When splitting occurs…

What's In Your Brain? What's In Your Mind?: Re: Grotstein and splitting…

and something is put into the split off parts, this means, I think, depending on the material put in, that further splitting or dissociation can occur.   If violence is put into the split off parts, then derealization and dissociation may result.

My aunt suffered frequent bouts of anxiety for which she was treated with Demerol and other sedatives, after my father disclosed to her his experiences during WWII that may have contributed to her heart stopping while giving birth to her first son who was also riddled with bouts of anxiety.   Knowing how to manage these transferences appropriately would have helped our family.

She watched The Andy Griffith Show which would have helped counter the training my father received during the war to help prevent the children from wanting to harm others.