So why is it so hard to stop self-injury? I mean, there are pages and pages of good distraction techniques out there in the world. Fifty really good ideas were mentioned in previous blog posts. Shouldn't that be enough to make it stop? For many people, it is not. Why is it so very very difficult to change self-destructive behavior? Why do people hurt themselves? "Why can't I stop hurting myself?" I've been … [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...]
First Do No Harm — Not Even to Yourself
The article 25 Ways to Avoid Self-Injury and Prevent Self-Harm is one of the all-time top searched, top-viewed articles on the Discussing Dissociation blog. That fact alone proves the importance and the necessity of learning how to address self harm issues. For dissociative trauma survivors, it is important to learn how to manage all levels of intensity, from … [Read more...]
Scoring the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES)
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...]
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