DISSOCIATION: WHY IT HAPPENS TO US IN C-PTSD AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT |
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FREE COURE: IDENTIFYING CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT https://drkimsage.thinkific.com/ Dissociation is a response to overwhelming emotion, often experienced in trauma, and in childhoods defined by Complex PTSD experiences like having a parent with BPD or similar, or other types of insecure and disorganized attachment This video explores the roots of dissociation, how dissociation in C-PTSD functions (often within disorganized attachment systems), and how the Structural Dissociation Model explains the role of trauma types, and our traumatized child selves ---in terms of how we show up today, why and when we might dissociate, and what can be done. πππ¦π¦π¦π¦π¦πππππππππππ¦π¦π¦π¦π¦πππππππ¦π¦π¦π¦ππππ¦π¦π¦π¦ In addition, DISSOCIATION as part of my HEALING SHAME IN CPTSD Journaling Series will be explored by using β€οΈ3 Journal Prompts β€οΈspecifically around dissociative responses for people with Complex Trauma --and those who want to further explore shame and dissociation, and healing. ππππFor the Journal Exercise regarding the Structural Dissociation Model:ππππ πΊ. THE "PARTS" OR "TRAUMA TYPES". (USE FOR THE JOURNAL EXERCISE TOO!)πΊ π¦Fight. - Vigilance angry, judgmental, mistrustful self, destructive, controlling, suicidal π¦Flight - Escape distancing, ambivalent, cannot commit, addictive behavior π¦Freeze - Fear frozen, terrified, wary, phobic of being seen, panic attacks π¦Collapse/Submit- Shame depressed, ashamed, passive, "good girl" caretaker, self-sacrificing π¦Please/Appease- Accommodate (to avoid triggering other) people pleasing, stuffing emotion to make nice, fawn π¦Attach/Cry for Help- Needy desperate, craves rescue, connection, innocent, wants a protector xo Please consider joining my mailing list for more therapy related info and tools, etc http://www.drkimsage.com @drkimsage Dr. Kim Sage on Tik Tok (lol - soon:). so far it's just a few test videos!π π€π€π€π€π€at the end of the video are some GROUNDING EXERCISES FOR DISSOCIATIONπ€π€π€π€ |