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Our Normal Complicated Selves – a place to write about anything

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  I was given a great idea by one of the readers here at Discussing Dissociation:     I would love to see a thread/topic here that really didn’t have any topic other than maybe people connecting or checking in if they wanted to. Maybe even about things that have nothing to do with DID. It would be nice to have a spot where we could just be our normal complicated selves. “I just made the best pot of … [Read more...]

What Does Long-Term Family Violence Do to You?

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    What happens when you live with violence for years of time? When violence happens every day, or every other day, or every week? How do you cope with that much fear and chaos? How do save yourself from falling into a deep, dark depression? What happens to your sense of trust? What do you do with your own huge feelings? What if you are trapped in that situation and don’t know how to remove … [Read more...]

Thanks to Those with Dedication and Support for the Healing Process

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I received a beautiful poem written by a dissociative survivor, thanking those who have been kind, supportive, comforting, and helpful.   They have generously recognized both mental health professionals and the supportive community of dissociative survivors. Part of the beauty of this poem is that while saying Thank You, this trauma survivor has been able to describe the difficulties and struggles of the healing … [Read more...]

5 Kinds of Emotional Support Needed by Dissociative Trauma Survivors

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Emotional support is definitely needed by dissociative trauma survivors. So..... what is emotional support? I often get emails and questions from friends – partners – spouses of dissociative trauma survivors.  These loved ones are often unsure about how to best support their partner amidst all the darkness.  These are the partners who care.  But they don’t know what to do.  They don’t know how to … [Read more...]

5000 Comments Posted on DiscussingDissociation

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  Yep!  :) That's right!!  :)   We have made 5000 comments on this blog. You.  Y'all.  All you rock stars out there! Thank you, thank you, and thank you!     Wait!  Wait!  Wait!    It's been awhile since I first wrote this article, and I have an update to add.   There are now 10,000 comments posted on this blog!!   No, no, that's NOT spam -- spam comments are never posted, … [Read more...]