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DID Therapies & Treatments Terms
Plain-language definitions of therapies and treatments used for Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), PTSD and dissociation, including EMDR, DBR, DBT, CBT, IFS and Ego State Therapy.
Therapies & Treatment
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- A trauma therapy that uses back-and-forth eye movements, taps or sounds to help “unstick” painful memories.
- DBR (Deep Brain Reorienting)
- A newer trauma therapy that works with the first jolt of shock the body feels, before the big feelings come.
- DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- Practical skills for handling big emotions, getting through hard moments, and getting along with people.
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- A therapy based on how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other.
- IFS (Internal Family Systems)
- A therapy that sees everyone’s mind as made of parts, with a calm core “Self” that helps them heal.
- Ego State Therapy
- A therapy that helps the different “states” of a personality understand and cooperate with each other.
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