Dissociation

Myth: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) are extremely rare. Fact: Worldwide, about 1.1% of people meet criteria for DID. According to the DSM 5, the prevalence of OCD is less that of DID. Myth: DID is quite obvious, the differences…

The window of tolerance is the range in which we as humans are able to function most effectively.  When the brain perceives a threat that it does not think you can fight or flee from it is likely to go into a state of collapse,…

Today I want to get back to a discussion of the nested model of attachment proposed by Jessica Fern in her book polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy. There are a couple more levels I’ve yet to discuss and today I want to focus on…

When we say that the body keeps the score, or that trauma lives on in our bodies, this is quite literally true. Experiencing trauma or chronic stress, can lead to structural changes in the brain. Here are some of those changes. Weakening of the prefrontal…

The window of tolerance is the range in which we as humans are able to function most effectively. When the brain perceives a threat that it can fight or flee from, it is likely to go into a state of hyper-arousal, in which you may…

Window of Tolerance This term was originally coined by Dr. Dan Siegel, to describe the optimal zone of arousal in which a person is able to function most effectively. When you are in this zone you are able to effectively able to take in and…