Years and years ago, there was a time in my life where I had been so surrounded by people, hour after hour, day after day, that I really didn't know how to spend time by myself. That may seem weird, but I just hadn't been alone much. It was a little freaky to learn how to be alone, and how to enjoy being alone. I didn't know how to sit with just quiet. It felt weird to not have a million things going on, people … [Read more...]
Can You See Inside Outside?
I have a question for the dissociative readers of this blog. I've been asked this question, and I have an answer, but I'd rather check with you all instead, just to be sure. Can you see your insiders on the outside? Let me explain further. I know that people with Dissociative Identity Disorder can see their internal worlds. The internal world for dissociative survivors typically has a landscape, several … [Read more...]
Hotmail, Mailboxes, and Dissociative Identity Disorder
Hotmail! This mailbox on the side of the road is clever. Silly. Ridiculous. Funny. What a nice way to get your mail each day. It's big enough for mail, and probably waterproof too. And certainly creative. This Hotmail Mailbox made me giggle so I had to share it, just for fun. You might think there could not be any parallels with Dissociative Identity Disorder in this picture but a few thoughts have … [Read more...]
Inside, After — In the Head of a Dissociative Trauma Survivor
More DID artwork. Gotta love this stuff. DID art is so very helpful, and informative, and artwork says things that words have difficulty explaining. The series on artwork drawn by survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder have been some of the most visited articles from this blog. If you haven't checked them out, I encourage you to have a look at them: Artwork … [Read more...]
It’s Ok to be Unique – It’s Ok to be Plural
Unique. Being yourself. Having a lot of selves. Different from everyone else. What's wrong with that? Nothing at all. This strawberry is beautiful. It really "makes you look"! This strawberry is truly amazing. How did it grow in so many separate directions all at once? Have you ever seen such a unique strawberry? Isn't it interesting? I think it is mega-cool. I thought maybe … [Read more...]