With so much pressure out in the therapeutic world to integrate, my question back to that, is why?? Dissociative trauma survivors need healing from all the wounding, and safety from any further abuse, yes, absolutely of course. And some blending will occur naturally with internal / external safety, with good communication, and with excellent internal team work. But what's wrong with experiencing a safe … [Read more...]
Pie Squabbles – A Story about Internal Conflict
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...]
Are You Having Trouble Staying Asleep?
Sleep is one of the most highly searched topics on Discussing Dissociation. Keeping that in mind, I will write more about sleep issues soon. In the meantime, I hope this article is a good starting place. Switching in Your Sleep -– Are you Snoozing or Secretly Awake? Warmly, Kathy Related articles How Dissociative Are You? 20 Types of Dissociative Splits Picturing … [Read more...]
Mind Control Programming Basics III: Individuality Survives Programming
"You'll still be you." That's a line from one of my favorite movies, Muriel's Wedding -- an old movie with a very young Toni Collette. "You'll still be you." And these words are the theme of this blog post by Rocking Complacency. No matter what horrible darkness has happened to you, underneath it all, in between the splittings that happened to survive it all, you are still you. And no one … [Read more...]
25 More Ways to Avoid Self-Injury and Prevent Self-Harm
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...]
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