Category Archives: Alters

What does resilience mean? Based on a Tweet conversation with NAMI

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Here is where my thoughts on this subject began. There was a Tweet chat with NAMI Massachusetts and I saw this statement: NAMIMass A1: It largely depends on the resiliency of the child/adolescent. Some are more or less resilient to #traumatic #stress #mhsm Now at … Continue reading →

Posted in DID, dissociative identity disorder, derealization, depersonalization, dissociation, Multiple Personalities, abuse, Alters, Child Molestation, Incest, Child Abuse | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Therapy session, intimidating path continued Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

(Continued from previous post) I told her that after the dreams, my feelings started flowing more normally again and I started seeing images of my uncle and having random thoughts that inspired fear and sadness. I told her that my … Continue reading →

Posted in Alters, Child Molestation, DID, dissociative identity disorder, Dreams, Incest, Multiple Personalities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Trauma | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Questioning every feeling

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

I’ve noticed that since I had those three dreams about the crying children, there has been more trickling in of emotions or thoughts than before. Kind of like the disconnect is lessening a bit at a time. But, this has … Continue reading →

Posted in Alters, Child Molestation, DID, dissociative identity disorder, Incest, Multiple Personalities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Trauma | Tagged , , , , | 20 Comments

A nasty impulse and a HUGE question of why I felt the need to do it *About my doll*

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

Ok, I had something weird happen: You might remember that I have a doll. She’s a baby doll and I bought her on Ebay because she was made during the years I was a child and therefore looks like the … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, Alters, Child Molestation, DID, dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, Incest, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Trauma | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A brief flood after disconnect and then a sputtering kaput

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I recently wrote about this odd disconnect I’ve been having which felt like I was missing a limb. Over the weekend I was on my way back home, still in the car with one of the people I can’t stand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alters, DID, dissociative identity disorder, Psychiatric Drugs, Psychiatric medication, PTSD, suicidal ideation | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments