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5.10 BS | Common Presentations of Fragmented Personalities (Your Life Destruction, Explained)

✭✭✭✭✭ 5.9 Fragmented Personalities; Common Presentations (Your Life Destruction, Explained)

This episode explores the concept of fragmented personalities in trauma survivors, based on Janina Fisher’s work. It delves into the common signs of dissociative disorders, their impact on daily life, and how they manifest in therapy. The discussion covers nervous system reactions, implicit memories, and the challenges of treating fragmented selves. Understanding these complex psychological mechanisms can help trauma survivors recognize their symptoms and seek appropriate treatment. The episode emphasizes the importance of integrating past experiences with present awareness for effective recovery.

5.10 BS | Common Presentations of Fragmented Personalities (Your Life Destruction, Explained)

✭✭✭✭ 5.7 Neurological Basis of Fragmented Personalities (Your Trauma Life on Survival Neural Networks)

This episode explores the concept of fragmented personalities in trauma survivors from a neurobiological perspective. Drawing on Janina Fisher’s work, it explains how neural networks form different personality parts as adaptive responses to trauma. The discussion covers survival responses, the development of a “get shit done” personality, and how understanding these mechanisms can reduce self-blame and shame. This framework offers a new way to interpret seemingly contradictory behaviors and emotions in trauma survivors, potentially aiding in recovery and self-compassion.