“When someone has endured organized or ritualized abuse, dissociation may be their only defense; sometimes even this is used against them.” Dissociative Identity DisorderDissociationRitual AbuseDefense MechanismRitualistic Abuse Book:Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder Source: Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder