Resources
I thought it might be nice to have a place to put things that have helped us. I hope that is ok? I am not used to forums so if you already have this sorry & feel free to move it!
Understanding DID and CPTSD:
Got Parts? An Insiders Guide to Managing Life Successfully with Dissociative Identity Disorder by ATW - highly recommended...cant say enough how helpful this was to understanding my inner parts/system all that terminology stuff and how to survive it all!!!!
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) Paperback – 1 Apr 2011
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A GUIDE AND MAP FOR RECOVERING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA by Pete Walker
Living with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfPk-hrJYuY
Why we feel rubbish: https://youtu.be/z0ln9PLQ7lQ - Dr Allen N Shore if you don't understand the terminology I recommend listening to the attachment link first.
Why we dissociate/get detached from our bodies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppD_c2Wfss - Dr Allen N Shore if you don't understand the terminology I recommend listening to the attachment link first.
Why we get attacking parts in our system: https://youtu.be/j_bf9r7Jcxs- Dr Allen N Shore if you don't understand the terminology I recommend listening to the attachment link first.
Treatment
Stages of treatment: http://www.pods-online.org.uk/index.php/information/articles/faqs-dissociation/what-is-the-treatment-for-dissociative-identity-disorder
Integration: http://www.sidran.org/resources/for-survivors-and-loved-ones/understanding-integration/
Im in a crisis: http://www.pods-online.org.uk/index.php/information/articles/article-categories/crisis-care-and-grounding - several helpful articles
Recovering from neglect/abusive relationships and learning to create safety in relationships:
The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
Attachment, why it's so damn hard to trust people: https://youtu.be/KW-S4cyEFCc
How to spot emotionally abusive relationships: https://youtu.be/A5fw-IT_phU
Healthy family rules - our rights as humans to be safe/ourselves: https://youtu.be/FuREWBAX-5Y
Boundaries self help guide, so we can learn to trust ourselves in relationships again: www.7cups.com/boundaries - changed my life ty cups!
Boundaries - if you want more info: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud
Satanic Ritual Abuse ***Trigger warning for all links below***
What Ritual abuse is and common cults: https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/articles/whatisra/
Common mind control programs in SRA survivors: https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/articles/common-programs-observed-in-survivors-of-satanic-ritualistic-abuse/
Recovering from RA/MC: https://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/2015-conference/the-long-voyage-out-the-epic-challenge-of-recovery-from-organized-abuse/
https://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/2014-conference/overcoming-mind-control-keys-to-recovery/
These are some of the things that have helped me personally or that I have had recommended to me and are on my reading list! Hope that helps some of you.
