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Kathy’s Video Comments re: 10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse

By Kathy Broady MSW 9 Comments

Hey - hello hello today, I'm trying some new things, and I have made a short video of myself talking about the last blog entry.  This video is specifically for adult survivors of sexual abuse.   10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse   These are big brave steps for me to put myself out on a video.  All disclaimers needed! I'm very new at making simple home-made videos, so there's no fancy tricks, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, emotional pain, Kathy's Video Comments, Physical Abuse, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse, Trauma Tagged With: Abuse, Adult survivors, Adult-aged sexual abuse, Creating Safety, Current Day Abuse, DID/MPD, dissociative disorders, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Kathy from Discussing Dissociation, Kathy's video comments, Maizy, sexual abuse, Trauma, Violent Relationships

10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse

By Kathy Broady MSW 25 Comments

My previous post was written about childhood sexual abuse. Children are young, small, and without resources.  Grasping the innocence of those children is easily seen and understood.   But for some folks, trauma and abuse doesn't stop in childhood.  It may have started in childhood, but it might not have ended yet. What then?     What about those situations where an adult is battling sexual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, emotional pain, Fear, Internal Communication, Introjects, Mind Control, Physical Abuse, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, Ritual Abuse, sexual abuse, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma, trauma therapist Tagged With: Abuse, Adult survivors, Adult-aged sexual abuse, Affects of Dissociation, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex Dissociation, Courage, CSA, Current Day Abuse, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Effects of Child Abuse, Healing from Sexual Abuse, Mind Control, Ongoing Abuse, Preventing Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse, Trauma, use of force

SAFETY FIRST: Assessing Safety of Sexual Abuse Survivors

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

This SAFETY FIRST post is one of the very first posts ever written on Discussing Dissociation,  and purposefully so, because of the importance of this topic. This post was recently reblogged by Trauma and Dissociation -- thank you. Having safety in your life is absolutely crucial and critical for healing for dissociative survivors, so it is good to bring this topic back up to the surface again. Be safe everyone -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, Internal Communication, Physical Abuse, Ritual Abuse, Self Injury, sexual abuse, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Be safe, Current Day Abuse, DID Therapy, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, Ongoing Abuse, Physical Abuse, RA / SRA, Safety First, Safety from Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse

Externalizing Responsibility vs. Internalizing Responsibility

By Kathy Broady MSW 19 Comments

  Externalizing Responsibility What an interesting phrase. Externalizing responsibility is when someone fails to accept personal responsibility for the messes they make or for the problems they cause.  It is also failing to accept personal responsibility for the situations they find themselves in. Internalizing responsibility is personally taking on the responsibility for what happens (in the past, present, … [Read more...]

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The Layers of Halloween Weekend

By Kathy Broady MSW 47 Comments

  It’s Halloween weekend. This is a difficult, heavy weekend for a lot of dissociative trauma survivors. I’ll say right upfront – and please hear this clearly -- that it is NOT a difficult or triggery weekend for every DID trauma survivor.  To assume that every dissociative survivor has experienced the same kinds of abuse is completely wrong, and I will be the first trauma therapist to say that not everyone … [Read more...]

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