Panic attacks are always accompanied by intense fear.  Intense fear is appropriate if you come upon a cougar on your jogging route. But if your heart pounds with fear with…
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Part 5: Recommendations Diagnosis of DID is very rarely made on the first encounter between the clinician and the patient. Remember that depression is found in almost every patient walking…
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Part 4 The Error of the Medical Model in Diagnosis Severe early childhood trauma is the etiology of DID. This does not fit in well with the traditional medical model…
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Part 3 Healing Past Trauma.  Just knowing that trauma is frequently the real issue underlying their individual issues does not mean that there are easy solutions for trauma survivors.   Trauma…
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Part 2: Characteristics of Trauma Van der Kolk describes the characteristics of psychological trauma as damage from uncontrollable, terrifying, and overwhelming life events.  Uncontrollable means that it is outside of…
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