My Journey to Accepting My Dissociative Identity Disorder
Coming forward as a professional with lived experience of DID has given me the freedom to show others that they can embrace who they are and accept all parts of themselves.
Coming forward as a professional with lived experience of DID has given me the freedom to show others that they can embrace who they are and accept all parts of themselves.
Maintaining good relationships with my caregivers is a vital part of being a mentally healthy adult.
Insight building can help clients better understand themselves, their experiences and their relationships.
I’m still in awe that, out of so much pain and supposed missteps in my life, we still created a beautiful life.
It became clear that trusting myself had to come from within. This was not something that someone else could give me.
The distress that so many students are experiencing calls for us to act with urgency and compassion.
My brother’s story is forever a part of my story, to be shared through me.
Hearing one another’s stories, weighing different approaches, being reminded of self-care and comic relief — all of that is heartening.
I needed a sense of belonging with people with shared lived experiences.
One factor we can control is the quality and quantity of our children's connection to peers.
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