January 11th. National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. #WearBlueDay. Do you know anyone who has been enslaved in human trafficking? Have you listened to their stories? Have you felt their pain? Did you know that many dissociative trauma survivors are used in organized trafficking groups? Do you understand that these dissociative systems -- including their inside kids, inside teens, and a variety … [Read more...]
Darkness Exists — Are You Deceived by its Dazzle?
Darkness Exists -- Are You Deceived by its Dazzle? It's the shortest day of the year, the day with the most darkness, and the longest of nights. Winter Solstice can mean many things to different people, but today, I think of the ways the depths of darkness has dazzled far too many people. The money, the power, the control, the fame, the party drugs, the excessive sex life, the cover-up's .... Do these … [Read more...]
Feeling Traumatized by the Violence You’ve Seen?
Throwing a punch. Demonizing the opposition. Starting a war. Dropping a bomb. Hurting someone else. Bullying your neighbor. Trolling a cyber smack. And heaven forbid, killing someone. Have the haters gone overboard?! These extreme abusive actions have been so visible in the news lately, and what a horrible disturbance to see, hear and experience. At the same time, I have to say, far too many … [Read more...]
How is This Blog about Dissociative Identity Disorder Working for You?
Hi, hi hi -- how are you today? I'm feeling a bit silly, as you can see in the picture, and I'm trying out something new today. I've made a new little contact form with a few questions, and I'd like to use that, so I can hear more from you! You don't have to use this form, but hey -- I'm proud of it, so I'm putting it right here at the top of the page. :) How is this … [Read more...]
Remembering Favorite Memories instead of Re-living Bad Memories
During trauma recovery and the road to healing for dissociative trauma survivors, there is so very much focus on bad memories, abuse memories, body memories, painful memories, icky memories, difficult memories, vacant memories, your memories, their memories, nobody claims them memories.... Of course, this memory work is part of healing, and resolving the conflicts and heartbreak as much as possible is … [Read more...]