Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

12 reviews for Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

1. Water Dog

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   July 8, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars Useful for my self discovery; I’m phobic to my unpleasant feelings!

   Excellent. Clearly written. Is helping me become more self-aware generally and with my Internet addiction. Wow!It’s amazing that trauma therapy only ...More

   Excellent. Clearly written. Is helping me become more self-aware generally and with my Internet addiction. Wow!
   
   It’s amazing that trauma therapy only started getting published in the 1970s. This is new information for us humans. Took me over 50 years of living before I realized that of “fight, flight or freeze,” I’d freeze. My “freeze” was so thorough I didn’t realize that I froze.
   
   I’m a physically tough guy, very outdoorsy and brave externally. It wasn’t until I was in my 40s to realize that I’m the opposite and quite sensitive and not that resilient to my own unpleasant inner experiences. In fact, I chickened out and avoid my unpleasant inner experiences, which has slowly disconnected me from life.

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   Pam Glindeman

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   May 1, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly helpful for self study

   If you want to educate yourself on this mental health topic, as an ally, family member, professional, or patient, this text is extremely helpful, know...More

   If you want to educate yourself on this mental health topic, as an ally, family member, professional, or patient, this text is extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and easy to follow.

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   Claire

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   October 1, 2022

   5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome

   My therapist recommended this to me and it’s been very useful and insightful especially the section on sleep

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   Alh2015

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   May 29, 2022

   5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful

   Though each chapter is "short," they depth of wisdom and commitment to compassion and healing is easily discernable. Grateful for this resource.

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   THOMAS

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   April 7, 2022

   5.0 out of 5 stars Therapist recommended

   Clear, easy to follow workbook. I used it along with a therapist. The CPTSD explanations and insights are truly valuable and helpful.

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   Sarah Sheppard

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   February 8, 2022

   5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!

   Incredibly helpful tool for both me & my therapist to help me learn about and understand how trauma has impacted my life and way of thinking.

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   Jason C

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   October 9, 2020

   5.0 out of 5 stars It's really the Bible of work with dissociation and DID

   As a therapist specializing in the field of complex PTSD, dissociation, and Dissociative Identity Disorder, I highly recommend this book. It's great a...More

   As a therapist specializing in the field of complex PTSD, dissociation, and Dissociative Identity Disorder, I highly recommend this book. It's great as a stand alone book but works best when used with a therapist who understands and is trained in treating dissociation. It's important to understand what this book is. This book will not cure your trauma, no book can! It's a book designed to help you understand why you are the way you are, give you skills to help yourself, your ability to cope, improve your daily life and your relationships with others. This book is a huge gift, and is really the gold standard. Actually resolving the trauma itself and healing it--which is causing your symptoms in the first place--takes a therapist trained in something to do that such as EMDR, Somatic Experience, Sensorimotor Therapy, or Internal Family Systems.

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   Shelby Joy

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   August 27, 2017

   4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Resource!

   One of the best resources I've encountered for working with patients with strong treatment resistant DID. This book provides clear and easily relatabl...More

   One of the best resources I've encountered for working with patients with strong treatment resistant DID. This book provides clear and easily relatable insight to the client and provides a wonderful roadmap for evidence-based practice for both therapist and patient. Highly recommended!

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   InveterateShopper

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   July 28, 2017

   5.0 out of 5 stars Really helpful book

   This book is amazing. I would read chapter after chapter and say, "My life is in this book!" I didn't know that other people had the same problems tha...More

   This book is amazing. I would read chapter after chapter and say, "My life is in this book!" I didn't know that other people had the same problems that I did, and that people actually researched these types of problems! It made me feel good to know that I was not the only one experiencing these things.
   
   I picked up this book because it was mentioned in Pete Walker's "Complex PTSD" book as a work helpful for those who have "freeze" as one of their main responses to trauma.
   
   The book is written in a very nonjudgmental way, which is helpful for those of us who are easily triggered by criticism. The chapters are very short, which is good for people who are easily overwhelmed. I learned a lot about myself through this book and was able to develop some skills to help myself as I heal from complex PTSD.

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   R

   Rated 4 out of 5

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   May 17, 2016

   4.0 out of 5 stars This book is very helpful, especially if you are ...

   This book is very helpful, especially if you are new to this subject. I did, however, think that it would go into a bit more depth. This is more light...More

   This book is very helpful, especially if you are new to this subject. I did, however, think that it would go into a bit more depth. This is more lightly covering all the bases with quite a few guided question and viewpoint summaries at the end of each chapter. I can see how this would be helpful for a group or ideas for a therapist. This is more of a jumping off point to get you started than a carry you through the entire process. I can understand why they did this, as it states many times, therapy should be done with a therapist and not by yourself.

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   Crysannia

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   December 11, 2015

   5.0 out of 5 stars This is an amazing book, I am so glad I decided to ...

   This is an amazing book, I am so glad I decided to buy it. It is helpful for people with dissociation and their family as well as lots of information ...More

   This is an amazing book, I am so glad I decided to buy it. It is helpful for people with dissociation and their family as well as lots of information for therapists to use when working with DID clients. DiD is such a rare disorder that most therapists don't have experience working with people who have it, so they have no idea what it looks like in the real world. Like most mental health diagnosis DID or MPD has been poorly over dramatized in the media. So maybe your just interested in the subject, but whatever reason you have to want a book on this, this is one of the best I have read, and I have read quite a few.

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   climber

   Rated 4 out of 5

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   October 13, 2014

   4.0 out of 5 stars This is a nice book. If you are a high functioning individual ...

   I am a therapist. This is a nice book. If you are a high functioning individual with some dissociation seeking your own intelligent self-help resour...More

   I am a therapist. This is a nice book. If you are a high functioning individual with some dissociation seeking your own intelligent self-help resources or a therapist who works with clients who have trauma history, I think you will get a lot out of this book.

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