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...]
DID Survivors — I have a Question for You about Fathers
DID Survivors — I have a question for you about fathers. It’s not Father’s Day everywhere in the world, but this weekend has been Father’s Day for the Discussing Dissociation readers in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Peru, Netherlands, and Philippines. I’ve mentioned these countries specifically because it’s absolutely amazing to see these areas in the Top 10 Countries for DD … [Read more...]
Inspiration for DID Trauma Survivors from the Students of Stoneman Douglas High School
Inspiration. Such amazing strength of spirit. Words of such encouragement - resilience - inspiration - hope - written even in despair By two young, heartbroken, high school students who survived a deadly horrific trauma. Surprised and terrified by a horrible act of fatal violence in their very own school. Needing to express their overwhelming feelings, two of the drama students wrote this … [Read more...]
Would You Feel Safe Enough to Report Obnoxious Raging Behavior to the Police ?
I want to tell you a true story about something that just happened to me a couple weeks ago. It might be a bit triggery for a few of you — so please know right upfront that I am okay. This story will get a little scary, but it ends okay. I will spare you the nitty-gritty details, but I want to say enough about what happened so we can have a good discussion. Please know to have your older system … [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...]
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