Category Archives: therapy

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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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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: When It’s A Diagnosis – and When It’s A Disorder

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

(inspired by Sam I Am‘s Post: The Ugly Side of DID) DID.  Sometimes it’s a diagnosis; sometimes it’s a disorder.  Some might even call it a “disease” of the mind.  Whatever.  We know what we are talking about.  After all: … Continue reading →

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STATE OF GEORGIA CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING MANUAL

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

From their Manual (available online): “Individuals who have an identified brain disorder (e.g., mental illness, developmental disability, or addictive disease) constitute the single most persecuted and least understood group of people in Georgia. The stigma associated with brain disorders remains … Continue reading →

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DID (MPD) vs Bipolar

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Apparently the psychologists and shrinks don’t “get it”.  People who are ‘multiple’ are not suffering from “bipolar disorder”.  What they are suffering from are changes in personality. Bipolar refers to swings from classic depression to extreme ‘mania’ (meaning nervousness and … Continue reading →

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Medical Mistakes

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Here’s the list of diagnoses I was given in a period of about three days (taken from my medical records): Original diagnosis (by doctor’s secretary or police, depending upon who you wish to believe): “Psychotic Break” and “Delusional paranoid idealization”. … Continue reading →

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