P4 Retreat: North Carolina 2023 21 - 30 July 2023 Highlands, North Carolina A highly unique, creative event specifically designed for dissociative trauma survivors. [ UPDATE! REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW! ] Yep, it's that time again -- our retreat for DID trauma survivors is soon coming upon us. Have you been considering this option? For a weekend? … [Read more...]
Do You Enjoy the Quiet? Or Being alone?
Years and years ago, there was a time in my life where I had been so surrounded by people, hour after hour, day after day, that I really didn't know how to spend time by myself. That may seem weird, but I just hadn't been alone much. It was a little freaky to learn how to be alone, and how to enjoy being alone. I didn't know how to sit with just quiet. It felt weird to not have a million things going on, … [Read more...]
Doubly Difficult Days for DID Survivors
This weekend is often a difficult weekend for trauma survivors with dissociative identity disorder. First, there is Father’s Day (for those of us living in the USA), and secondly, it’s the Summer Solstice. Anytime the difficult days get stacked on top of each other, it’s going to make for a complicated time. On days when the issues seem to surface in layers, what do you do to cope? **This blog article is … [Read more...]