Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Soldier


(as part of my ‘self-inventory’, meaning literally, an ‘inventory of selves”) The Soldier (aka “Sarge” and “The Marine”) is #4 or so on our list of “power members”; that is to say “he” can come forward of his own volition, … Continue reading

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Protected: The Job Interview


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Protected: Putting Things Off …


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Protected: I Do Everything Backwards


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Protected: Of Anger, Shame, Cycles and Moms


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Society and Children and NAMBLA’s Views


I’ve had a long time to think about this.  Actually, “we’ve” had a long time to think about this, given my ‘alters’.  Ever since I was 25 or so – when we first identified ‘shame’ as a living factor in … Continue reading

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Me and the T: “What Do You See?”


Waaayy back when, when I first was entering ‘therapy’, they sent me on the  usual round of counselors.  I was surprised – and noticed for the first time – the discrepancies in resources available between male survivors and female survivors … Continue reading

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Myths About Being DID/MPD (Those Little Voices In Your Head)


There’s a lot of public myth about being MPD or DID.  Like it’s some kind of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” kinda thing; or “The 18 Faces of Eve”.  Maybe it can be kind of like that; I know it … Continue reading

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Matthew on his “Others”


Okay, so I really don’t want to be here and I really don’t like mashing all of those buttons posting / sending this to all those tags and stuff but I reckon I gotta do this thing; kinda like ‘doing … Continue reading

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Matthew Speaks 1


Being abused by loved ones hurts.  Being abused by ones  you love – hurts.  Losing the ones you’ve grown to love – hurts. Everythings a losing proposition; that’s what we learned when we were a teenager. And that’s how I … Continue reading

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