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, … [Read more...]
Dual Mask – A Picture of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Here is the next picture in the series about DID artwork. Dual Mask Even the title of this painting indicates Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD). Masks are a common metaphor used by the dissociative survivor. In this picture, where are the masks? What are the masks covering? What does the “real” person, or the rest of the person look like? Where are the others in the system? Are they … [Read more...]