This year, I lost my father. Or at least I lost him from the ways I've known him -- to be walking, talking, tossing out a joke, standing firm on a value, painting a picture, eating waffles, cooking pancakes, or sipping his very weak, highly watered-down "coffee" (not anywhere near my definition of coffee, but very weak, warm, coffee-colored water in a moose mug is how he liked his coffee). My dad has been … [Read more...]
Losing an Animal Family Member: Your Animal Friend, Beloved Pet, or Furry Companion
ON THE LOSS OF AN ANIMAL FAMILY MEMBER (AKA. ANIMAL FRIEND, OR PET) This article is written for dissociative people by a dissociative system who has lived this pain. This is another area of life that is probably-definitely harder for DID people. Not that the loss of a pet is ever not painful for someone who has dearly loved their animal family member. But all those DID-specific factors, that make … [Read more...]
Real Little Holiday Season — Made especially for Dissociative Kids
It's that time of year again --- the holidays are nearly here, and holidays can be very complicated. Are you feeling happy? sad? scared? angry? confused? peaceful? There are so many different emotions connected to the holiday time of year. This year, here at Discussing Dissociation, we have something brand new planned for the little ones for the dissociative systems, starting now, in the holiday … [Read more...]
Flying 3 Dogs Over the Pacific in a big ol’ Airplane! Can you imagine that?!
Reuniting with my Kelpie Family This was meant to be a big week. Today, right now, I was meant to be picking up my 3 gorgeous silver kelpies from LAX -- Los Angeles International Airport. My dogs are flying over the Pacific in a big ol' airplane to join me here in America. Say what?! Yep, they are flying out of Brisbane Australia and coming over to the USA. An international flight for my dogs! This … [Read more...]
DID Awareness Day. March 5. Are You Discussing Dissociation Today?
MARCH 5. DID AWARENESS DAY. This is a big day around here. This Discussing Dissociation blog, all the DD Forums, (DDCF, DDEF, SSPA), the thousands of readers here, my 30+ year career, every email Laura writes, and everything we do here at DD is all about DID. Dissociative Identity Disorder. WE are very aware of DID. Awareness involves talking, and increasing awareness involves talking … [Read more...]
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