More Alike Than Different: Treating Severely Dissociative Trauma Survivors

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Summary: Tolled and Climbing
Review: The value of identifying the traumas associated with abuse enables an understanding of the extent of the disassociative state that allows concepts to govern practicalities as they are known throughout the traditional world. While most have presumed muliple impact to be all negative, and all psychologically damaging, the unique reactions and perceptions of the independent who finds himself or herself in this state, may have more in common with history's uncommon thinkers than to be assigned the category of ill or eccentric. Einstein, Freud, the Wright Brothers, and Edison may all have had interestingly common experiences that result in unique perspectives, etc., and inventions that depart from traditional design. Writing off even severely dissociative trauma victims is as much a mistake as writing off associative non-trauma victims as boring and uninteresting. While different approaches to value may be necessary or required for such a person to be productive, the effort is well worth the results. The key is often difficult to find, even harder to use, and sometimes fraught with danger and/or disappointment, but the obscure brilliance that lies dormant perhaps even encased in its own uniquely configured protective armor yields sometimes surprising results, a common outcome in such instances. The careful and delicate psychological surgery required to enable fruition is not for amateurs and not for the biased and conforming. Openmindedness and a nonjudgemental attitude is a prerequisite, however, since at the sight of danger, the psychologically frail and vulnerable multi-impacted victim envelops him or herself in safety by returning to the cocoon in which he or she is most familiar and comfortable. It is definitely not for the uninitiated, and definitely not for cowards. Generally, the widest scope or range of resources are required to address the many conflicting messages that are typical of the breed to correct the errors of past performance in an environment of acceptance, stimulation, understanding. Most thrive under the influence of empathetic souls who may be able to help guide them in a trusting relationship of unquestioning loyalty. The relevance of such an analysis is that currently more numbers of children have become victims of multiple trauma in busy, economically challenged families where one or both parents work, and have little time for the nurturing that might be present but are missing.