Web Resources

last updated 10/2/99

Communities--any page that has a message board or associated chat channel:

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The usual way of accessing IRC chat requires that you download a shareware program (find how-to information at IRC Primer). However, there is also access to Dal Net through a web site: go to Dal Net and choose the chat option. Most web-based chats require a Java-enabled browser, but then operate directly from your browser without having to load any special software.

Chats are real-time. You talk to other people who are there at the same time and messages are usually not saved. Message boards or forums have different names and software, but all amount to the same thing--a kind of bulletin board where you can post a message and read and reply to other people's postings. All you need is your browser. A mailing list (or listserv) is a group discussion via e-mail. A MUD is another interactive system that has features of both chat and message boards, usually accessed by running a special program. Newsgroups are a separate network of public bulletin boards, but are supported by most browsers. Be warned that the culture there is often more free-for-all.

Abuse Recovery UK --"Providing support for both male and female survivors of sexual abuse, and other types of abuse, around the world." Includes support forums and a web e-mail service.

Abuse Safehaven --Primarily an IRC chat channel, but their web page has a library, links, and a web board.

AltStyleMPD --An e-mail group dedicated to people in alternate lifestyles who have or think they may have MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder) or those not offended by alternate lifestyles such as poly, BDSM, D/s, gay or lesbian relationships. The organizers want to create a supportive family where members can all feel free to discuss their lives openly without fear.

Amongst Ourselves --a mailing list and community for multiples. Also sponsors a mailing list for supporters.

asarian.org --anonymous internet services for survivors

Blending Ourselves --a mailing list for multiples involved in the integration process.

Committed To Heal-- This site also includes a forum and sponsors chats on Delphi.

Corriander's Place --MPD support, includes web based chat.

~ Courage To Heal ~ --web-based chat

Dandelion's Dissociative Press --message board. Oriented towards Christians with dissociative disorders.

Free To Be --mailing list and "The Wall" message board for survivors of all kinds of abuse. Also includes a page on Sexual Abuse in Therapy .

Healing Hopes --Message boards for multiples and IRC chat (as of 12/22/97 on Dalnet), including #HHopes for adults and #OurKids for littles. Many people who used to post in Divided Hearts are now posting here. Beware--there is a #HealinHopes channel on Dalnet is not associated with this group and is reputedly owned by a perp.

Male Abuse Survivors Support Forum --Includes a message board, a number of stories by different individuals, an art gallery, and a web ring of male abuse survivors.

Mental Health Net: List of Forums: includes Dissociative Forum, General Abuse Support Forum, Self-Harm Forum. These have been reorganized and now require that you log in and provide a valid e-mail address in order to post (though you can post anonymously). Web based chat is also available.

More Than Conquerers: A Safe Haven --focuses on ritual abuse, mind control, and DID. They offer mailing lists, forums, and a private IRC chat room. They are developing resources for survivors of government mind control and experimentation.

Mosaic Minds --discussion boards. This site for multiples is a successor to Divided Hearts and has lots of very active message boards. It is a good place to go for support and to ask questions.

MyStical Children and Stone RoSeS--a message board about DID, for multiples and their friends and families.

NEEDID --"A Network to Explore and Express Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and other trauma related Dissociative Disorders." Includes resources and discussion forums.

New Hope Healing Institute --an organization that offers support to survivors, with sections for a wide range of issues from dissociation to lesbian/gay survivor issues. Includes message boards and listservs.

Our Place --"Autism ~ Dissociation ~ Trauma ~ Some Fun Stuff." Includes a support forum with message boards and chat.

SANCTUARY Home Pages --MUD for survivors

Second Nature --PAWS mailing list for survivors of childhood abuse, poetry by contributors, and art.

Self-Injury: You Are NOT the Only One --mailing lists, web-based chat and passworded IRC chat, and a discussion board for significant others.

Shattered Selves --a resource for multiples, including explanations (eg. of coconsciousness), a glossary, and a Java message board.

The Shelterhouse --a group of adult survivors of childhood abuse that has both singleton and multiple members. Dalnet chat, message boards, and links.

Soul's Self Help Central --discussion boards and mailing lists, including SADM for people with DID and Survivor's Circle of Hope for survivors who do not have dissociative disorders.

SplitAngels DID/MPD Home Page --IRC chat at #SplitAngel, an e-mail newsletter, a search engine, and a place for kids to play.

Survivors --discussion forum and web based chat.

The Survivor's Forum--message board and chat.

Survivor's Forum on Compuserve --some of the material is limited to Compuserve members

Survivors of Spiritual Abuse --deals with any abuse which the abuser attempted to justify on a religious basis, including cults, abuse by religious authories, and ritual abuse. Includes a message board and IRC chat. Also includes a kids zone.

Survivors on the Net --home page for the #Survivor's channel on IRC (Dalnet). See also related pages for Survivors on the Net--UK and Survivors on the Net--Australia

The Survivor's Page --newsgroup and pen pals, including pen pals for partners, friends, and family.

The Teddy Bear Project --message boards, stories and artwork, and projects to organize peer counseling and to get out information about sexual abuse by building a display of teddy bears in Washington DC. Includes a list of resources for parents.

Transformations has discussion boards and chats on a number of issues relating to self-help and recovery.

Trauma and Chaplaincy--Lots of information on Christian issues and a private newsgroup.

Weblittles! --a virtual community for child alters of MPD - DID survivors. Includes games, message boards, a mailing list, and home pages. Sponsored by Abuse SafeHaven.

WeRMany --includes a message forum and information on the IRC chat channel of the same name. Also sponsors Darby's Page, a place where outside kids of WeRMany members can communicate via IRC chat, e-mail, and a message board.

The Wounded Healer Journal --discussion forums and web-based chat that works with most browsers.

Yesican--International Child Abuse Network --includes chat room and bulletin board. Not MPD/DID oriented.

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