Part 5 [5] Stay Open It is important to also remain open to the possibility of all levels of amnestic barriers among the alters as well as between the alters…
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Including a Spouse/Significant Other in Therapy – Critical Considerations: Part 4 of 7
Part 4 [4] Leading the System to Safety Help ground all parts of the system as they emerge. Ground them in the now through identifying things about right here, right…
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Including a Spouse/Significant Other in Therapy – Critical Considerations: Part 3 of 7
[2] Interacting with Difficult Alters There may be alters that express the intense desire to kill another alter – perhaps including the host. Understand that such emotion and rationale are…
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Including a Spouse/Significant Other in Therapy – Critical Considerations: Part 2 of 7
How To Be With AltersWhether you think an alter is annoying, angry, threatening or childish, don’t ignore them. Once you recognize the context of your interaction has changed, that an…
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Including a Spouse/Significant Other in Therapy – Critical Considerations: Part 1 of 7
I received many responses to my 4-part post suggesting that those with DID should consider the question of whether or not to include their Spouse/Significant Other (“SO”) in their therapeutic…
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