the final episode to season one of The Bag System podcast, Melissa tells an impactful f... more

17 Dec 2021

13 MINS

13:35

17 Dec 2021


#17

For The Littles: Vulnerable Headmates

Littles in a Dissociative Identity Disorder system are young, vulnerable Headmates. Meliss... more

02 Dec 2021

13 MINS

13:06

02 Dec 2021


#16

John Q Got IQ, While I Got No Clue - Headmates with Different Abilities

Due to her Dissociative Identity Disorder, Melissa dissociated her way through school, but... more

02 Oct 2021

18 MINS

18:12

02 Oct 2021


#15

Headmates That Are Not Alters: Inner World & NPC‘s

In a Dissociative Identity Disorder system, Headmates can interact in an inner world. Meli... more

25 Sep 2021

08 MINS

08:59

25 Sep 2021


#14

I Am The Astronaut; Not A Broken Mistake

Melissa uses artful description to indicate her thoughts on which Headmate is the original... more

03 Sep 2021

09 MINS

09:38

03 Sep 2021


#13

Trailer

I'm Melissa, and we are The Bag System. We have Dissociative Identity Disorder. If you giv... more

01 Aug 2021

01 MINS

01:56

01 Aug 2021


#12

DID Equates to Psychopathy? - Protection of a Persecutor Alter

While a misconception equates Dissociative Identity Disorder with Psychopathy, this is dam... more

21 Jul 2021

12 MINS

12:44

21 Jul 2021


#11

Mark Of Exclamation - Down The Dissociation Highway

Melissa speaks with Tonya and Jaime about a confusing trip to New Jersey; prior to the Dis... more

05 Jul 2021

24 MINS

24:46

05 Jul 2021


#10

He Suspected Our DID - Interview With Brother Chriss

Melissa speaks with little brother, Chriss. A revealing conversation starts off with a few... more

07 Jun 2021

23 MINS

23:56

07 Jun 2021


#9

Signs, Symptoms & Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Those seeking answers will hear some less known signs and symptoms of Dissociative Identit... more

04 Jun 2021

20 MINS

20:57

04 Jun 2021


#8

Accessing Our Inner World, Communicating & Hugging a Headmate

Melissa reaches out to The Bag System and receives cold silence, while other times, feels ... more

18 May 2021

15 MINS

15:27

18 May 2021


#7

When I am We, or They are Them - We Bend, but We Mend

A relatable explanation on the reasons for variances in when someone with alternate identi... more

22 Mar 2021

16 MINS

16:53

22 Mar 2021


#6

Peer Support From a Multiple – With Jade Miller

Join The Bag System as Jade Miller demonstrates what a Peer Support session can look like.... more

22 Feb 2021

34 MINS

34:07

22 Feb 2021


#5

Horribly Fantastic Middle Ground – A Fiction DID story

Is Dissociative Identity Disorder one of the worst things that can happen to someone? Or i... more

31 Jan 2021

15 MINS

15:53

31 Jan 2021


#4

DID you ever? – Question Game with DID Hatchery

Listen to The Bag System and DID Hatchery ask each other a series of quirky and informativ... more

16 Jan 2021

34 MINS

34:42

16 Jan 2021


#3

Re-ordering a Disorder Through Facts, Views, and a Bit of “Soul”

Dig a little deeper into what Dissociative Identity Disorder is... and what it is not.  Wh... more

08 Jan 2021

21 MINS

21:25

08 Jan 2021


#2

When I met my mind, I lost my fear

Hear the reactions and impressions of Melissa's family on her diagnosis of Dissociative Id... more

03 Jan 2021

15 MINS

15:54

03 Jan 2021


#1

Dissociation 101 – An Introduction

Melissa gives an overview of her journey to discovering that she has Dissociative Identity... more

06 Oct 2020

34 MINS

34:30

06 Oct 2020