Resources for Trauma, Dissociation, and Treatment

I agree with you, btc, i've visited there and found lots of good information, presented well and it's friendly too. Kathy broady is really good and people ask good questions.

Leslie and the pixies

Ah yes.. I thought we may have crossed paths over there as well

I find its a good place to send my more.. integrated.. friends when I need them to know how to behave without my having to explain DID..

hi my first time on here n deal-n with this disorder (DID) n i lok-n for more information on how to deal with a person in ur home with (DID) n it's very stressfull n confus-n to understand so how can u help me coupe with this illness..thank n God bless....i feel like i;m go-n nutss...

We found a great book called I Am More Than One by Jane Wegscheider Hyman. It is a book that discusses how women with DID have found success in life and work. I think it's a must read for all of us since it affirms you often and gives you things to do when you are stressed, etc., at work or at other people-oriented functions.

tahnks much for all teh heplful likns ye all..........
we is really strugglign tehes days wiht memoyr stuff, etc. becaues of teh closed head injuyr in additoin to teh DID .......T adn docs tyrign to determien
hwo muhc of waht issues has to do wiht waht ( teher aer other labels invovled here too ).....beads thikn it really dotn matter juts gettign inpateint waitign for it all to get gooder seom dasy we still just watn to go away becuase we know all teh symptoms wont.......
sorry were ramblign anyway alotta helpful stuff here

mayr of beads

Thank you, very interesting.

Sorry I was looking at the wrong thread. Thi is some info for significant others of those with DID. I hope it is helpful.

http://www.op.net/~jeffv/so1.htm

thank you we hope to visit all these places Please note that emofree.com Is a tool we all use it not just for DID but for a wide batch of issues. we have the manual posted on our bathroom wall just in case a new alter comes out with a please try sign above it. but this place is the best because we can talk with you the littles like it best because they can talk with pictues

I want to add this link to this forum since DID is my primary issue. My T uses CBT with me as a part of the DID help. This link has worksheets you can use if your T uses CBT: http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/freedownloads2.htm

For us, we actually work with each alter through the different issues. Having them fill in the worksheets as each one might allow T to see how each alter interprets a situation in a different way.

　
　
This is a web site that I found 10 years ago. There are other books available but these are just a few that you may want to find on amozon or other way.
http://www.sidran.org/store/index.cf...&category_id=1
　
Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook, The
Product ID: HADI

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly called multiple personality disorder, is a condition fraught with controversy and skepticism. Often the greatest challenge for a person with DID is overcoming society's general misunderstanding of alter (multiple) personalities and how they may be treated and resolved. Once believed to be a rare and dramatic aberration, DID is actually a highly evolved survival mechanism acquired by some individuals as they cope with severe and prolonged trauma, abuse, and fear.
More...
Our Price: $18.95
Living with Your Selves: A Survival Manual for People with Multiple Personalities
Product ID: HOLS

Designed to help people live with their condition, Living with Your Selves was written "by a multiple, for other multiples." It is neither a clinical book, nor a workbook, although it contains elements of each. The author's objective was to create a "how-to manual" for living which would fill the gap between the clinical literature and survivors' stories.

More...
Our Price: $9.95

Managing Our Selves: Building a Community of Caring
Product ID: POMO

Building a Community of Caring is a workbook for persons with Dissociative Disorders that concentrates on self-management through active decision making and the development of internal collaboration among alters.

More...
Our Price: $17.95

The above book is what we used when we first started to heal this time.
God in Our Midst is meant to supplement Power's first workbook (Managing Our Selves: Building a Community of Caring), not replace it. Focusing solely on a multiple's Christian selves, God in Our Midst presents ideas about the Trinity as a concept of multiplicity, explores reconciliation, and the role of praise in healing for Christians.
More...
Our Price: $12.95

Someone I Know Has Multiple Personalities: A Book for Significant Others: Family, Friends, and
Product ID: HOSI

Someone I Know Has Multiple Personalities: A Book for Significant Others: Family, Friends, and Caring Professionals
Adult survivors of childhood abuse often struggle with dissociative conditions. Although the ability to dissociative is life-saving and allows individuals to protect themselves, it can also interfere with...
More...
Our Price: $9.95

Telling Without Talking: Art as a Window into the World of Multiple Personality
Product ID: COTT

Illustrated with over 180 drawings, paintings and collages by people with dissociative identity disorder, Telling without Talking demonstrates how trauma survivors create art to externalize their unspoken rage and grief.
More...
Our Price: $45.00

#Way of the Journal, The
Product ID: ADWJ

A polished, sparkling gem of a book. Adams makes journal writing safe and accessible for survivors of child sexual abuse or anyone who sees words and language as a way to resolve pain.
More...
Our Price: $22.95

　
　

Case Study:

http://etd.ohiolink.edu/send-pdf.cgi...iami1259878153

Kathy Broady's blog is absolutely amazing. You must go there!!!

I recently read Kathy's blog and am in the process of joining her forum. I told her I got the link through here and she appreciates it very much. She asked me to let anyone know , that if there is a problem with her link to contact her about it.

It is a miracle that I have survived thus far and I strive to help others see miracles in every day life.

I've been told by my. Mom and Aunt they've noticed some odd personalities about me? I tell them oh sure say whatever y'all want about me?! I don't feel like. I do though but oh well how. I act and how. I want hmmm! it's a free. Country and anyway huh. I'll do and act how. I need and when it'll be better that way. I just want to have these. Dissociative Disorders okay people and anyhow stop criticizing and sabotaging me? Ugh!!! I'm free to be me and. If those two in my life can't accept me for who. I am they need to leave me alone!!!

Thank you all for the great information. I have a "new Dx" to a lifelong problem. Trying to learn more about it. Thanx.
Multi, the book was wonderful, ty for the info.

Thanks WePow,

These sheets are really good. I'm grateful you posted this, thank you

Looking far workbook(s) related to DID/PTSD to use in conjuctoin with cbt therapy wiht T that could help beads express some of the garbage that was buried so long ago adn the monster that sleeps under her bed wont let us talk about.Still stuck in that 'dont wanna no what the others no because what i no is bad enuf' rut after like 4 years of therapyy far this. So iffen anyone knows of any, could you please post them hear aRE send ta beads in PM, along with any links that describe them at all?
thanks
mary sue & all

Are there any IP treatment centers in PA anymore (southeastern)? It seems they all closed up.

The Renfrew Center
475 Spring Lane
Philadelphia PA 19128
Phone 800-RENFREW (736-3739)
Phone 215-482-5353; fax 215-482-7390
http://www.renfrewcenter.com/
treatment: trauma, dissociation, eating disorders, other (panic/anxiety, depression, compulsive disorders, etc)
Programs: in patient, out patient, day
Population: women only
Inpatient, outpatient, transitional living, and day programs for women with eating disorders and survivor issues, including dissociative disorders, depression, and anxiety. Track for abuse survivors. Substance abuse. Also has centers in New York and Florida.

*taken from here: http://ptsdme.blogspot.com/2005/11/c...treatment.html

It is a miracle that I have survived thus far and I strive to help others see miracles in every day life.