Many people enter the therapy process with minimal awareness of their trauma history. When the trauma survivors are dissociative, they have the ability to block out an awareness of their trauma. They may know that their family had problems, or that their family was dysfunctional, etc, but they may believe they were never abused. However, blocking out conscious awareness of trauma does not mean … [Read more...]
Believing a Lie – the Foundation of Dissociation
What makes it difficult for trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder to know the truth? How easy is it to trick someone with DID with a lie? When are survivors lying to themselves? When does dissociation block out information to know the difference? When does pain, especially emotional pain, become the deciding factor in what survivors believe, regardless of truth? When does the viciousness … [Read more...]
Body Memories – The Body Remembering
Body Memories -- ouch! In the television show "One Life To Live" -- Bess tried to rescue Jessica one more time by taking baby Chloe and going on the run. Their secret had gotten out -- baby Chloe belonged to someone else and the dear little one was not Jessica's baby at all. Tess was angry with Bess for trying this last stunt. Every time Bess looked in the mirror, she would see Tess's angry face … [Read more...]
Scoring the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES)
I hope you have already recorded your score for the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) before reading this follow-up blog. If you haven't yet taken the DES, please do so before reading any further. Information about the DES can be found here: How Dissociative Are You? Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) To explain the scoring of the DES, I’m going to quote some material from Dr. Colin Ross’s … [Read more...]
How Dissociative Are You?
Dissociative Identity Disorder How dissociative are you? Do you know what it is? Does dissociation feel familiar to you? Have you ever floated above yourself? Have you ever felt like more than one person? Have you ever separated from your body? Do you wonder if you have a dissociative disorder? Do you wonder if you are more dissociative than average? Learning about dissociation, being … [Read more...]
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