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Pie Squabbles – A Story about Internal Conflict

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

Another true life animal story that inspired thoughts about living with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Can you relate to this one?   Warmly, Kathy   Copyright © 2008-2017  Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation   Related articles Dual Mask - A Picture of Dissociative Identity Disorder  Picturing a Group of Insiders - a Dissociative System  My 100 Strengths, as Said by a Group of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Internal Communication, Maggies, Stories for Child Insiders Tagged With: Disorders, Dissociation, dissociative, Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Health, mental health

25 More Ways to Avoid Self-Injury and Prevent Self-Harm

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

  Let's continue with the theme from yesterday,  25 Ways to Avoid Self Injury .   Here is Part 2:  25 More Ways to Avoid Self Injury and Prevent Self-Harm .   This now totals 50  ideas for distraction techniques that can be very helpful when you are battling self-injury.   Which ideas work best for you? How long can you stretch time out between self-harming episodes? If you have Dissociative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fear, mental health, Self Injury, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Disorders, Dissociation, dissociative, Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, distraction techniques, Health, Kathy, mental health, pain, prevent self-harm, Self Destructive Behavior, Self Harm, Self Injury, sexual abuse, Trauma (medicine)

Scoring the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES)

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

Hello today,   :-)  As a follow up to yesterday's reblog about the DES, Dissociative Experiences Scale, this post is about how to score the DES. And thank you to those readers on Twitter who have been talking about these blog posts, and interacting with the Discussing Dissociation blog online. Much appreciated! Kathy   Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation Related … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder Tagged With: Data Encryption Standard, DES, Disorders, Dissociation, dissociative, Dissociative Experience Scale, Dissociative Experiences Scale, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Health, Kathy, mental health, Online Communities, Twitter

20 Types of Dissociative Splits

By Kathy Broady MSW 7 Comments

As an informative part of DID education, the original article lists descriptions of the kinds of insiders you will find in a Dissociative System. It's a thorough list, but not exhaustive.   Who do you see of your system in this list? Who will you need to meet now that you have learned about these different possibilities? How much do you relate?   It may feel a bit overwhelming, but if those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Internal Communication, mental health, Mind Control, Physical Abuse, Ritual Abuse, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: DID Education, Disorders, Dissociation, dissociative, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Health, Kathy, mental health

The Therapeutic Value of Play vs. Play Deprivation

By Kathy Broady MSW 16 Comments

  Do you have DID kids or DID teenagers or DID adults who have difficulty in knowing how to play? Do you have insiders who are violent or mean to others?   We all know that exposure to violence and trauma adds to these problems, but it can be more than just that.  Children who are repeated neglected and abused typically do not have enough fun and playtime in their everyday life. Instead of having a great time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Fun!, Internal Communication, mental health, Stories for Child Insiders, Supportive Spouses, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Children, Children Youth and Family, Coping (psychology), DID kids, Disorders, Dissociation, Dissociative Child parts, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emotion, Health, Kathy, Kathy Broady, mental health, Psychological trauma, Self Esteem, Social skills, therapy, Trauma, Violence, Violence and Abuse

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