I am the author of 'Becoming One: A Story Of Triumph Over Multiple Personality Disorder', and have maintained an online presence since 1993. Each Friday, I post 'Best Tweets for Trauma and PTSD Survivors', an annotated compilation of links tweeted in the previous week. I also maintain the Dissociation Blog Showcase, an index of ~180 blogs which discuss dissociation primarily from a personal experience perspective. Having survived a violent, secretive childhood, I know the craving for security, love, and hope that is so often missing in adult survivors' lives. I understand feeling crazy and continually misunderstood. I also know how hard it is to find help to move beyond the pain and daily challenges of trying to put a different life together. What I've learned over many years is that there is always hope. Always. My premise is that 'becoming one' is an ongoing process that is always coming into shape and focus. And it always requires diligence, honesty, and integrity to make it real. It's a journey that does not have to be done alone, either. There are hundreds of great resources for trauma survivors and their supporters, many of them organized by category on my website. Be proactive, and be your own best advocate.
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Apr 26 2013
I really hate change, but I’m forcing it ~ Pt 1
I avoid a lot of things in life, for reasons that are nearly all fear-based. I fear pain the most — physical and mental — and yet, I now live with it daily. How the heck did that happen? I can trace problems with being overweight back to age 11, when puberty struck. I …
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Apr 19 2013
Not A Normal Week Here
[important]You can donate to The One Fund Boston, a 401(c)(3) non-profit set up jointly by Massachusetts Governor Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino to directly benefit victims of the Marathon bombings. Some may not have adequate insurance, or their injuries will stop them from working in their chosen professions. In just one example, a woman …
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Apr 12 2013
PTSD on Pinterest: Why Therapy? (04/12/13)
This week’s PTSD on Pinterest topic is “Why Therapy?” These pins look at different aspects of therapy, different types, and why you should consider it. With mental health parity finally getting mandated, coverage will become more widely available. It can truly change your life to enlist a trained, objective third party to be …
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Apr 12 2013
Favorite TweetStuff (04/12/13) ~ Enjoy! ~
Every Friday I offer up favorites from my Twitter stream that are beautiful, funny, and even astonishing. Today we have a bumper crop! Enjoy! @NoeticSoul “It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others.” @pourmecoffee You get this when you drop high-powered glow sticks in waterfalls and take …
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Apr 05 2013
PTSD on Pinterest (04/05/13) ~ April: National Child Abuse Prevention Month ~
(Image via Women’s Coalition of St. Croix) I’m still experiencing ‘difficulties’ in importing a Pinterest board onto my blog. Sometimes it works, and sometimes for no apparent reason at all, it doesn’t. Such is the case with my “April: National Child Abuse Prevention Month” Pinterest board. It’s far too important of a topic …
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