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Sleeping vs Time Loss – How can You Tell the Difference?

By Kathy Broady MSW 25 Comments

    I have a big question for you. For DID survivors, how can you tell if you have been sleeping, or if you've switched and lost time.  Sleeping or time loss?  Resting, or amnesia? I’ve been asked these questions, and since I’m not multiple, I can’t answer them from personal experience.  I can only answer from what I've learned from listening to hundreds of dissociative folks. So… of course, I’m happy to ask … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured Posts #3 Tagged With: Amnesia, Amnesiac Barrier, Dissociative sleep, Dissociative switching, Dissociative Walls, Internal activities, Missing Time, Not remembering, Sleeping, Sleeping or switching, Sleepwalking, Time Loss

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?

Are You Having Trouble Staying Asleep?

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Sleep is one of the most highly searched topics on Discussing Dissociation. Keeping that in mind, I will write more about sleep issues soon. In the meantime, I hope this article is a good starting place.    Switching in Your Sleep -– Are you Snoozing or Secretly Awake?     Warmly, Kathy   Related articles How Dissociative Are You?  20 Types of Dissociative Splits  Picturing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder Tagged With: Conditions and Diseases, Dissociation, Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fugue state, Health, Mental disorder, Sleep disorder, Sleeping or switching, Time Loss

Do Dissociative Trauma Survivors Actually Lose Time?

By Kathy Broady MSW 55 Comments

One of the diagnostic criteria for Dissociative Identity Disorder is experiencing amnesia or lost time.  While losing time may seem like an obvious hole in your every day life, it really might not be as obvious as it seems it could be. For dissociative trauma survivors, the sliding of time is a normal everyday way of life.  It just is how it is, and time feels very different for DID survivors than it does for other … [Read more...]

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The Changing of the Seasons — Does This Impact You and Your System?

By Kathy Broady MSW 30 Comments

  These days mark another season change. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be the first day of spring. For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, it will be the beginning of autumn.   The first day of spring, the first day of summer, the first day of autumn, and the first day of winter are all significant and difficult days for many trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity … [Read more...]

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