Children can get all kinds of injuries. Some injuries can be accidental, some can be tragic, some can be done purposefully by offenders. Children are resilient, but let's face it -- they are LITTLE. And they are YOUNG. And they are still figuring out the world, and lots of kids don't know how to read yet, and some of them don't know how to write, and they may or may not know their colors. They may or … [Read more...]
What Does Long-Term Family Violence Do to You?
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...]
How is This Blog about Dissociative Identity Disorder Working for You?
Hi, hi hi -- how are you today? I'm feeling a bit silly, as you can see in the picture, and I'm trying out something new today. I've made a new little contact form with a few questions, and I'd like to use that, so I can hear more from you! You don't have to use this form, but hey -- I'm proud of it, so I'm putting it right here at the top of the page. :) How is this … [Read more...]
Happy Holiday Greetings, and Ending those Unhappy Holidays
Happy Holiday Greetings! I hope you have had a great holiday season so far. My hope is that you are making these days as beautiful and special for yourself as you can. There are lots of ways to provide Christmas cheer for your DID system, even if you are in a rough spot. Please read through this blog if you don't know what I'm talking about. Holidays are not always fun … [Read more...]
10 Reasons Why it’s Hard to Leave Perpetrators and Abusers
Leaving the perpetrators. Separating from the bad guys. Putting distance between yourself and the person / persons who are hurting you, no matter who they are. This is a huge topic in the treatment process for most dissociative trauma survivors. Safety. Obtaining safety from the people who are hurting your mind, body, soul, and spirit. Dissociative trauma survivors who had an entire childhood entangled … [Read more...]
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