For the Screen Technique, trauma patients are asked to imagine their memories like a movie on a screen. It is supposed to create some distance to the memory to avoid flooding. The memory is not happening right here right now, it is just on the screen. The pictures on the screen can then be changed […]
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Micro Imagery to Change your Mood
A lot of traumatized people report that they cannot work with guided imagery because there is too much room for negative pictures or memories to come up. In this short-form approach you get instructions to focus on imagining one sensory experience after the other. The instruction is repeated twice and then you are asked to […]
Preparing for Trauma Processing for DID
We can treat trauma processing like any other difficult situation and prepare for it by making a BDA Plan. It is a structured way to make sure that we have everything we need so that the therapy session can go smoothly. Being informed and organized takes at least some of the stress out of a […]
Integrating our Body in Trauma Therapy
Trauma creates a disconnection from our body. Sometimes it shows in numbness for physical sensations and needs. We don’t feel hunger, cold or pain. It makes taking care of ourselves difficult and we might neglect our body. A lot of trauma survivors think of the body as their enemy. Something that needs to be avoided […]
In the Mirror of the Other (advanced)
Our own integration starts in the thinking mind of our therapist I wrote that almost exactly 3 years ago when talking about the therapeutic relationship. As I move into later phases of therapy it seems to me that this is one of the most profound things I have ever said. So please forgive […]
Winter Break / Winterpause
Those of you who have been around for a while know that we usually take December off to focus on our own system. It has been a busy year, trying to help others, online and through advocacy work. We need to do things for ourselves for a couple of weeks to restore our energy. We […]
Misinterpretations of DID-related behaviors (for helpers)
When we have DID, it is incredibly easy to get a misdiagnosis because the behaviors that we show based on our trauma history or inner experience get misinterpreted by mental health professionals. Common misdiagnoses are all kinds of personality disorders, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. In some cases, we might show isolated behaviors that are considered […]
Grounded Rescripting with dissociative parts
In Rescripting Techniques we work with the traumatic memory by looking at the scene and then changing things about it in our imagination to resolve the situation and bring it to a new and better ending. It is often done in the form of a rescue mission where our present self or adult parts enter […]
Epiphany #11: The Difference
What would make a difference? This is an essential question in DID therapy. Many of the normal therapy tools fail to reach deeper into the system than the facade of a host. The host agrees to do what is asked. They always do what they are supposed to do. But, does it make […]
Recovery from trauma processing
Trauma processing is difficult on a number of levels. There is emotional stress when we look at scenes from the past, physical stress because we re-experience some of the stress responses, mental stress because our brain is trying hard to process the memory and figure out the necessary integrative actions and there is stress within […]
Earned secure attachment within a DID system
Everyone has attachment. It is how humans are built. Not everyone has secure attachment though. The 3 insecure attachment types are anxious/preoccupied, avoidant/dismissive and disorganized. The vast majority of people with DID have disorganized attachment when we look at the whole person. This presentation is based on some parts who are attachment seeking and anxious […]
The 3 Phases of Trauma Therapy 3: Integration
Trauma and DID therapists commonly agree on working with a 3-phase model. It describes an order in which to do work for the best, fastest and safest results. In an attempt to keep articles short we will share about the different phases in separate articles. The 3 phases are Stabilization Trauma Processing Integration It […]
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