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Who’s Looking at You In the Mirror?

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The following drawing is a DID survivor’s response to my question:    Can you picture dissociative identity disorder?   *** If you are a dissociative trauma survivor, please read the following article with caution.  Some of the topics presented in this blog article could create an emotional reaction from your internal system as several difficult but important topics are mentioned.  Please be sure to … [Read more...]

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