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Old Jan 27, 2013, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MomgaJupiter View Post
I was in a therapy group with a lady with DID before I learned about my own dissociation. She had lots of child alters and created a special home for them in her imagination. She brought in a floorplan to show us and it was really cool. There were different rooms for different ages and a hospital area for the ones who needed medical attention. It seemed to really give her relief to know that they had a place where their needs were met. Once I have a better idea of my system I'll probably do the same.
I know many dissociative that create safe rooms, fairy lands, concert halls, castles, caves, dens, condos, houses of all kinds, play rooms, and others for their alters.

my therapist had me create a safety zone for me and my alters when we were working on highly triggering memories, events...mine was a cottage on the beach with many trails out back leading into the woods. from there some rare few of my alters were able to create their own safety zones, one was a campsite in the woods, another was a boxcar in the woods, and another was a fairy garden.