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Discussing Dissociation, Five Years Later

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Five years. Yes, five. December 2013 marks the five year anniversary of the Discussing Dissociation blog. Five years. FIVE years already already. Wow. Where does the time go? At this moment, there are over 200 articles written about dissociative disorders, and over 3400 comments from the people who understand dissociative disorders better than anyone else in the world -- thank you for your comments, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Online Therapy, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas, trauma therapist Tagged With: Abuse, DID / MPD, DID Artwork, Disorders, Dissociation, dissociative, Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Population, Health, heartbreak, Kathy, Kathy Broady, mental health, Multiplicity, Neglect, Picturing DID / MPD, Plural Minded, splitting, Thank you, Trauma

My 100 Strengths, as Said by a Group of Dissociative Trauma Survivors, Part 3

By Kathy Broady MSW 6 Comments

  Thank you for reading through this series -- I hope it has given you something to think about in terms of your own strengths and abilities.  This post lists the final column of the 1994 Many Voices publication from one of my outpatient group exercises based on Kathleen Adams MA book, Journal To the Self. The group was clearly getting more comfortable with sharing their answers, and as you will see, there are a … [Read more...]

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Can the Horrors of Halloween Drain Away, Leaving Room for Fun?

By Kathy Broady MSW 22 Comments

For most dissociative trauma survivors, Halloween is a difficult time. Halloween is an expansion filled with horrific memories, vivid flashbacks, overwhelming darkness, and uncomforted fear. Internal systems flip and change, with those typically lodged in the back finding their way to the front, making the usual everyday feel completely different from before. Working with these dark parts is essential for healing. … [Read more...]

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Extinguishing Fear by Relaxing the Body

By Kathy Broady MSW 40 Comments

  This photo was created by Grace Ciszkowski from Celebrating Freedom. Grace survived the horrors of being kidnapped by a serial rapist / murderer.  You can read more about her incredible life journey at her FaceBook page, CelebratinFreedom.     A Helpful Reminder While Recovering from Trauma: Extinguish fear by relaxing your body. The brain cannot produce fear while the body is … [Read more...]

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When the Painful Past is the Painful Present

By Kathy Broady MSW 64 Comments

  Hello, how are you today?  Are you reading from your painful past, or are you here, in a painful present?  Does it feel like the here-and-now?  Or the way back when?  Or is Then the same as Now? I've been thinking about this topic of Past vs Present for awhile now.  I know I have written about time distortion, memory recall, flashbacks, body memories, trauma processing and all those things before.  (Please … [Read more...]

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