We need to talk about self-harm
An amazingly powerful video and story were published on the Sydney Morning Herald website about self-harm. Both the video and the story are worth a look, but they do contain images of self-harm scars....
View ArticleWhat Are Your Warning Signs?
Mondays are therapy days. The one guaranteed day each week that I drag my exhausted, sore body (thanks ME/CFS) out of bed, and out of the house. Today was no exception. I spent my time in the waiting...
View ArticleUnderstanding, Compassion, and Respect.
We’ve decided that 2016 is going to be the year that we only include people in our life that treat us with understanding, compassion, and respect. People that can’t or won’t do this, will not have a...
View ArticleCan One Alter In A DID System Have A Mood Disorder?
We were diagnosed with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) in 2009 by our psychologist, and had the diagnosis confirmed by our psychiatrist in 2010. Since then our psychologist has also diagnosed...
View ArticleDo You Ever Feel Invisible?
Do you ever feel invisible? Like that the things you say and do have no impact on anyone or anything? That’s where I’m at right now. I try to fill my days and weeks with activities that help give...
View ArticleThis Is What Depression Can Look Like
Depression. Depressed. Someone curled up in bed, hidden under the covers. Sunlight peeking in through the drawn curtains. Phone calls and voicemails ignored. Text messages unread. A dirty plate, and...
View ArticleThe Stigma Of Treatment
All the important people in my life know I struggle with my mental health. That’s old news. I’m not even overly anxious about sharing some of my struggles with the right people at the right time. On...
View ArticleTrying to Tread Water
I haven’t written a proper post for close to a year. That’s how long depression has been kicking my butt. Not constantly. There have been light, happy, joyful moments and days sparsely sprinkled...
View ArticlePromises
I promised my GP that I wouldn’t cancel my appointment this week. That I’d come even if I were feeling terrible. The promise was made as a safety plan of sorts. A couple of weeks ago I overdosed the...
View ArticleOutpatient Fail
All of our therapy is outpatient. We see our therapist in their office every two weeks. We talk. They push us to talk about the things we’re obviously avoiding. Mostly it works. Until it doesn’t. That...
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