Have you heard that doing art reduces anxiety and depression, and increases feelings of wellbeing? Art is an important aspect of any survivors healing journey. I've been looking at artwork drawn by dissociative survivors this week, and it never ceases to amaze me how much I can see and understand about the person, or the dissociative system when I am trusted enough to see their artwork. Art is … [Read more...]
Sad to Say We’ve Lost Someone from our DID Community
Oh, it’s just never fun to write about losing someone, but I must tell you some very sad news. One of our long-term, dedicated-to-DID healing community members has recently passed away from terminal illness, via sudden heart attack. Here at Discussing Dissociation, we knew this beautiful soul as “All the Jill People” or “Participating Parts”. Honoring All the Jill People Today, I'm writing to honor … [Read more...]
Ever Been in a Mood?
Have you ever been in a mood? Sometimes it's hard to know which mood is what. For the picture above, what mood do you see? Here are some of the options I see: Bored Irritated Frustrated Disappointed Sadness What about this mood? What moods do you see in the pictures below? Do you see ....... … [Read more...]
Picturing a Group of Insiders – a Dissociative System
Hello hello, This artwork and the layered complexities within it has been fascinating to me since the first I saw of "The Group". It's a great drawing, yes? Have a read of this article to see more of the thoughts I've had about this drawing. You may see very different things in this drawing than I did, so please feel free to comment. The more I looked, the more I could see, but I am quite certain I … [Read more...]
Dual Mask – A Picture of Dissociative Identity Disorder
The artwork featured in this blog article is just so stunning that I've come back to look at this page time and time and time again throughout the years. I love the contrasting colors, and there is so much depth in what first appears to be simplicity. It's wonderful! So today, I pick this article to re-blog, not because of what I wrote, but because of the strength and beauty of this painting about … [Read more...]