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Old Feb 25, 2017, 06:02 PM
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Abby, these pages might help you: the link attached here describes ANPs and EPs, and you will find links on the page that will take you to more info about primary, secondary and tertiary structural dissociation. http://did-research.org/origin/struc...on/anp_ep.html
I have never tried to explain structural dissociation to a relative or friend, but I suspect it would help to firstly describe the ANP and EP in terms of what is happening in PTSD. Many people have a at least a vague idea about PTSD, so it might aid their understanding of the theory of structural dissociation if they can apply it firstly to something they are familiar with. From there it isn't hard to extrapolate that understanding to the more complex forms of dissociation.
Good luck!