Practical tools and lived experience to support you in living with dissociation and CPTSD. This section covers everyday coping strategies, grounding techniques, emotional regulation, and what it means to function in work, relationships, and daily life while managing trauma-related symptoms.
If you experience dissociation, keeping a journal about your episodes can be one of the most empowering steps you take. This practical guide walks you through what to track, how to track it when thinking clearly feels difficult, and how to use what you find to identify patterns that can transform your understanding of your own experience.
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Dissociation in public can feel uniquely terrifying. This guide explains what is happening when dissociation strikes outside the home, provides practical grounding strategies you can use discreetly, and helps you build a personal emergency response plan for when you need it most.
When Dissociation Happens in Public: Your Emergency Response Plan Read More »
A practical guide to building a personal toolkit for managing dissociation in everyday life. Covers morning anchoring routines, grounding techniques for immediate relief, day structure for nervous system safety, strategies for work and social settings, evening rest support, and how to track your progress over time. Evidence-informed and trauma-informed throughout.
My Daily Toolkit: Managing Dissociation in Everyday Life Read More »
Learn how your physical environment affects your nervous system when you experience dissociation. This practical, trauma-informed guide covers how to create a safe space at home, from lighting and sound to sensory kits and grounding objects, with ideas for every budget.
Creating a Safe Space: Physical Environments That Help Dissociation Read More »
Managing dissociation at work is exhausting and often invisible. This guide covers practical strategies, grounding techniques suited to the workplace, your legal rights under the Equality Act 2010, and how to start the conversation with your employer about reasonable adjustments.
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When dissociation makes time feel slippery and daily life hard to hold onto, routine can be a lifeline. But only if it is built for the reality of dissociation, not against it. Discover a compassionate, practical approach to creating anchors in your day that work even when reality feels fluid.
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Being admitted to a psychiatric ward — whether voluntarily or under a section of the Mental Health Act — is one of the most disorienting experiences a person can go through. This guide walks you through what mental health hospitalisation in the UK typically involves, your rights as an inpatient, and how to cope with the particular challenges it brings for people living with dissociation and trauma.
Mental Health Hospitalisation: What to Expect, Your Rights, and How to Cope Read More »
Learn practical, evidence-based grounding techniques specifically designed for dissociation. From the 5-4-3-2-1 method to creating your personal grounding kit, discover which strategies work best for reconnecting with the present moment during dissociative episodes.
Grounding Techniques That Actually Work for Dissociation Read More »