Seventeen years of Discussing Dissociation Yep, 17 years ago, this blog website started. It's absolutely changed my life. Hopefully, it's had a positive impact for you as well. Hello hello to you.... This year, on this 17th anniversary of Discussing Dissociation, I want to just write to you. Not to teach you something, not to make a particular point, not to give you an example of what is … [Read more...]
Feeling Traumatized by the Violence You’ve Seen?
Throwing a punch. Demonizing the opposition. Starting a war. Dropping a bomb. Hurting someone else. Bullying your neighbor. Trolling a cyber smack. And heaven forbid, killing someone. Have the haters gone overboard?! These extreme abusive actions have been so visible in the news lately, and what a horrible disturbance to see, hear and experience. At the same time, I have to say, far too many … [Read more...]
50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder
"50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder" A comprehensive listing, yes, but even so, still not exhaustive of all the work done by dissociative trauma survivors. Healing takes a LOT of work. There's no wonder it's so time-consuming. This article is one of the very first posts written on Discussing Dissociation. There are many new readers of this blog since those early … [Read more...]
Are Newborn Babies Born with Innocence and Purity? How about You?
You probably thought I was going to talk about kids, or children, or babies. And I might. But first, what about newborn puppies? This post is partly for fun -- because you know I just can’t resist sharing more pictures of my puppies ! But to be fair, I do have a few thoughts related to trauma issues when I look at these pictures. I am starting to think that I might just have to make a “puppy series”. :) First, … [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...]