Tag Archives: wellness

No. 9 . . . A State of Mind

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

We realized something as we began writing this entry.  “We” are one (duh!) and yet ‘many’.  Okay?  You got that?  Now: where did ‘they’ come from?? That’s part of the mystery and thing about being DID: discovering one’s one self.  … Continue reading →

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

DID: The Baby and the Bathwater

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

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

The Reason For Everything

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

There is only one reason anyone – including you – do anything.  One.  Just ONE reason. To be happy. First, let me establish that you cannot be happy if you do not survive. Second, let me establish that you cannot … Continue reading →

Posted in Happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Doctor’s Betrayal – and Blackmail

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

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 →

Posted in Anger, child abuse survivor, Education, mental health, social issues, social stigma | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Three Birds Art

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Just some art stuff we did recently … made from old palm frond trimmings collected from Beaufort SC by the wife last year . . . Like windsocks, their shape turns them into the wind . . . We tied … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, child abuse survivor, DID, Life | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Death and Rebirth

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

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 →

Posted in child abuse survivor, Counselors, DID, dissociative identity disorder, Education, Happiness, Life, Mental Health Professionals, MPD, survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

It’s Your Choice

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

It’s your choice. You choose whether you feel happy or sad about something. You choose whether something is a gain or a loss. You choose whether or not to learn the lesson given or implied. You choose whether to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, child abuse survivor, depression, DID, Education, Happiness, Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

PTSD: Exerpt From American Legion Article & Comments

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

The following is from the September 2011 Issue of “American Legion” (click HERE for full article by Ken Olsen plus video) on PTSD: “One of the most important contributions of (veterans) was they refused to accept the diagnosis of paranoid … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselors, DID, Education, Life, Mental Health Professionals, Psychiatry, psycho-analysis, Psychology, Schizophrenia, social issues, survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

So What IS Abuse?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Abuse.  What is “abuse”? Dictionary.com defines abuse as: a·buse 1. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one’s authority. 2.to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one’s eyesight. 3. to speak … Continue reading →

Posted in child abuse survivor, Education, Life, mental health, social issues, social stigma | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Where We’ve Been

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

We’ve been busy . . . with LIFE.  You know that thing: things to do, people to see.  Life gets busy around here some of the times, and lately for a lot of good reasons.  Indeed, today I (and we) … Continue reading →

Posted in Alters, child abuse survivor, DID, Family, JefferyW, Life, mental health, Mental Health Professionals, MKULTRA, social issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment