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Kathy’s Video Comments: Making a Strong Foundation for Dissociative Healing

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

Look at what it takes to build the foundation of this tree. Incredible, yes?!
Look at what it takes to build the foundation of this tree. Incredible, yes?!

 

Hello,

Silly ol’ me is using a tree metaphor once again to talk about Dissociative Identity Disorder and the very many different areas of healing work to do in DID therapy.  

 

It’s “Tree Tree-ment” for dissociative trauma treatment.

Ha ha ha.   :mrgreen:  😆  🙄  :mrgreen: 

 

This particular video follows along with the article,  50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder  .

I call this tree a fig tree, but I don’t know that I’m right about that.  It’s a big weird freaky tree. The size is incredible, and the base is massive, hence the connection to all the areas of healing process for dissociative survivors.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of work required to reach safety, stability, solidity, serenity?

There are so very many areas of work needed for healing.  

After being so shattered by tragic life events, re-building a strong foundation for  your life and system is difficult but possible.  It’s not easy, but your growth can be as impressive as the tree I’m showing you in this video, Treatment Goals for Dissociative Identity Disorder.

 

 

 

When you watched the video, did you see my puppy dog in the background?

She’s not hiding, but you might have to look for her. She’s definitely visible at a few points. Look close to see if you can find her!

 

The other side of this big ol' tree... It's just incredible.
The other side of this big ol’ tree… It’s just incredible.

 

I hope that seeing the benefits of a strong solid foundation, even though it means a whopping lot of hard work, encourages you to do all that it takes for your healing.

If you need some idea of what the treatment goals are for dissociative healing, remember to read  50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder .

 

A broader view of the whole tree..... It needs that giant base.
A broader view of the whole tree….. It needs that giant base.

 

Do you see the similarities with my tree picture and this detailed picture about Dissociative Identity Disorder? Amazing resemblance, yes?! (Photo credit: genelin1211)
Do you see the similarities with my tree picture and this detailed picture about
Dissociative Identity Disorder? Amazing resemblance, yes?!
(Photo credit: genelin1211)

 

How amazing is that picture about how it feels to have Dissociative Identity Disorder?!

 

I wish you the best in your healing journey with 50  “treement” issues for DID.  🙂

 

Warmly,

Kathy

 

Copyright © 2008-2018 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation

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Comments

  1. phyllis crubaugh says

    October 15, 2014 at 9:40 am

    I am really hoping that this gets through to you Kathy.

    The way that your site is set up, it makes it very difficult to interact with you, ask questions, respond to your insights, videos, etc. If I try to respond directly from the site, it requires me to sign up to something that REQUIRES me to agree that my friend list will be given to them– NOT cool! That stopped me from responding to you.

    So if you are bothered by a lack of response, know that others may be feeling as I do and not signing up to be able to interact.

    That is all I am going to say for now. Hope you set up a user-friendly way to interact!

    Chris

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    • Pamela says

      October 15, 2014 at 4:28 pm

      Chris,WordPress requires a sign in or registration for commenting on their user blogs. It’s not Kathy’s requirement. This keeps frequent trolling and ad bots at bay and I promise its a good tool. Most blog sites follow the same requirements. I believe it offers you options to log in through Google+ or even Facebook now. Other than that, you could also feel free to comment on her new YouTube channel.

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  2. Pilgrim says

    October 15, 2014 at 5:54 am

    Like that tree.

    Reply
  3. Pamela says

    October 14, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    My favorite video! That’s a big tree and lots of us could play in there and maybe there are no bugs.

    Reply
  4. peoplepuzzlepieces says

    October 14, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    Oh boy does that look and sound like a ton of work! Its a little daunting. But, the alternative is to stay stuck in this ugly place and that is simply unacceptable. So I charge on.

    Thanks Kathy

    Reply

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