October is a particularly heavy month for most dissociative trauma survivors. It's the changing of the seasons, and the time when darker sides of many DID systems surface. October is when many of the darker insiders have had trauma memories, and it's typically a month when many dissociative survivors feel heightened PTSD symptoms, fear, and anxiety. It's a month filled with significant dates for anyone … [Read more...]
What Happens When you Don’t Talk to Your Insiders?
What Happens When you Don’t Talk to Your Insiders? So there are lots of articles and videos from Discussing Dissociation that speak about being kind to your people, and talking inside, and building a team with your DID System. I tend to go on and on about how important it is to talk to your insiders. Easier said than done, right? What about the folks who feel too scared to speak to their … [Read more...]
Examples of Successful Progress in the DID Healing Process
Kathy, what do you see when your clients are making progress? Someone asked me recently how I measure progress in my clients, and what I look for when I see DID systems moving effectively in their healing. They wanted to know how I could “prove” my clients were getting better. Those are good questions, because you know when you are feeling better, but what is it that I am looking for or what am I … [Read more...]
Progress Made while Reading about DID at Discussing Dissociation
Have you made any progress in your DID healing? The information below was written by a DID survivor who has been an avid, long-term reader of this blog, Discussing Dissociation. I did a tiny bit of editing, but not much. This DID survivor follows the principles I teach here and has been actively and diligently applying my ideas for DID system work and DID healing in her therapy process for a few … [Read more...]
What is a Perpetrator Introject in a Dissociative DID System?
Introjects. Working with introjects is an incredibly difficult but absolutely important part of your healing. It might feel a bit triggery to learn about these insiders in your system because of what they are attached to, but it's massively important to address them, especially if you'd like to achieve system harmony, internal cohesion and an overall sense of healing and well-being. Laura has … [Read more...]
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