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It can be difficult to prioritize safety in a hustle culture that is always pushing for growth. When it comes to healing, safety should be thought of as a necessary…

To stop making a hard moment harder, take a look at what you are telling yourself. Hard moments often become even harder when you talk to yourself like this: harsh…

Yes, different alters can have different physical reactions, symptoms, tolerances, and abilities. One part may be more sensitive to pain, noise, light, touch, hunger, fatigue, temperature, or medication than another.…

Temporary paralysis and sudden collapse are both protective nervous system responses, but they protect in different ways. Although they can look similar, temporary paralysis and sudden collapse tend to serve…

Temporary paralysis and sudden collapse are both nervous system responses to overwhelm, but they do not always happen in the same way. Both are protective, but they’re responding to different…

Sudden collapse in Dissociative Identity Disorder usually refers to episodes where the body suddenly gives way, becomes weak, or cannot support standing. A person may suddenly drop to the ground,…

Hypervigilance can help someone stay safer in dangerous environments by keeping them alert for possible threats. Some environments change quickly and without warning from calm or safe to dangerous. In…

Dissociation can help someone survive trauma by creating distance from overwhelming fear, pain, emotions, or memories. When physical escape from a situation isn’t possible, dissociation makes mental escape possible. When…

People-pleasing can develop as a survival response in unsafe, unpredictable, or critical environments. A child may learn that keeping other people happy reduces the risk of anger, punishment, rejection, conflict,…

Dissociative Identity Disorder develops as a way for a child to survive overwhelming trauma by dividing it up into smaller, less overwhelming pieces. Different parts of the self hold different…