Hello Hello, Are you ready for or interested in another video? Here are a few of my thoughts spoken out loud about the value of dissociative trauma survivors creating an internal place of safety and comfort. This YouTube video is called: Making Your Own Internal Calm Place Spoken by Kathy of Discussing Dissociation Found on the Discussing Dissociation YouTube channel. Oh, and on the … [Read more...]
Using the Internal Landscape to Increase Internal Communication
Hello Hello! The original article, Using the Internal Landscape to Increase Internal Communication, was recently reblogged by a reader. There is a whole lot said in this article. I decided that reader was right! It gives lots to think about. Please be sure to read through the 25+ comments as well. Your thoughts are welcome too, as always. Warmly, Kathy Copyright © 2008-2023 Kathy … [Read more...]
Can You See Inside Outside?
I have a question for the dissociative readers of this blog. I've been asked this question, and I have an answer, but I'd rather check with you all instead, just to be sure. Can you see your insiders on the outside? Let me explain further. I know that people with Dissociative Identity Disorder can see their internal worlds. The internal world for dissociative survivors typically has a landscape, several … [Read more...]
A Double-Sided Halloween Weekend
It’s Halloween weekend again -- a season full of flashbacks and trauma for many dissociative trauma survivors. It feels dark. It feels scary. In some ways, it's the worst time of the year, and if this is the case, the flashbacks are pretty horrific. So......... let's do a less scary flashback with this article. Think back to 2010. That year, back in 2010, I was reminded of the dichotomy our society … [Read more...]
Picturing DID/MPD – From_Ashes
This series showing different ways that dissociative trauma survivors picture themselves is proving to be very interesting. This current picture is no exception. "From_ Ashes" Besides being a wonderful picture showing incredible artistic talent, "From_Ashes" says a lot about being dissociative and having a dissociative disorder. Please know that I do not personally know this artist … [Read more...]