Thank you to those who have read the first part of this series, My 100 Strengths, as Said by a Group of Dissociative Trauma Survivors.
And an extra thank you goes out to those of you who have participated in this exercise by adding 10 strengths of your own. That’s much appreciated, and yes, all additional ideas are welcome.
I will continue with the original list before I go on to speak about the new additions.
The first column from the “Many Voice, April 1994” publication listed Strengths 1 – 32. Today, I’ll type the second column of strengths.
33. Get to feel and know different moods
34. Lots of patience
35. Our own inner family
36. Knowing when to be scared
37. Being street-wise
38. Look younger for our age
39. Great and deep caring for others
40. Have other with MPD as friends
41. Made it alive!
42. Alive inside
43. Learning new things
44. Wise
45. Dentist visits dissociated!
46. Having alters inside to call for help
47. Ability to find safe places
48. Knowing ourselves really well
49. Get to play like a child
50. Get group rates
51. Never alone
52. Know a lot about staying alert
53. Safe from enemies
54. Aren’t blind to the underworld
55. Get to be many ages!
56. Fighters
57. Are “all the rage” on TV these days
58. Have multi-faceted personalities
59. Survival Skills
60. Always someone to talk to
61. Dissociation can be used for good
62. Sane!
63. Self-healing abilities
64. Lots of outside people work to help us
65. Complex people
66. Understand other multiples
67. Pleasured by simple things
68. Inner friends
69. Variety
70. Hold on to the kid in us
Didn’t they come up with some great ideas?!
I was very impressed. 🙂
That is the second column of strengths from the Many Voices publication. I will finish the original list in my next Discussing Dissociation post.
What are 10 of your strengths?
What have you learned or come to appreciate about being dissociative?
Your comments are welcome, of course.
Warmly,
Kathy
Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation
1: child care
2: being a chameleon
3: able to fit into any group situation
4: many talents
5: always having help to get a task completed
6 I have someone that knows how I feel
7: ability to escape
8: help doing household chores
9: Able to see many point of views
10: coming around to a what the fuck am I doing moment. then laughing about it
Good at disapering
Good at doing waht pepol wants us to
We no lots of difrint sex things to do to mske difrint bad pepol hapy
Evn litol inside kids can drive a car evn thow there not 16
No how to not complane if we get loct up in a dark box or rum a long tim
We no how to kep are mowth shut kep secrits
All my primary know how to drive. So if need be they can drive us to safety. Baby need to come out when I am driving she knows how to pull over to the side of the road. I also have a GPS in my vehicle with my home address programmed in. no mater were we end up.we can always find our way home.
5/12/18
Here’s a list of my strengths made that much more intense by being dissociative:
1. Creative
2. Self Taught
3. Empathetic
4. Varied Interests
5. Greater Awareness
6. Appreciation of Simplicity
7. Grateful
8. Loyal
9. Intuitive
10. Keen sense of Justice