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...]
How Dissociative Are You?
Hello, hello. :-) Through the years, lots of readers come to this blog to learn more about Dissociative Disorders. Working through the free online DES (Dissociative Experiences Scale) has been one of the top searches for a very long time. Have you tried answering the DES questions? Before you do, please have a read of this explanatory introduction. How dissociative are you ? And please be sure … [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...]
Discussing Dissociation, Five Years Later
Five years. Yes, five. December 2013 marks the five year anniversary of the Discussing Dissociation blog. Five years. FIVE years already already. Wow. Where does the time go? At this moment, there are over 200 articles written about dissociative disorders, and over 3400 comments from the people who understand dissociative disorders better than anyone else in the world -- thank you for your comments, … [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...]