[ot][personal] naive dissociation therapy notes

[Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many]

On 8/5/23, Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many
<gmkarl at gmail.com> wrote:
> it seems like ideally one would figure out in advance how integration
> would go and demonstrate this to the dissociated parts so they get on
> board. second to that,
>
> for addictions, invasive thoughts, gangstalking
>
> - we want to find ways to reduce the experiences without stimulating
> them. this is possible.
> - the goal is to have all nasty stuff be safe and conscious
> considering and communication, rather than extreme experienced
> - when we stimulate the extreme experiences more, we lose progress, so
> learning the things that make them tense, defensive, fearful,
> aggressive, or otherwise stimulate expression is helpful when safe to
> do.
> - hence, if there are multiple people involved, relating around and
> attending to when things seem more dangerous or not is incredibly
> helpful.
> - the work happens in steps. we look to find ways, even microscopic,
> that help, and build skill with them, try to establish them as normal.
> - every tool is helpful, although some are better than others. we want
> to use them in ways that are sustainable, which can mean just a little
> sometimes. distraction, reward, dialog, pausing, strategic
> memorization, pacts, anything.
> - if something turns into a trigger, it’s possibly better to find a
> way to increase its safety by e.g. occasionally pairing a microscopic
> form with a reward
obviously you ideally stop using it, because stimulating extreme
experiences more can lose ground
> - temporary progress -  things that will break - is helpful too
> because it builds experience and skill with all the associated helpful
> bits, but it’s important to have some other progress to shift to when
> it does to keep up a norm of improvement
> - finding plans that are safe to make very clear is very helpful, it
> provides to begin integration
>
> - see a dissociation specialist once you can.
>