Tag Archives: human interest

Randomly Trippin’


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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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

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The 10% Rule


The Ten Percenters I learned about the Ten Percenters when I joined the Marines. I was one of the “Ten Percenters” – not a good thing, just ask any Marine. “Ten percent of you maggots are going to FAIL!” the … Continue reading

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Sometimes . . .


As you can probably tell by our previous post, some of us are upset.  (Thank you, M3 and Matthew, both which are pretty darned mad right now … I’m sorta functioning as an intermediatary, but I’ll forwarn you: this ain’t … Continue reading

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The Difference Between Mental and Physical Health Care


There is a huge difference between how you are treated and handled by the two different arms of the medical health profession – one arm being the doctors and nurses you may be familiar with, those dealing with ‘medical’ (eg. … Continue reading

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A Doctor’s Betrayal – and Blackmail


Here’s the dilemma and I HATE this.  Today is my regularly scheduled doctor’s appointment.  This is the doctor who’s office sent the FAX which had me and us involuntarily committed.  He denies having sent the fax or having me committed … Continue reading

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Death and Rebirth


First, a note. This occurred somewhere around July 1st while we were being held in Puerto Rico. We had been starved down by about twenty pounds in ten days; verbally and emotionally abused, and we’d tried to escape, walking for … Continue reading

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9/11 Birthday


Just my luck. I was born on 9/11. Of course that was 9-11-59, but it was 9-11 regardless. 9-11 used to not mean anything – nothing special to me or anybody else.  It was simply another day – one I … Continue reading

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Don’t Let Them Convince You That You Are Crazy


Modern society views anyone who has DID as being mentally “crazy”.  They go around trying to convince everyone (including those DID “sufferers”) that those who have DID are “crazy” and “insane”, “mentally disturbed” and as a “threat to society”.  You … Continue reading

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The Case of the Missing Records . . . Continued


So . . . as we’ve stated in our previous blog post, the authorities have no record of having come to our house to pick us up and haul us to the insane ward. This, according to the authorities (or … Continue reading

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