Here's something, just for fun.... :mrgreen: And, this little story has received lots of good votes from other readers. So let's bring it back around today, just to remember something that is warm for the heart. Warmly, Kathy Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas, Everyone
Merry Christmas, everyone. Happy Holidays and Season's Greetings to you! It's been quite a year, hasn't it.?! I hope you all have had wonderful holidays this year. I wish you all the very best in your healing journeys, and I hope you find at least one or two people in your life who will always and forever be kind, gentle, loyal, and compassionate to you. Warmly, Kathy Copyright © … [Read more...]
Picturing a Group of Insiders – a Dissociative System
Isn’t this an interesting picture of Dissociative Identity Disorder?! Assuming the artist of this picture is a trauma survivor with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD), this drawing shows many of the system insiders. I can't say that I know this person has DID for sure -- meaning -- I haven't met the artist, I haven't met their inside people, I haven't met the treatment team, and I … [Read more...]
Cats and Dogs and Trauma Survivors
Pets are very important to trauma survivors for a variety of reasons: A place to express love, affection, and tenderness Many abuse survivors have difficulties with attachment issues due their extensive histories of trauma, abuse, and neglect. Because people were the perpetrators, trauma survivors frequently find it difficult and complicated to express caring and affection to other people. And yet, … [Read more...]