My father just got out of a six hour, six bypass heart surgery. I am so very very thankful for him. This beautiful picture was sent to me, and I sent it to him. It all means a lot to me. He means a lot to me. More later, Kathy UPDATE: YES, my father survived his 6-bypass surgery in 2013. Amazingly so! Even the surgeon told him that "he had a very strong heart". Anyone who spent … [Read more...]
Picturing the Healing Process for Dissociative Identity Disorder
This set of picture-postcards demonstrates a passage through time for a trauma survivor with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD). These pictures show different phases of the dissociative healing process, and illustrate how healing occurs. Notice that they move from a more shattered, painful, chaotic place to a calmer, structured, organized place. Where there is originally nothing but a fragmented … [Read more...]
Dual Mask – A Picture of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Here is the next picture in the series about DID artwork. Dual Mask Even the title of this painting indicates Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD). Masks are a common metaphor used by the dissociative survivor. In this picture, where are the masks? What are the masks covering? What does the “real” person, or the rest of the person look like? Where are the others in the system? Are they … [Read more...]
Picturing Parts of a Dissociative System
Hello, This artwork series about Dissociative Identity Disorder has proven to be one of the most popular topics here at the Discussing Dissociation blog. Web statistics have shown several record setting “highest views” during this DID Artwork series. That’s amazing! I guess it’s pretty safe to assume the readers here are interested in these topics. That’s great! I’m very happy to carry on with these ideas and … [Read more...]
Pictures of DID – “How I View My Head”
Here is yet another unique view of Dissociative Identity Disorder. “How I View My Head” Isn’t this an interesting picture! It almost looks three-dimensional. Very cool! Once again, please remember, I’ll be writing out some of my thoughts without having conversations with the artist. I am presenting these thoughts for educational purposes only, and my guesses or impressions could be wrong. If I … [Read more...]