Monthly Archives: February 2012

C-PTSD and Me


Michael was the one who put me on to it.  “C-PTSD“.  Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Here’s what Wikipedia has to say on it: “Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) is a psychological injury that results from protracted exposure to prolonged … Continue reading

Posted in child abuse survivor, mental health | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

The Tip of the Iceberg


It’s funny how one thing; one thought, one remembrance can lead to a cascade of some others.  And that’s the way with us. You know how it is: you see a birthday cake and you remember a birthday you had. … Continue reading

Posted in Alters, child abuse survivor, DID | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

DID: The Baby and the Bathwater


All too often people with DID1 and those who treat them want to do the same thing: get rid of the baby (the ‘voices’ in your head) while keeping the bathwater (the things ‘they’ did).  They want the alternate personalities … Continue reading

Posted in Alters, child abuse survivor, DID, DID Detective, dissociative identity disorder | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Water


Water Being at the beach, I could not help but notice the water. Everyone, I think is drawn to its liquid qualities, the mystery of the depths, the way light dances with darkness and shadow in the waves like good … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

DID and Self-Therapy


Whether you have “DID” (dissociative identity diagnosis), borderline BPD (borderline personality), and/or “MPD” (the old term for multiple personality) and you can get no help, what do you do? Never mind that the help you probably will get (if you … Continue reading

Posted in Alters, child abuse survivor, DID | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Room.


Imagine a room.  It’s about ten by twelve feet square.  It’s a normal sort of bedroom – window on one side, double hung with curtains and a shade, and next to it, tucked into one corner, a massive desk sort … Continue reading

Posted in 13, child abuse survivor, Stories of Child Abuse | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thirteen: The Emergance of an Alter


Lately over this past week I’ve been dealing with the ‘emergence’ of a ‘new one’ – or actually an old one – “Thirteen”, one of my alternate personalities.  It hasn’t been an easy transition; 13 is a left over from … Continue reading

Posted in Alters, DID, DID Detective | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Developing DID: Culture Shock!


We’ve finally figured some of it out – what broke ‘us’, and contributed as greatly towards our DID (multiple personality) symptoms as the child abuse (emotional neglect, social isolation, and mental torture among other things) did.  And that was the … Continue reading

Posted in Alters, DID, DID Detective, Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment