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Are you alone, isolated, or separated from your emotional support? Do you see these 8 triggers for DID survivors?

By Kathy Broady MSW 34 Comments

  During this extended time of "Shelter in Place," the COVID-19 quarantine processes, social distancing, closed borders, limited travel, worldwide lock-downs, millions of people, including dissociative trauma survivors, are required to stay home, unable to get out to their normal places of support and interaction. Right now, we are separated from and unable to meet with the people with whom we usually meet.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression, DID Forum Support, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, emotional pain, Fear, Featured post #1, Online Therapy, Self Injury, Therapy Homework Ideas, Uncategorized Tagged With: Anxiety, contamination, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fear, Fear of being forgotten, Fear of Death, fear of disease, home alone, social distancing, socially isolated, Trauma triggers, triggers for DID

The Spiritual Battle Fought and Won by Dissociative Trauma Survivors

By Kathy Broady MSW 38 Comments

  Zurcaroh's Aerial Dance When I first watched Zurcaroh's Aerial Dance** -- in the video embedded below -- I was genuinely so overcome with deep emotion that I cried!  For me, Zurcaroh was able to show a perfect picture of the spiritual battle fought by dissociative trauma survivors.  This dance showed, for me, how good defeats evil. I had to watch this dance a few times over --  it was so incredibly powerful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fear, Featured post #1, Kathy's Video Comments, Physical Abuse, Ritual Abuse, sexual abuse, The Power of Music, Trauma Tagged With: AGT and Zurcaroh, Emotional dance, Escaping violence, From darkness to light, Good defeats evil, Light and Love, Overcoming Darkness, Overcoming trauma, Spiritual Warfare, Using dance for healing, Zurcaroh Aerial Dance

Noise Pollution and Sound Trauma becomes Psychological Torture

By Kathy Broady MSW 30 Comments

  Noise Pollution and Sound Trauma as a form of Torture Have you ever experienced noise pollution or sound trauma?   Those are my words for it, and in my definition, sound trauma is an overly long, extended exposure to a loud, uncomfortable, grating, penetrating noise.  For that matter, I suppose the noise  / noise pollution could be quieter, yet when it gets repeated extensively, it would still be effective … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anxiety, DID Education, DID Forum Support, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fear, Featured post #1, Mind Control, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: DID System Work, Emotional Overwhelm, internal noise and chaos, Noise pollution, Noise trauma, Overwhelming noise, peace and quiet, psychological torture, Sound torture, Sound trauma

Podcast with Kathy and TAASTTA (Trauma Awareness and Support Through the Arts)

By Kathy Broady MSW 16 Comments

  Hey, hello, and guess what ?!   I have a brand new podcast for you to listen to -- a podcast about dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and the effects of trauma.   Actually, this is only part 1 of the podcast --  part 2 is a separate post and a separate podcast --  but start here please:   TAASTTA TALK RADIO Encouraging trauma survivors to find healing through the arts (click … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, DID Education, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Fear, Featured post #1, mental health, Podcasts, Self Injury, sexual abuse, The Power of Music, Trauma Tagged With: Art Therapy, Hanna Kebbede, Healing through the Arts, Podcasts with Kathy from DiscussingDissociation, Resources for trauma survivors, TAASTTA, Talk Radio about Dissociation, Talk Radio with Kathy Broady MSW, Trauma triggers, What is dissociation?

An Example of Doing Internal System Work with a DID System

By Kathy Broady MSW 76 Comments

  One of the most important elements to working with DID Systems is doing internal system work.  Sometimes these techniques and processes are a little hard to explain, but fortunately, I have the permission to show you an example of some real-life, honest-to-goodness internal system work done with a dissociative system. This person had been feeling very down and discouraged a few days before this.  It was also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fear, Featured post #1, Ritual Abuse, Self Injury Tagged With: Child parts in DID systems, DID Memory Work, DID System Work, Doing Inside Work, Feeling afraid, Feeling Suicidal, Healing from Ritual Abuse, Helping traumatized children, Keeping external safety, Working with Dark Side parts

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