Schema therapy has been used for OSDD and DID as well (though it isn't specially formulated for DID. Some people feel schema modes overly simpify alters) where one has multiple "inner children". Three of my friends (with varying forms of DID / OSDD) use it.
They talk about using their adult alter(s) to reparent the children. For some, the therapist models how to first (like with me who doesn't have alters), then the adult self(selves) learn and take over the job.
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There's not ground to build trust on with anyone, if you have nothing to base it on.
Real safety.
When you do realize that it just wasn't there, and it was disorganized or just not there and you feel the hollowness of it -
What do you do with it?
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I had to start with building trust brick by brick with my therapist and safe others. I'm very lucky to have found a loving and supportive partner who has his own abuse history.
There were many sessions where we would have to rebuild trust because it faded outside of session. My therapist proved to be sage over and over and over and over again.