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Identifying Positive Triggers
Triggers are things that bare a literal or symbolic similarity to an aspect of unresolved trauma. They can also be called 'reactive...
Jen
Jul 19, 20194 min read
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Somatic Symptom Disorders
Before we begin this article I would like to say the following: I am not a professional! This information comes from personal experience...
Jen
Jul 17, 20194 min read
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DID Booklist!
This is a DID resource master post for patients and therapists alike! I will not be reviewing any of these books in this post but simply...
Jen
Jul 15, 20192 min read
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Talking About Trauma...
Trauma ia a strong negative experience that can be physical, emotional, psychological, sexual or anything that impacts the victim in a...
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Jul 6, 20193 min read
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My Experience with Insomnia
I have insomnia. For those of you who don't know, insomnia is a sleep disorder that either prevents people from falling asleep or makes...
Jen
Jul 5, 20193 min read
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DID or Schizophrenia
Something that seems to be confusing for a lot of people is that DID and Schizophrenia are not the same disorder. These disorders share...
Jen
Jul 1, 20192 min read
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Dissociation?
Dissociation is a normal mental process where an individual will disconnect from their thoughts, emotions, feelings and personality. The...
Jen
Jun 22, 20193 min read
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Finding the Right Therapist...
Therapy is an important part of recovery when you have a mental illness. Therapists are normal people who are there do do their job and...
Jen
Jun 17, 20194 min read
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My Experience with Anxiety
I have been diagnosed with 'mixed anxiety' and more specifically GAD and SAD. I have been I therapy for the past 6 years (approximately)...
Jen
Jun 8, 20194 min read
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What I wish people knew...
This post will be a little different as its completely personal and isn't for awareness or education specifically. If you aren't...
Jen
May 29, 20193 min read
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DID and Gender/Sexuality!
I have wanted to post about this for a little while as it is a question that gets thrown around the mental health community a lot. Does...
Jen
May 28, 20193 min read
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Inner Worlds?!?!
What is an inner world and why do DID systems have them? Well, DID systems have alters and these alters need a safe place to be or live....
Jen
May 22, 20193 min read
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Multiplicity May: A-Z of DID!
The month of May is not only mental health month but also more specifically Multiplicity May. Multiplicity is the name given to DID, and...
Jen
May 7, 20193 min read
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Best Breathing Exercises that actually work!
So, I'm sure that we can all relate and agree that some things that therapists suggest actually suck and do nothing but make us feel...
Jen
May 3, 20194 min read
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Bullet Journaling for Mental Health
Bullet journaling was invented by Ryder Carroll and was originally simple and minimal in design. There was a single 'key' used throughout...
Jen
Apr 29, 20193 min read
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Types of Alters
Dissociative identity disorder is a condition formally known as multiple personality disorder, where trauma survivors develop alters...
Jen
Apr 28, 20195 min read
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My Story...
The following content can be triggering for some readers. I will be discussing how I found out about my DID and the impact it has had on...
Jen
Apr 19, 20194 min read
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Anxiety and Hair Dye?
Okay, so many people find social situations terrifying. I am no exception, but sometimes we can turn this 'unwanted attention' into...
Jen
Apr 15, 20193 min read
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Meet the Alters!
Before I begin with this post I would like to invite people with doubts about DID/OSDD to please leave and not read what follows....
Jen
Apr 11, 20194 min read
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