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The Dangers of Losing Time

By Kathy Broady MSW 34 Comments

  Quick Thought to Consider: I had a conversation this week that reminded me of a very important "thinking spot" for trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder.   Which is worse -- being multiple?  Or being dissociative?   With multiplicity, you are leading a life combined with lots of others inside, making everything a plural existence. Being dissociative -- in the way that I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fear, Internal Communication, Kathy's Video Comments Tagged With: Amnesia, Amnesiac Walls, Did you see that?, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative switching, Dissociative Walls, Internal Communication, Multiplicity, Secrets, Suicidal Behavior, Switching in your sleep, Time Loss, what just happened?

A Double-Sided Halloween Weekend

By Kathy Broady MSW 31 Comments

  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...]

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Dual Mask – A Picture of Dissociative Identity Disorder

By Kathy Broady MSW 15 Comments

Here is the next picture in the series about DID artwork.     Dual Mask Even the title of this painting indicates Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD). Masks are a common metaphor used by the dissociative survivor.  In this picture, where are the masks?  What are the masks covering?  What does the “real” person, or the rest of the person look like?  Where are the others in the system?  Are they … [Read more...]

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30 Potential Blocks in the Therapy Process for Dissociative Trauma Survivors

By Kathy Broady MSW 57 Comments

The healing process for dissociative trauma survivors is very long, involved and complex, and of course, the therapy process for the treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder is full of many potential blocks, complications, detours, messes, digressions, etc. The article, 50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder, lists out many of the steps involved in trauma therapy.  How can dissociative trauma … [Read more...]

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