From my therapy apt. Sharing because I think it could be helpful for people. #trauma #cptsd #structuraldissociation
A chart titled “Structural Dissociation: ‘Who’ Will Show Up?” (van der Haart, Nijenhuis & Steele, 2006)
The top part of the chart has two boxes, one white and one gray. The white box says “’Going on with Normal Life’ part of the self”. It is connected horizontally with the grey box, which says “Traumatized Child Self or Selves”.
The “traumatized child” box connects vertically to each of the five gray boxes below.
“Fight (vigilance): Angry, judgmental, mistrustful, self-destructive, controlling, suicidal, needs to control”
“Flight (escape): Distancer, runner, ambivalent, cannot commit, addictive or eating disordered”
“Freeze (fear): Frozen, terrified, wary, phobic of being seen, reports panic attacks”
“Submit (shame): Depressed, ashamed, filled with self-hatred, passive, "good girl,” caretaker, self-sacrificing"
“Attach (cry for help): Looks for connection, fearful of abandonment and rejection, innocent, wants someone to depend on”
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