Category Archives: Mental Health Professionals

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Random: 09032012:1900 – Army Programming; Mom

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Stress: My mom has remained under a lot of stress.  All her life she has stressed, been stressed, and stressed about everything – things she can control, things she cannot.  She used to fly into violent rages; huge torrents of … Continue reading →

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Randomly Trippin’

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

So we’re off on an impromptu trip . . . there’s reasons for that.  Just a spontaneous kinda thing, tho’ we’ve been thinking about it for a ‘long time’.  We’re off to see our daughter and a few other things … Continue reading →

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Healing Differences in Child Abuse Survivors

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Why Do Some Child Abuse Survivors Fare Better than Others? (Faith over on Blooming Lotus asked this great question, and while commenting I realized my comment was too long.  So I’m posting it here.) The best I can think is simple. … Continue reading →

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Blend

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Come on, you know the word, my fellow Chameleons.  “Blend”.  Blend with people around you; blend with the crowd.  Blend with your friends; your family – blend in, be pleasant to be around . . . blend, blend blend . … Continue reading →

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The Long Road Home

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

The Long Road Home.  That fits what we’ve finally begun to realize.  It explains a lot of the dreams; the images that we ‘see’; the things that we have seen and dreamed. In a way it starts with little Mikie … Continue reading →

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Fork In the Road

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

We’ve tried both paths: battling DID and embracing DID (dissociative identity disorder).  In the first we fought ourselves; in the second we learned we must understand one another, love one another, forgive one another, and pay attention to how ‘they’ … Continue reading →

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Random: 12022011:0542

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

On Random Posts: While topical posts are nice, the fact is life isn’t like that – it isn’t written in neat chapters like a “how-to” book.  It’s wild and messy and random things happen.  “Life Happens” is one of my … Continue reading →

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Creative Writing: A Form Of Therapy

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Creative Writing and  Therapy. It wouldn’t seem those two would be inclusive; that one could involve the other, but they can and do go hand in hand, as anyone who has written some poetry from the heart or mind can … Continue reading →

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DID: Checkup Time!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

I have to do this periodically – take a look at myself and dissect my ‘alters’.  That is to say, step back, take a look at what I’ve learned, who’s who, and what they do in the system. For those … Continue reading →

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Random: 20242011:1929

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Just so you don’t think ‘this’ is all we do: Last week: Killed a ‘coon.  By hand.  This is a vicious animal: raccoons.  Sure, they’re cute and cuddly – but not in the wild.  I had my first experience with … Continue reading →

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