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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Feeling the need to pull back in life
My husband told me the other day that he was in a bad mood. He was tired from work and tired from some other responsibilities he has. He was listing them and he mentioned dealing with me as being a stressor and … Continue reading
Adding new diagnoses the list gets longer
I forgot to mention that last week my therapist diagnosed me as having agoraphobia with panic. Fab…Even though, how does one have agoraphobia without panic??? I hadn’t really realized it until she said it and I paid attention to my … Continue reading
Posted in Child Abuse, Child Molestation, DID, Incest, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Therapy
Tagged agoraphobia, bipolar, DID, dissociative identity disorder, PTSD, sexual abuse
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Something bothering me about the Josh Powell case
I know some of my readers are from other countries so I don’t know if everyone knows about Josh Powell. His wife has been missing for several years (assumed dead) and he was the only “person of interest” in the … Continue reading
Panic at the eye doctor
I have no idea how to explain what happened or why it happened. It’s not abuse related but I honestly have no other place to just talk about it. I went in for my annual eye exam at my regular … Continue reading
Posted in depersonalization, derealization, dissociation
Tagged depersonalization, derealization, dissociation, dissociative disorder
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Post to reply to comments on last post lol
It was easier to write a brief post about my insurance bill than to reply. I paid her for all of last month’s visits and I’ll wait until she bills for this month to pay for the rest. Since I’ve … Continue reading


