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I also have kids and a husband. I get it. If not for me/us, I'll do it for them. I've started art therapy. It was very needed. I hope you can find something similar.

I am glad that you have progressed so much. I am able to identify what I'm feeling and grounding is an ongoing thing. Dissociating is huge in session. I am hoping that because I'm doing parts work it will slowly become a little less intense. At times, when an event is overwhelmingly traumatic...

I am so happy to read that therapy has helped you so much. I've been in therapy for over 2 years but I've recently started to do parts work, which is helping. I am also a mom of 2 young kids and that helps me ground and experiment positive emotions as well. We're working with our protector in...

Yes. There is an internal conflict. My protector protects us from overwhelm. That also means emotional avoidance. Myself however, I see how experiencing the full range of emotions would be healthier. Especially because we're in no danger now, so it would make sense.

I have no difficulty expressing or feeling positive emotions: happiness, excitement, joy, etc. If sadness or anger are not related to myself, I am also able to feel sad or angry. But in therapy, I dissociate almost instantly when anything going on in session provokes sadness or anger. I...

I'm having a hard time understanding the part of accepting the child so that the protector steps back. In my case my protector protects me from the trauma holder. She used to be more of a persecutor, if that makes sense. She used to be demeaning and hurtful towards myself as well but she's...

Such a compassionate tender response. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing. It doesn't sound silly at all. I'll do more of those, definitely. ?

Thank you so much for all these ideas. If I'm honest I'm a little overwhelmed with this. It's not that new. But it is new that I'm trying to change things around and actually listen to my young self and try to have some harmony... I am very grategul for all the info yand ideas you shared. Some...

I'm glad you're making so much improvement! That is a lot! We have also come a long way. My young self had been trapped all these years in the garage "where stuff happened". In July we took her out of there, demolished the whole house and took her to my safe space: a cozy room with a...

All of us have experienced change. My protector used to be demeaning and critical towards me. Now she doesn't show emotions but it is mainly protective as in no name calling, etc. She is demeaning and wanting to get rid of my young self, the trauma holder. We are going to attempt to wake my...

That was quite creative. I'm glad it's working out for you. My protector lijes to hang out by the beach and do bodyboarding?. Thank you for sharing part of your inner world with me. ?

My protector is around 17-19 and behaves just like a teenager would. I've been thinking of letting her use the conference room for internet access. A couple days ago I got a coffee the way she would like it. I'm trying to get closer to her. My therapist asked me about her interests. How did...

We have tried some modified EMDR at times but it is not the main method we use. My therapist uses a mix of sensorimotor therapy+tcbt and at times EMDR (the buzzers). It focuses on parts work. A lot of journaling and talk therapy. Pendulation and titration. Once a week for an hour. All the...

Yes! That is exactly it. However, when I think about doing that my brain becomes mush and I get very confused. Could you give me some specifics about what therapy will involve so that she understands that we ultimately want the same and she feels more comfortable? She has protected me from my...

I have been recently diagnosed with a dissociative disorder (in addition to PTSD, which I already knew). I have been doing trauma therapy with an amazing therapist and parts work specifically for quite a few months now. Right now 2 of my -broad- goals are: *Reducing compartmentalization...

In my case before fading away I can experiment many physical symptoms. Some of which are: *Tingling in my head *Spaciness/dizziness *Sound is distorted *Vision is distorted *Environment starts to not look real, like in a dream-like way. Then I feel tempted to just hyperfocus on one spot and if...

I experience this too, as well as other symptoms associated with dissociation. I have just been diagnosed as having a dissociative disorder (in addition to PTSD). You are definitely not alone. The 1st step for me was to identify what were the 1st signs physically that it was going to happen or...