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Feeling Split about Anger

By Kathy Broady MSW 38 Comments

. What do you think when you see this picture? How does it relate to you? I like this picture. I don't agree with the wording, in its entirety, but I can see value in the message. First, let's talk about the picture itself. How does this picture represent the inner worlds, and internal systems of someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder? Do you see the different people? The different ages? The different body … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Internal Communication, Introjects, mental health, Self Injury, Trauma Tagged With: Anger, angry insiders, Attachment to the Perpetrator, DID / MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Splitting, Dissociative Systems, Happiness, Inside System, Intense emotions, Intense Feelings, Internal Conflict, Kathy Broady, Peace, polar opposites, processing memories, re-enacting trauma, re-enactment, resolving trauma, Self Harm, Self Injury, showing memories, splitting, telling without telling, Trauma Survivors

Who’s Looking at You In the Mirror?

By Kathy Broady MSW 15 Comments

The following drawing is a DID survivor’s response to my question:    Can you picture dissociative identity disorder?   *** If you are a dissociative trauma survivor, please read the following article with caution.  Some of the topics presented in this blog article could create an emotional reaction from your internal system as several difficult but important topics are mentioned.  Please be sure to … [Read more...]

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Pictures of DID – “How I View My Head”

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Here is yet another unique view of Dissociative Identity Disorder.   “How I View My Head” Isn’t this an interesting picture! It almost looks three-dimensional.  Very cool! Once again, please remember, I’ll be writing out some of my thoughts without having conversations with the artist.  I am presenting these thoughts for educational purposes only, and my guesses or impressions could be wrong.  If I … [Read more...]

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