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February 3, 2010
Online Support for Multiples
Are you someone with DID who needs a safe, caring environment to share your story and talk with other multiples?
Besides my forum, A Mind's Journey, there is also the Survivor Forum at http://www.survivorforum.com/
At Survivor Forum the therapeutic support section is moderated by a trauma therapist with over 20 years experience. It is a safe place that we enjoy being a part of. So if you want to connect with other people with DID, that's your place to go (and come visit us at AMJ too.)
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January 18, 2010
Things Therapists Should Not Do
Ever since losing Sharon, a LOT of people have contacted us about things they have been through with their therapists, from different types of mistreatments, abuses, to just lousy ways of being dumped. Its been really sad to hear their stories. What really hurts is that these therapists are SUPPOSED to be the helpers, the healers...not the ones who hurt clients more. That was one of the things that hurt most about what Sharon did. She was aware of what she was doing, she was trained not to, but she did it anyway. When you're hurt by a therapist, it seems to cause a different kind of pain than when you're hurt by an "ordinary" person.
One of my friends is being brave enough to let me share her story here on Healthdiaries.
Her name is Katie, and thankfully, just as we have a wonderful therapist now, Katie has also been blessed with a great therapist to help her get over the pain of what her old T did. Here is Katie's story, in her own words:
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January 12, 2010
Everything Changes when your heart is broken
Losing Sharon changed us profoundly. It broke our hearts. It broke some of our spirits. Yah, we know we made mistakes. Should have never made 1 person so important to us. We read yesterday a quote: "Never put your key to happiness in someone else's pocket." Well, now we know, right? We had to grow up a lot. Had to hurt a lot, to move on. As our new therapist said something to one of the kids last night, losing Sharon DID teach us to work together better. It also led to over a year of immense pain like we'd never experienced before. It wasn't so much that she got rid of us....it was how she did it. That sudden, rip-off-the-bandaid-out-of-nowhere thing.
Kathy has written an article about life changing heartache you might be interested in reading,listed here: http://discussingdissociation.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/life-changing-heartbreak/
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