I have heard of this with DID. It was suggested to be by a recovered survivor. I want to know more before I attempt. Also, how do you do it? Also, how to you get on the "inside"?
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Making a safe place in your mind
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Hi.... it's nice to meet you. 
It happens in different ways for me/us.... sometimes alters who have received healing themselves, bring littles into an internal safe place with them to nurture, rock, hold, hug, sing, and teach them the truth about Jesus.
But also, since I had a form of counseling called Theophostic Prayer Ministry, we learned to bring any painful emotions and the lies attached, to Jesus and ask Him to reveal (speak, show) us His truth to replace the lies. Well, many times, Jesus would reveal Himself to alters as their Safe Place (based on Psalm 91, this is Biblical... the Secret Place of the Most High, and under the shadow of the Almighty... under the shadow of His wings). But we have also been able to pull littles who are stuck in trauma into the present, by showing them good things... the outdoors, birds singing, a gentle breeze, sunshine.... soft music, coloring books... and then, by doing this, they feel safe to share things. We don't leave it with this... we usually ask them if they would like to go to safe room with others and just play... or rest, etc. They usually are very eager to have a safe room. Littles sometimes express the desires they have.... in that they may say they don't want beds, but big comfy pillows instead, and lots of stuffed animals.... rocking chairs, and a play yard with tall stone walls and a waterfall, lol ..... they get very creative! Some who aren't ready for the safe room (where it is calm and quiet) have requested a sound-proof room where they can yell, scream, and throw things....
It has taken time, though. And I myself do not always have connection with the safe rooms .... but when littles come forward, it's naturally where we take them (after they have been heard, validated, comforted, etc, by me... ).
I have one adult alter who spoke German when I first met her, and she has helped me a lot.... and learned to speak English, and has been helping with littles for some time. She rocks them, sings, introduces and teaches them about Jesus.
It happens in different ways for me/us.... sometimes alters who have received healing themselves, bring littles into an internal safe place with them to nurture, rock, hold, hug, sing, and teach them the truth about Jesus.
But also, since I had a form of counseling called Theophostic Prayer Ministry, we learned to bring any painful emotions and the lies attached, to Jesus and ask Him to reveal (speak, show) us His truth to replace the lies. Well, many times, Jesus would reveal Himself to alters as their Safe Place (based on Psalm 91, this is Biblical... the Secret Place of the Most High, and under the shadow of the Almighty... under the shadow of His wings). But we have also been able to pull littles who are stuck in trauma into the present, by showing them good things... the outdoors, birds singing, a gentle breeze, sunshine.... soft music, coloring books... and then, by doing this, they feel safe to share things. We don't leave it with this... we usually ask them if they would like to go to safe room with others and just play... or rest, etc. They usually are very eager to have a safe room. Littles sometimes express the desires they have.... in that they may say they don't want beds, but big comfy pillows instead, and lots of stuffed animals.... rocking chairs, and a play yard with tall stone walls and a waterfall, lol ..... they get very creative! Some who aren't ready for the safe room (where it is calm and quiet) have requested a sound-proof room where they can yell, scream, and throw things....
It has taken time, though. And I myself do not always have connection with the safe rooms .... but when littles come forward, it's naturally where we take them (after they have been heard, validated, comforted, etc, by me... ).
I have one adult alter who spoke German when I first met her, and she has helped me a lot.... and learned to speak English, and has been helping with littles for some time. She rocks them, sings, introduces and teaches them about Jesus.
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