Tag Archives: child abuse survivor

The Human Guinea Pigs

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

My dad used us as guinea pigs, my brother and I.  He used a laboratory technique, maintaining one child as a control, and the other to experiment on.  But the fact is, he experimented on us both. I remember my … Continue reading →

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The Dutiful Son

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

“Can you come over?  Your dad’s on the floor and won’t get up.  I can’t lift him.  He’s beside the bed.” I looked at the clock.  8:30 it blinked.  I’d been up since four thirty in the morning.  I looked … Continue reading →

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DID & Me: The Delusion – A Logical View

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

This is a logical viewpoint of “DID” through the lens of professionals and most laymen.  The views presented here do not necessarily reflect the views of the entire system, ‘my’ system, or the medical community.  In order to be fair … Continue reading →

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DID & Me: The Funky Chicken

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

“DID isn’t that different from regular folks,” I keep telling myself.  Or ‘selves’.  Or parts and sides.  Or trying to . . . We’re well aware here the last few days – or has it already been a week? – … Continue reading →

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The Stigma of Severe Head Trauma

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

A soldier gets shot through the head.  Another one gets blown up by an IED.  They both suffer brain trauma. Do you mock the soldier for his limp, or his inability to speak?  Do you tell him: “Just get over … Continue reading →

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Learning to Love The Inner Child

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

“Slap the inner child”, “tell him to shut up”. Lets add ‘try to kill him’, ‘bury him’. I could also add some other things I’ve done. Truth is: you would *never* do this to a human child who showed up … Continue reading →

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Aoela: Discovering Maternal Love

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

We don’t like babies.  Never have.  Find them confusing; not human beings at all.  More like little animals you have to take care of, and raise into human beings. For one they, they smell and look funny with their big … Continue reading →

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Hosting A Group On A Facebook Page

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

We’ll, I went ahead and did it (Jeffery here), for the benefit of us ‘all’ and ‘someone else’, we’re hoping.  We’re really not sure of it – going in with a grim slanted smile, and narrowed eyes to take a … Continue reading →

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DID & Me: There is no ‘I’ in “We”

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

A commenter asked me something that really made me sit back and think.  And then “I” got a shock. There is no “I” in our system.  There is no ‘one’ at all (excuse the pun and double meaning.  A lot … Continue reading →

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Would You Abuse A Child?

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

Would you abuse a child?  How about an abused one?  Would you spit in his face and push him away?  Burn him and shame him to the core?  Especially if this child showed up one day bruised and battered at … Continue reading →

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