What Happens When you Don’t Talk to Your Insiders? So there are lots of articles and videos from Discussing Dissociation that speak about being kind to your people, and talking inside, and building a team with your DID System. I tend to go on and on about how important it is to talk to your insiders. Easier said than done, right? What about the folks who feel too scared to speak to their … [Read more...]
Turning Self-Injury into Self-Soothing
On those really tough days, remember that it's much better to do self-soothing than self-injuring. You've been hurt too much already. Give yourself the permission to feel better through gentle, comforting, soft experiences. Leave the violence alone. Decide to be kind to yourself and your insiders instead. How? Keep reading the article below for lots of helpful ideas. I wish you the best in your healing … [Read more...]
More Thoughts about Self Injury — Kathy’s Video comments, Self Injury2
Self injury..... A frequent and common topic for dissociative trauma survivors. Have you been struggling with thoughts of self harm? Do you know why you need to self harm? In this video, Self Injury 2, I ask lots of questions about self injury -- questions you are meant to ask yourself. Genuine questions to think about, because if you can seriously start to answer these questions, you will get some … [Read more...]
Kathy’s Video Comment: Self Injury and Dissociative Identity Disorder
Hello Everyone, The last posts have been about Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder. A typical close neighbor to feeling depressed and struggling with the after-effects of trauma is addressing the self-injury monster. Self injury, self destruction, self harm -- and the numerous ways to say it -- are some of the most read about topics on this blog. There are lots of folks wrestling with these … [Read more...]
Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder, part 1
Depression. And Dissociative Identity Disorder. They are gonna happen. At the same time.... Yes, at exactly the same time. You can bet on that. I'm so sorry...because oh my goodness, struggling with Depression, or struggling with DID is tough enough. Putting them together, is a big ol' whammy. It's a tough combination, but there are still plenty of things you can … [Read more...]
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