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Tag Archives: Attachment
What Causes Dissociative Identity Disorder?
I’ve talked about the diagnostic criteria for dissociative identity disorder (DID), identity disruption and amnesia. What causes DID? How is it related to trauma? These are the topics I’d like to tackle next. If you are questioning whether DID is true … Continue reading →
Posted in Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Dissociation, Emotional Abuse, Health, Mental Health, Physical Abuse, Psychologist, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma
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Tagged AP, Attachment, Childhood Abuse, DID, Dissociation, Dissociative Disorders, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emotional Abuse, EP, Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults, International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Structural Dissociation, Trauma
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Empathy Counteracts Bullying
Roots of Empathy counteracts bullying by exposing young children to babies and positive parenting skills Continue reading →
Posted in Bullying, Psychologist, Trauma
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Tagged Anti-gay Bullying, Attachment, Big T Trauma, Bullying, Compassion, Empathy, Little t Trauma, Oxytocin, Roots of Empathy, Trauma, victims of violence
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What about Interdependence?
Interdependence stems from secure attachments in childhood and combines elements of dependence and independence. Continue reading →
Posted in Abuse, Blog Carnival, Childhood Abuse, Complex Trauma, EMDR, Emotional Abuse, Health, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Physical Abuse, Psychologist, Relationships, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma
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Tagged Abuse, Attachment, Blog Carnival, Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Connection, Dependence, dependency needs, Dr. Marsha Lucas, Emotional Abuse, Health, Independence, Ineffective Family Environment, Interdependence, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Physical Abuse, Relationships, Secure Attachment, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma, Trauma Survivors, Trauma Therapy
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Mindfulness of Ourselves, Mindfulness of Others
Thich Nhat Hanh’s speech on mindfulness illustrates concepts of importance in understanding and working with complex trauma survivors. A simple mindfulness breathing exercise is included. Continue reading →
Posted in Complex Trauma, Dissociation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Psychologist, Therapy, Trauma
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Tagged Anger, Attachment, Breathing Exercise, Buddhism, Complex PTSD, Complex Trauma, Despair, Dissociation, Emotions, Fear, Feelings, Gardening, Ineffective Family Environment, Mindfulness, Self-love, Self-soothing, Thich Nhat Hanh, Trauma Therapy
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Relationships after Severe Trauma: Making Healthy Choices
We all need connection. Interdependence, mutual relationships are crucial for our well being. However, for those who have experienced severe childhood trauma, relationships were also the source of betrayal, wounding and abuse. What does this mean then for those who have been severely abused by parents or caretakers as children? Or those who have dissociated, losing awareness of some aspects of early relationships? For example, those with dissociative identity disorder (DID) may have some parts of their system who only know about the “good mother” while others hold the memories of abuse and/or neglect. In this way, dissociation can make evaluating who is healthy or safe and who is not more difficult. This results in obvious and multiple complications in forming and maintaining later relationships. Continue reading →
Posted in Abuse, Childhood Abuse, Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Physical Abuse, Psychologist, Relationships, Severe Trauma, Therapy, Trauma, Violence
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Tagged Abuse, Attachment, Child Abuse, Childhood Abuse, DID, Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Health, Imago, Imago Relationship Theory, Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, MPD, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Psychologist, Psychotherapy, PTSD, PTSD Symptoms, Relationship Problems, Relationships, Severe Abuse, Severe Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma, Trauma Survivors, Victim Blaming, Violence
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Dr. Kathleen Young: Treating Trauma in Tucson 