It is very common then that we will grow up unaware of our traumatic history until such time as our psychological defences can no longer cope

It is very common then that we will grow up unaware of our traumatic history until such time as our psychological defences can no longer cope - for example, due to addiction stress or the intrusion of current-day addiction 'triggers'. At this point the dissociation and DAD may manifest in a much more obvious way, so that our life becomes intolerable, and a ten stage solution is sought.