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Ever Been in a Mood?

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  Have you ever been in a mood? Sometimes it's hard to know which mood is what.   For the picture above, what mood do you see?  Here are some of the options I see: Bored Irritated Frustrated Disappointed Sadness   What about this mood?  What moods do you see in the pictures below?     Do you see ....... … [Read more...]

Do You have Athazagoraphobia?

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  Athazagoraphobia.   I have learned a new word today. Athazagoraphobia.   Athazagoraphobia is the fear of being forgotten, ignored, or being replaced.   Athazagoraphobia.   Ooooh boy, what a powerful word that relates to intense feelings held by soooo many dissociative trauma survivors. And since abandonment and neglect is often a huge and prominent part of the trauma history, is there any … [Read more...]

What Do You Think about Violence?

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  Violence. What do you think about violence? It's everywhere in our world. As I'm writing this, there are news headlines about violence and riots in Baltimore Maryland. There have been violent racial riots in St. Louis Missouri making headlines for months. White police have been shooting innocent black men. A black teenager in Oklahoma shot and killed an innocent white Australian man. My news channel just … [Read more...]

Child Parts – When They Hold Suicidal Power and Influence

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Hello, Here is a difficult but important topic -- suicidal child parts within the dissociative system. The original article has over 30 comments. Your thoughts and opinions on this topic are welcomed too. Stay safe, and please do help your internal children to be safer too!   Warmly, Kathy   Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation … [Read more...]

Losing Someone I Love from an Overdose

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. This is a sad, sad, oh so very very sad week in my household. On Monday, we said goodbye to a very dear young man, only 27 yrs old, a young man that had been my neighbor and "second son" for many years. This young man was one of my son's best friends, my son's dearest childhood pal. "Way back when," he lived next door from us for at least five years, but he has been included as part of our extended family unit ever … [Read more...]