Hello! Here is it -- your list of qualities found in an really good therapist. It's a really loooooooooong list !! There are almost 150 descriptions of what an exceptional therapist looks like, and the kind of therapist that DID trauma survivors need. Very thorough! :-) Remember that discussion in the Our Complicated Selves area? Well.... I've combined the answers provider by YOU, the readers of … [Read more...]
Kathy, Where Have You Been These Past 5 Years?
Five years! Those of you who have been reading here for awhile will know what I'm talking about, and some of you are going to learn a whole lot about me today. :) FIRST -- I want to say... this [post was written on] the 15-year anniversary for the beginning of my very first online therapeutic site for dissociative trauma survivors -- AbuseConsultants -- a website offering online counseling, email … [Read more...]
Do Dissociative Trauma Survivors Actually Lose Time?
One of the diagnostic criteria for Dissociative Identity Disorder is experiencing amnesia or lost time. While losing time may seem like an obvious hole in your every day life, it really might not be as obvious as it seems it could be. For dissociative trauma survivors, the sliding of time is a normal everyday way of life. It just is how it is, and time feels very different for DID survivors than it does for other … [Read more...]
Where Did I Put My Keys?
Last night I lost my keys in the office. It was a silly ordeal – they were hanging right where I last put them – but it took me awhile to remember where that was. I had a little help finding them, and I am really thankful that Mr. Janitor Man was so very kind. He was patient with me, looking everywhere with me while I retraced my steps of the evening. We looked under couches, in between cushions, under … [Read more...]
Do Therapists Know Enough about Dissociative Disorders?
Hi, I'm trying something new today -- a blog poll. I'm not quite sure how they work yet, so other than asking people to click their answers... I can't really explain it yet. This will be new for me too! Update -- sorry, my poll isn't working -- but your written responses and comments would be greatly appreciated! However, I am very interested in knowing whether or not you all have found … [Read more...]