Finally a book for survivors written by a survivor!
Got Parts? was written by a survivor of DID in association with her
therapist and therapy group. This book is filled with successful coping
techniques and strategies to enhance the day-to-day functioning of adult
survivors of DID in relationships, work, parenting, self-confidence, and
self-care. Got Parts will help you introduce yourself to your internal
family and improve its communication, integration, and well-being.
Although written to carefully avoid triggering, it delivers
well-grounded guidelines for living that DID people need to do on the
way to recovery. Coping strategies included help you with issues related
to triggers, flashbacks, and body memories. Got Parts also includes a
detailed list of outside resources you can draw on. This book is
intended to be used in conjunction with a therapist and is not a
substitute for therapy.
Once thought of as a rare and mysterious psychiatric curiosity,
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is now understood to be a fairly
common outcome of severe trauma in young children most typically extreme
and repeated physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, and often lack of
attachment. Formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder, DID is a
condition in which a person has two or more distinct identities or
personality states that recurrently take control of the person's
consciousness and behavior. Symptoms can include depression, mood
swings, panic or anxiety attacks, substance abuse, memory loss,
propensity for trances, sleep and eating disorders, distrust,
detachment, lack of self-care, and distress or impairment at work.
Acclaim for Got Parts from Therapists and Survivors
"Got Parts? is a very well conceived and useful tool, particularly for
those treating DID from a more functional perspective." -- Peter A.
Maves, Ph.D., ISSD Fellow
"Got Parts is great tool for working therapeutically with ones internal
family." -- Patricia Sherman, LCSW
"I particularly liked the chapter which emphasises the importance of
taking care of body, mind and spirit holistically." -- Kathryn
Livingston, Chairperson, First Person Plural (UK)
"I strongly recommend this book as a easily read, straightforward and
insightful recovery tool for my clients with DID." -- Ian Landry, MA MSW
RSW, Nova Scotia, Canada
"I will require got parts for new clients, refer it to other therapists
and have even recommended it for others." -- Karen Hutchins, MA LPC
"ATW's approach reflects that of Truddi Chase, a DID victim who prefers
her alters live in a harmonious community." -- Metapsychology Online
Review, Dec. 22, 2005
For more information please visit www.GotParts.org
From Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com
