Hey! How are you today? I hope you are doing well. I have something super exciting to share with you. Through the years lots of folks have asked me to make more videos, and that has been on my 10-mile long To Do list for looooong awhile. Videos are such a wonderful way to say things that are hard to say in writing. There's no doubt that they are important. I'm happy to finally say I've gotten some … [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...]
Feeling Split about Anger
. What do you think when you see this picture? How does it relate to you? I like this picture. I don't agree with the wording, in its entirety, but I can see value in the message. First, let's talk about the picture itself. How does this picture represent the inner worlds, and internal systems of someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder? Do you see the different people? The different ages? The different body … [Read more...]
DID Insiders: Are They Parts or People?
Hello, hello :mrgreen: The other day, I was part of a conversation asking the question whether the insiders in a dissociative system should be called parts or people. And now, after recently reading Insomniac’s cute comment to me about that very same topic, I’ve decided to make a quick, informal post about it. I’m interested in hearing what the rest of you think about this … [Read more...]
Three Difficult Scenarios involving Fathers
It’s Father’s Day. Father's Day is all about those endearing, positive, caring fathers. But what about the abusive fathers? Fathers. Yep, fathers are as difficult a topic for dissociative trauma survivors as mothers. Fathers often are heavily involved in the trauma history for dissociative survivors. Most DID survivors I know have far too many painful memories involving their fathers. I decided I … [Read more...]
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