The Worst Enemies That Multiples Face
I wanted to write a personal post today about two enemies of multiples that all of us know about, but we tend not to speak about them; denial, and self-doubt. Let’s look at this subject and I’ll enclose some firsthand experiences with denial and self-doubt to show you that...
No, They Will Never Win, I Won’t Let Them
**Trigger Warning: Although I do not find what I have written below to be triggering, some of you might. I’m expressing raw emotions in this piece and those can be frightening to some. Take care of yourself.** I feel this morning like sharing my soul with you once again....
The Expectations of Therapists: A Client’s Point of View
There are many aspects to undergoing psychotherapy that most people do not understand, and there are many misconceptions as to what to expect from this unusual and incredibly special relationship. In this unfamiliar association between two strangers, a special bond is formed as a therapist attempts to help their...
Trauma-Informed Care
Many of you, like me, have survived one or more traumatic events in childhood know how our lives have become changed in negative ways. By traumatic events I offer the following definition I found on the Healthline website: “A traumatic event is an incident that causes physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological harm. The...
Dissociative Identity Disorder An Explanation in Laymen’s Terms
There are many psychological disorders which, if you are not in the know, may seem obscure or strange. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is one such condition. The public view of DID has been shaped by what they see in the movies and popular television programming. Many folks, upon hearing...
Thank You for Caring
Well, I’ve been ill and incapable of holding a whole thought let alone writing so my stats on my site have dropped significantly. I was receiving a reading rate of over 122 per day, now I’m lucky to get 20. I am very glad you who still frequent this...
Working with a Mental Health Disorder and The Americans with Disabilities Act
On July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). This law was a huge leap forward in helping the people of the United States facing mobility and other disabling conditions conquer many of the barriers we face in everyday life....
Overcoming the Fear of Intimacy
In the last few articles, we have explored together how childhood trauma negatively impacts the ability to form lasting and loving relationships with a partner. We’ve studied the impact that having trust issues, flashbacks, loneliness, body image problems and hypervigilance play in our avoidance of allowing closeness to others....
The Painful Truth About Those Who Believe They are Multiples but are Not
I know I have been flooding your inboxes with some rather impersonal posts of late, so I decided to get up at 4 am (truthfully, I’ve had a med change and can’t sleep) and write about a topic that both worries and frustrates me. There are two diagnoses I’d...
Beware, I’m Not a Broken Little Girl Any Longer
Those of you who read the material I write on this website know two things about me. One, I am a very strong survivor who has been through hell, and two, I am going through hell right now. It’s on days like this one that I ask myself, will...
New Book: A Compilation of Research on the Topic of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Hi everybody. My cold has finally subsided and I’m feeling somewhat better. I don’t know about you, but I sure get tired of things like a simple virus sending me into an emotional tailspin. Sigh. Anyhoo, I wanted to let you know about my two latest books. These works...
An Alternate Explanation of Integration
Integration is the most controversial and debated topic in the DID community? Why? ...