I’m supposed to be healing. Why am I feeling worse emotionally?
I'm supposed to be healing. Why am I feeling worse emotionally? Regardless of the reason a client is seeing me, one of the things we talk about at the very…
I'm supposed to be healing. Why am I feeling worse emotionally? Regardless of the reason a client is seeing me, one of the things we talk about at the very…
Progress in healing can sometimes feel destabilizing for a period of time because it can disrupt routines. Many systems have certain habits, routines, and ways of functioning which they have…
When times get stressful, your more of nervous system’s resources are needed to cope with the increased demands. This leaves fewer resources available to work on healing and making progress.…
Your system may protect you from change as a risk management strategy. That is, change may be viewed as avoidable risk. From your protectors’ points of view, change is not…
Healing involves change, and change can feel unsafe. Oftentimes, change can be viewed as unnecessary risk by parts of a dissociative system. The current situation is a known quantity and…
It might seem paradoxical, but successful efforts to heal can leave you feeling as though your situation worsened for a period of time. This can happen because you become more…
When you have DID or OSDD, healing from complex trauma can sometimes feel impossible because there are so many aspects of the healing process involved. Dissociative systems developed to meet…
A part of you may not want to get better because, from its perspective, “getting better” can feel unsafe, unnecessary, or even harmful. Many parts developed to manage specific situations…
The idea of healing can create anxiety because it often involves change, and change can feel uncertain or unpredictable. Even when healing is wanted, your system may associate change with…
It can feel like you are trying but not making progress when the changes happening are not immediately visible or do not match what you expected. Healing often involves internal…