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I’m weary. I’ve been living on the wrong side of my stress threshold for a while now. Part of the problem is that my stress threshold is maddeningly low. But part of the problem is that major things keep happening … Continue reading
The past few months of my life have brought with them the suicide of a family member, the substance abuse problems and sudden onset mental illness of another, some unexpected financial difficulties, and not nearly enough time and space for … Continue reading
I’ve just realized that a year has passed since I began writing Dissociative Living here at HealthyPlace. This is a pretty significant achievement for me. And that’s partly because I’m just plain proud of the content I’ve written. But this … Continue reading
Remember when I said I didn’t know what to do about mental health warning signs when they flare up? The past two weeks of my life painfully demonstrate the consequences of that ignorance, along with some of the ruder realities … Continue reading
If you have Dissociative Identity Disorder, recognizing when you’re on a downward spiral may be incredibly difficult. Dissociation separates us from our thoughts, feelings, and experiences and makes maintaining awareness of our very realities a monumental challenge. My hope is … Continue reading
For some time now, my mental health has been declining. My partner admitted to me last night that if it were still possible to commit loved ones she would have had me hospitalized months ago. And though I didn’t realize … Continue reading
The man typed some figures and stared at the computer screen, eventually muttering, “You qualify for $440 a month in assistance. Your rent is $740. Don’t know how you’re going to do it.” I stared at a rip in an … Continue reading
It seems many people think of Dissociative Identity Disorder as the pinnacle of crazy. But if I’ve ever truly lost my mind I did so when I was trying desperately to escape DID. It was when the confusion, fear, loneliness, … Continue reading
Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder can be excruciatingly lonely. I endured my loneliest moments with DID in the first few years after diagnosis. Granted, my primary relationship at the time was drawing its dramatic last breaths and I’d recently lost … Continue reading
Prior to my Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis my alters existed and operated outside of my awareness. They affected my life in ways I had no explanation for, like invisible strangers living in your house and rearranging the furniture. Receiving the … Continue reading
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