May I Vent for a Minute? Today I Need to Be Honest
Sitting here alone in the apartment, I am riddled with emotions that I do not know what to do with. It is a rare for me to have the apartment to myself and it gives me a chance to catch my breath and try to figure out what I’m...
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...
America Isn’t the Greatest Country in the World Anymore–But It Could Be
I’ve written previously about how I am dismayed and saddened by what is happening in my country. I once believed we were the best country to live in. We had freedom and seemed to be moving forward with equal rights for everyone. Not anymore. Now hate and despondency is...
Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Sensational Diagnosis?
This morning I took a tour of the videos available on YouTube put out there by people about DID. What I found disturbed me. While some were honest videos from people in varying states of recovery, many were obviously created by people caught up in what they believe to...
Ever Year My Birthday is a Miracle
On September 4, 1980, I made a pact that could have cost me my life. I decided that if I didn’t see any progress in my life and still felt horrible, I’d die by suicide on September 4, 1990. You see, that is my birthday. My Life Was Messy ...
If My Life Was a Movie
I’ve been talking to people about my life story for many years now. Recently I have begun trying to find someone who would be interested in writing a book and then a screenplay about my experiences. I think the true story of a person who lives with dissociative...
Be a Victor Not a Victim
As of Wednesday, June 27th I have been sober from prescription medications for three years. You see, for most of my life I have abused prescription medications. My addiction began in childhood when my mother gave me and my two brothers doses of her stash...
Grounding Techniques to Stay in Today
One of the hardest parts of having lived through severe childhood trauma is the ways it affects daily adult life. Flashbacks, depression, negativity and feelings of needing to escape are only a few of them. How can we mitigate these life-altering side effects? Grounding techniques. There are...
Let It Begin With Me
The world needs change, let it begin with me......
Do You Understand the Difference?
Whose fault/responsibility is my life? Mine or someone else's?...
I Refuse to be Defined by Trauma
Just who is Shirley J. Davis? ...
I Refuse to be Undefined by Trauma
Just who is Shirley J. Davis? ...