Overcoming Rejection: How Psychotherapy Can Help You
Everyone has experienced rejection either in their public or private lives. Perhaps your best friend wants some alone time when you want them to go out. You feel put off and rejected. However, sometimes rejection goes very deep and begins in early childhood. This article will focus on rejection...
How Working With Animals Can Help Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Spending time with animals can be one of the most calming and rewarding experiences. Whether it’s playing with a dog, petting a cat, or caring for a horse, animals have a unique way of bringing comfort and relaxation. Many people who struggle with anxiety, high levels of stress, or...
Burnout from Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dealing with the issues that surround dissociative identity disorder (DID) and complex trauma is very difficult. The memories, alters, and therapy tends to fill our days with never-ending trauma leading to burnout. This article will focus on burnout with its signs and symptoms and ways to help yourself...
How To Make Your First Therapy Session Go Well
The information I am about to convey is not only good for those who have a dissociative disorder, but for anyone who lives with a mental health challenge. Those of us who have dissociative identity disorder (DID) know how important finding a good fit with a therapist is to...
Structural Dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder
As you may have noticed, there are dozens of theories out there about dissociation and dissociative identity disorder. Obviously, since dissociation is part of DID, it is necessary to cover these theories the best we can. For this article, we shall investigate structural dissociation theory and all its...
Coaching for those Who Have Dissociative Identity Disorder
Beginning this December 2023 (now), I am offering a new opportunity for healing through receiving coaching from me. I offer 30+ years of healing experience in all aspects of DID. If you are interested, please email me at: thedavisintegratedservices@gmail.com To be completely transparent, I charge $50 per hour for...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
People have days for everything anymore. However, I am in a wheelchair and have been for over twenty years, so the one that is near and dear to my heart is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I hope that this article will not only raise awareness...
Victim Mentality
We’ve all been there. We wake up some mornings with a bad attitude toward life. We feel the world is against us and wish people would treat us better. For most people, that sucky attitude passes as we get on with our lives. However, what is it like...
The Ten Stages of Healing from Dissociative Identity Disorder
Healing from dissociative identity disorder (DID) is arduous at best and dangerous at worst. Healing takes time, effort, and an understanding of yourself like you’ve never known before because of therapy. I have gone through all the stages of healing from DID many times until now. I now have...
Dissociative Identity Disorder and Relationships
Relationships are hard for everyone to navigate with emotional attachment and fear of abandonment by your newfound love. But what if you are living with dissociative identity disorder (DID)? How do you navigate the drama of being in a relationship with a partner healing from trauma? This article...
Mindfulness vs. Meditation
It is common these days to hear or read something about mindfulness and meditation. However, few people recognize these exercises for what they are and have no clue what the difference is between them. In this article, we will discover mindfulness and meditation and how they can work...
The Trauma of Neglect
People like you and I had highly traumatic childhoods. There was the apparent abuse that we can name and remember through flashbacks, and there is also the hidden abuse that few acknowledge; neglect. This article will focus on neglect, its effects on adults, and ways to defeat it....