What do you feel? This post is about me baring my soul to my readers who have dissociative identity disorder (DID). The piece is full of heartfelt emotions that can be a bit raw but are real nonetheless.   Everyone experiences loss. People and jobs come and go, people...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become well-known among the public today. However, many do not understand that anyone can form PTSD and ignore the symptoms putting themselves at risk for health and emotional problems.   June is post-traumatic stress disorder awareness month, so it seemed an excellent opportunity to...

What is it and how is it related to DID We’ve all heard the words trauma and traumatized used in pop culture plus newspapers and journals, but what is it? What makes trauma the heart of so many mental health diagnoses, and how can we combat it? Dissociative identity...

Writing has always been a passion of mine but until I began this blog site I was never very successful. However, deep down where it counted, I believed I could write and be successful. Not only do I ghostwrite and write books for others, I also have authored several...

Daydreaming is a typical stream of consciousness that detaches humans from current tasks when their attention drifts in a personal direction. A large study found that their participants reported on certain days under the right amount of stress, they daydream an average of 47% of their waking hours. While...

Healing is Possible No series on how positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can mitigate the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) would be complete without speaking about the future. Not only the futures of adults who are living with the scars left by ACEs but the future of children being...

Note: Complex stress disorder is common in people who have dissociative identity disorder, so this article is relevant. One might think of negative childhood experiences as intimately linked with complex trauma and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), and you would be correct. CPTSD is caused by a series or...

Healing from dissociative identity disorder requires understanding what it is and how one forms it, and many other aspects of the disorder.   Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is believed to be caused by trauma. This article will explore the relationship between trauma and DID. What is Trauma? Trauma is...

My posts have been pretty serious for a while, so I decided to pay a funny tribute to dogs in this one. Enjoy!...

Childhood should be a carefree time full of learning and joy. However, many children aren’t that lucky and grow up in homes that are dysfunctional and abusive. These encounters are known as adverse childhood experiences and change the future of the child forever. One question that burns in the...