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30 Potential Blocks in the Therapy Process for Dissociative Trauma Survivors

By Kathy Broady MSW 57 Comments

The healing process for dissociative trauma survivors is very long, involved and complex, and of course, the therapy process for the treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder is full of many potential blocks, complications, detours, messes, digressions, etc. The article, 50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder, lists out many of the steps involved in trauma therapy.  How can dissociative trauma … [Read more...]

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What do you think about Suicide?

By Kathy Broady MSW 101 Comments

  Suicide is a difficult topic.   All too many trauma survivors feel drawn to it. Mental health professionals fight against it. Insurance companies dismiss it. Religions disagree about it.   The world out there doesn’t know how to interpret it.  The world does not know how to talk about it.  It’s controversial and complex.  There are no simple answers.   Who’s to blame for it?  The … [Read more...]

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Addressing Depression in Trauma Disorders

By Kathy Broady MSW 30 Comments

  It is no secret that trauma survivors get depressed, and depression is the most commonly known and experienced mental health disorder.   Typical depression symptoms include: Suicidal thoughts, recurring death thoughts, death wishes Suicidal behavior and suicide attempts Self destructive behavior, self injury, self harm Feelings of worthlessness, guilt, self hatred, or not deserving to live Loss … [Read more...]

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Quotes from the Crimes Against Women Conference

By Kathy Broady MSW 11 Comments

    The 2009 Crimes Against Women Conference in Dallas Texas  has been quite interesting. I’ve picked out some "make you think" quotes from the conference to share with you all:   Over four million women are victims of a violent crime each year in the United States. Female homicide victims are more than twice as likely to have been killed by husbands or boyfriends than male victims are to have been … [Read more...]

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25 Ways to Avoid Self-Injury and Prevent Self-Harm

By Kathy Broady MSW 69 Comments

  Survivors of sexual abuse often struggle with self-injury (SI). Survivors often use dissociative walls to contain and separate intense emotions from themselves.  This allows them to stay numb, and to not feel.  They can split off their unmanageable, uncomfortable, or conflicting feelings into other parts of themselves, as frequently seen in Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID/MPD). As those dissociative walls … [Read more...]

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