We’ve had our wonderful Discussing Dissociation Community Forum open for a few months now. Of course, it’s been a big learning curve for all of us, and even with a few bumps in the road, overall, I have to say that the DDCF Community is going very well. I feel really proud of our DDCF Community Forum Members -- like, really really proud!!! --- and it’s been fantastic seeing all the good work that is … [Read more...]
Creating your own Safe Environment for your DID Parts
Many dissociative trauma survivors struggle with how to tend to their child parts, and how to create a safe environment for those inside parts. For lots of DID survivors, it can feel quite difficult and challenging to know how to gently and tenderly care for their injured or upset child parts, especially when their own experience of childhood was anything but gentle or tender. This task feels … [Read more...]
Demonstrating DID System Work with Dark Side Parts during a Difficult Time
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...]
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