In case you were wondering why I haven't made more posts recently, maybe these pictures will answer some of your questions.... It appears that little Miss Vera has other ideas about laptops! I guess Miss Vera thinks laptops are comfortable! We'll see if she let's me have time to type on it this week! Enjoy -- Kathy Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and … [Read more...]
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie – or not?!
Let sleeping dogs lie…. We’ve all heard the phrase said over and over. It means to leave something the way it is because disturbing it would cause more trouble or additional complications. Fine, fine, fine. Maybe for today, I’ll not address the troublemakers in life. Heaven knows, I’ve run into more than enough of my fair share of dogs that lie…. But ok, I’ll respect the wisdom of the phrase and for now, I … [Read more...]
100,000 Thanks to You
Hello to all the Readers of the Discussing Dissociation Blog – Earlier this year, I set a personal goal of inviting at least 100,000 readers to this blog in one calendar year. Thanks to each of you, the Discussing Dissociation Blog has surpassed that goal!! THANK YOU! I deeply appreciate each of you that have participated in this blog. I appreciate the colors your have brought to this blog, and … [Read more...]
Turning Self-Injury into Self-Soothing
Self-injury is a problem all too common for trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD) or Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). For that matter, self-injury (SI) is an issue for other populations of people as well. This discussion will focus more on the effects of trauma and abuse and how self-injury can be addressed effectively. However, because self-injury is actually a very … [Read more...]
I Knew You Could! — An Encouraging Children’s Story
The healing process for survivors of abuse and neglect is very difficult. While it is a rewarding journey, it is a painfully difficult process. Trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder typically have lots of child parts in their systems. Sometimes these child parts may seem to outnumber the adults! Working with the kids is an important part of the healing process. Inside kids often know a lot … [Read more...]