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Summary
Phase II: Overcoming the Phobia of Trauma Memories For this middle step, the individual needs to learn to deal with external triggers and to accept all parts inside. This step involves overcoming fear of insecure attachment to abusers, to a therapist, to address the loss of attachment by EP, and to overcome fear of childhood trauma memories. This is done by realization of trauma memories between parts, gradually rending dissociation unnecessary. The principal elements of trauma must be shared among ANP and EP which will result in an autobiographical narrative memory of the events. Integration of trauma memories is necessary but not sufficient for unification. Step III is required. -The Haunted Self p. 319-336