When you find a kitten in a magic tree.... Yep, JoeJoe found a little tiny kitten lost and abandoned, all alone and very scared, stuck inside the bottom of a deeply hollowed out tree stump. This wasn't just any ol' tree stump --- this tree stump was half-a-tree tall kind of tree stump. It was way too big and tall for a teeny tiny kitten to keep as a home by herself. I suppose this tree-house kept some versions … [Read more...]
DID Awareness Day 2023 — Experiencing Dissociative Identity Disorder in Real Life
Wow. Another year has passed, and here we are at DID Awareness Day again! I challenged many of the DDCF forum members last year to do some inspiring things for DID, and we had some interesting success stories of public speaking, publishing stories, presenting educational information to professionals, displaying artwork, etc. Spreading accurate and helpful information about DID has been a goal for most of the DDCF … [Read more...]
Safety Tips! Creating More Safety for Yourself and your Insiders
Halloween. Or as I've seen recently, H'ween. That time of year that is so very difficult for so many dissociative trauma survivors. Every dissociative person I know has a long personalized list of time-dates-weekends that feel more difficult and trauma-laden for them than others. The weeks around H'ween are frequently on the list of troubling times. Even if H'ween isn't an issue for you -- keep … [Read more...]
A Tribute to my Dad — one of the good guys.
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...]
DID Awareness Day: March 5
DID AWARENESS DAY March 5 Thankfully, more and more people, worldwide, are becoming aware of DID: Dissociative Identity Disorder. Even so, there are many many more people to educate and teach. So many more folks who don't yet understand. Last year, at Discussing Dissociation, we held a group zoom on DID Awareness Day 2021 and talked about our thoughts and goals. We challenged each other for what … [Read more...]