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SURVIVING VS THRIVING WITH DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER

June 28, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.
Do you call yourself a survivor or a thriver? What does it mean to survive and thrive? One dictionary defines the word "survive" as continuing to live or to simply exist1. Another dictionary defines "survive" as to live through a dangerous situation 2. For those of us with dissociative identity disorder, surviving comes naturally. Developing DID was our only means of survival as children. As adults, could there be more for us than just surviving DID? Are we just going to live with DID, endure and get by with its many complications? Is surviving all there is to life? Could we actually learn to thrive with DID, to prosper, flourish, and succeed? What is the difference in surviving and thriving with dissociative identity disorder?

This is my latest post published on HealthyPlace.com.  Whether or not you have dissociative identity disorder, the principles that move one from a survivor to a thriver are the same and can apply to anyone. Do you call yourself a survivor or a thriver?  What does it mean to survive and thrive?  One dictionary defines […]

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About Alter Switching in Dissociative Identity Disorder

June 16, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.
About Alter Switching in Dissociative Identity Disorder 1

For those of us with dissociative identity disorder, we experience extreme parts of ourselves that have their own thoughts, opinions, beliefs, wishes, needs, etc. If you have DID or know someone with DID, it is important to understand the signs and symptoms for when someone with DID is switching alters and what you can do to help.

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“Must we Process All Trauma to heal?”

May 31, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.
"Must we Process All Trauma to heal?" 2

Do we need to remember and process all traumatic memories in order to heal from dissociative identity disorder (DID)?  When it comes to the complicated disorder of DID, there frequently are more questions than there are answers, and the explanation of the above question is no less difficult.  Before I provide an answer, it is important to understand the way our emotional traumatic memories work and what it actually means to process and heal from them.

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The Appearance of Numbness Incarnate

May 23, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

It’s been 4 months ago today that I unexpectedly lost my mom to the monster death.  Grief seeps isolation and loneliness from my bones.  I’m not depressed.  I’m not sad.  I am numb.  Completely devoid of emotion.  Just going through the motions. I have no word to express of my own.  Feeling numb and grieving […]

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