Mental Health | Diary of a "Psycho"

An Alters Perspective... (Josh)

TW: Mentions of trauma, mental illness and medications. THIS POST IS WRITTEN BY JOSH AND EDITED BY JEN Hey everyone. This isn't what i...

Jen

Jul 12, 20202 min read

Racism and DID

TW- Racism, mention of trauma There has been a lot of discussion surrounding racism recently along with the BLM protests. This has...

Jen

Jun 26, 20204 min read

Structural Dissociation

The leading theory behind Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), is called Structural Dissociation and was first introduced in 2006 in a...

Jen

Jun 16, 20204 min read

Tips for Social Anxiety

Hello everyone it is great to be back and able to post. I managed to get my computer fixed and i will be posting as normal again. I hope...

Jen

Jun 10, 20205 min read

Phobias

A phobia is an immense fear that is irrational and excessive to the point where it effects your life. When you have a phobia, even the...

Jen

May 22, 20202 min read

My Experience with Bullying

Bullying: Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behavior...

Jen

May 18, 20207 min read

Multiplicity May 2020

Multiplicity May is a movement for DID/OSDD systems to express themselves and the members of their system in a safe way. This year a...

Jen

May 11, 20207 min read

What is PTSD?

PTSD is a mental disorder that occurs after witnessing or experiencing a traumatic experience. This post will outline the diagnostic...

Jen

May 5, 20202 min read

Relapse and Suicidal Ideation

Tw: depression, suicide, suicidal ideation, self harm, hospitals, claustrophobia. Sometimes, you think that you are getting better. You...

Jen

Apr 25, 20205 min read

Body Image and Social Media

By taking one look at the explore pages (public figures or popular profiles included) of instagram, tiktok, twitter or snapchat, we can...

Jen

Apr 21, 20205 min read

The Window of Tolerance

The Window of tolerance is a term that was created by Daniel Siegel, in 1999. It refers to the levels of arousal that can be experienced,...

Jen

Apr 17, 20204 min read

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

TW: This article discusses assault, abuse, violence, manipulation, rape, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. I have created this...

Jen

Apr 14, 20204 min read

Low Effort Self Care

The world can be a scary or difficult place to be sometimes. When things get overwhelming we can fall into some dark places. Anxiety can...

Jen

Apr 6, 20203 min read

Internal Relationships

A common misconception with DID is that all alters will get along and its like having friends in your head. Alters can have arguments,...

Jen

Apr 1, 20204 min read

Inner Worlds...What are They?

If you, or someone you know, has DID you have probably heard the term 'inner world'. This post will be discussing some of the aspects of...

Jen

Mar 29, 20204 min read

My experience with Addiction

TW: Self Harm, Cutting, Bullying, Suicidal ideation, and Mental illness Addiction comes in many forms. Addiction can be defined as the...

Jen

Mar 20, 20204 min read

Diagnosing DID...

I decided to do this post as I get questions daily about how to get diagnosed with DID and what to do if doctors don't listen to you....

Jen

Mar 15, 20206 min read

A letter to DID YouTubers

This is my letter to some of my favourite DID YouTubers. Feel free to read this even if you aren't one of the systems I have addressed...

Jen

Mar 2, 20207 min read

System Pride Day

February 23rd each year, marks System Pride Day. This is a day that celebrates those with DID, OSDD and other dissociative/trauma...

Jen

Feb 24, 20203 min read

Me and DID

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is something that I was officially diagnosed with around February 2019. It is the disorder that...

Jen

Feb 17, 20204 min read