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This little section is reserved for those little tidbits of information I know hope will be of interest to my readers. Check back often, as I plan on doing a regular update.

 

 

Because I receive a monthly hard copy of Many Voices, I'd forgotten about their website. When I stumbled across it just now and began reading its Monthly Queries column, I knew I'd have to share it with my readers. You can send in questions of your own, or respond to those who are having a hard time dealing with their DID. (They will also send you a free copy of their magazine.)

 

 

 

This delightful little film is full of vibrant colors. I loved the ending. (After clicking on the link, scroll down to There Is Something In This.)

 

 

 

This is a must read: Wild Child's Brother: What Did He Know?

 

 

 

Help For DID is a powerful little video which left me feeling both wistful and hopeful. Please watch it at your discretion as it could be triggering.

 

 

Click here to read 25 Ways to Avoid Self-injury.

 

 

 

 

Healing the Soul has a poignant blog entry entitled Why Didn't I Tell Someone?, a story which far too many sexual abuse victims know by heart.

 

 

 

I love the simplicity of the collected photos and quotations found here.

 

 

 

 

Catatonic Kid has an informative article, Practical Guide to PTSD on her blog. You can check it out here.

 

 


Click here for The Layman's Guide to Multiplicity.

 

 



 



 

 

 

We go on---because it is the hard thing to do. And we owe ourselves the difficulty.(Nikki Giovanni)



 

Need help finding a therapist? The website for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is a good place to start. There's a whole lot of other excellent information as well that's worth checking out.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 



 

 

 

Click here for a listing of Suicide Hotlines by state.



 

 

 

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I found this website helpful, How MPD (DID) works: An Inside View. I'm still trying to figure out the inner workings of a (ok, my DID system) and really like how this article explains it.






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Sweet suburban solitude:



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Thursday
01Feb2007

Creative Ways to Share Your DID Diagnosis

Sing it like an old Statler Brothers tune: “Counting parts inside my wall, that don’t bother me at all. Playing solitare till dawn, with a system of 31 . . .”

Open it like a birthday gift: “Oh wow, DID! Just what I always wanted–how did you know?”

Grunt it out in military fashion: “I don’t know but I’ve been told, one of my parts is 3 years old. I don’t know but it’s been said, not everyone hears voices inside their head!”

Hum along to it like the theme from an old family sitcom: “Here’s the story of a lovely lady, who was bringing up 100 lovely girls . . .”

Sing it like an old hymn, “When we ALL get to heaven . . .”

Play it like a game of Monopoly: “Hey, I’ll trade you Boardwalk for your Get-Out-of-Therapy-Before-You’re 100-card!”

Act it out like a skit for smart-alec multiples:

Therapist: “You’re not crazy or losing your marbles–you have DID.”

Patient: “I know you are but what am I?”

Therapist: “Who’s talking, please?”

Patient: “That’s for me to know and you to find out!”

(*Please take this in the lighthearted manner in which it was written.)