here's some decent sources where you can get some actually helpful and accurate info:
dissociation faqs from the international society for the study of trauma and dissociation
did-research - basic, but it's there.
traumadissociation - detailed explanation of diagnostic criteria and symptom presentation.
this-is-not-dissociative and also their resource list - one of the mods, katherine, is the creator of did-research.
did-sos - mainly resources for those who have did/osdd-1 (or "just" cptsd), but others may find it informative or even helpful nonetheless.
bear in mind all of this stuff should be looked at with a critical eye, as with everything online pertaining to highly stigmatized psychiatric diagnoses. don't just take things at face value, think about them.
did/osdd-1 is not like sybil. did/osdd-1 is not like split or glass. did/osdd-1 is not like the united states of tara. did/osdd-1 is not "multiple people in one body" or obvious blackout switches and dissociative fugue between every single alter or something purely iatrogenic/sociocognitive in nature. it is a post-traumatic condition as a result of long-term traumatic experiences in early childhood where a reliance on dissociation as a coping mechanism prevents integration of the parts of the self into a cohesive whole. i'm making this post because twitter is a shitshow of both teenagers and grown adults that should know better spreading easily disproven and sometimes dangerous bullshit like insisting child alters should be treated like actual children and doing otherwise is problematic when actual predators have used that same logic to groom actual children. what people with did/osdd-1 need is less myths and misinformation, not more. the pervasive misunderstanding of and stigma against osddid is part of why we face disturbingly high rates of suicide and psychiatric abuse that exacerbates the trauma we've already faced. it's a serious issue that extends beyond internet arguments and while people without did/osdd-1 need to be more vigilant about participating in the spread, the enormous chunk of people who have it and are happily being wrong aren't exempt from this either.
damn, now i generally feel like I would never recover.
Team mother with anger issues and father that bottles up emotion until he explodes where you at? 😀🤚
wahoo. wooha. etc
How do I explain to my professors, bosses, misc. authority figures that I am constantly late because I need to take care of myself
Like yeah I woke up and I can get to get to work on time if I leave right when I’m dressed but I need to eat because this is the only time of the day I can physically bring myself to
I've been on the CPTSD sub Reddit for a good while now and I'm starting to realise, that I'm in the later stages of healing than most people in that sub Reddit.
DON'T GET ME WRONG, healing takes time and take all the time that you need. Nothing wrong in that.
It just jogged my memory of how my therapist said to me, MANY times when my therapist said I put in a lot of work in myself, before I had therapy. Like my bf, normally people with a lot of Trauma date abusive people (no matter what gender they are). She said "normally people come to me when they are at 0, you on the other hand. You've already understand how your brain works and you've already trained yourself to rethink in different situations".
IF I said that in the sub Reddit, or a Facebook group or any other trauma survivors. I get bullied of like "omg you can't think like that. YOU HAVE TO THINK LIKE ME". Fucking why??? Aren't we all individuals, with our own feelings, our own thoughts and our own emotions. Why do trauma survivors do this? I legit, don't understand.
Yes, I put in the work because I WANTED to heal. I've told many stories on how Healing is a choice (I might post more when my memories come up). You have Google, you have the library, you have FREE ACCESS TO PSYCHOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR BRAIN.
Do know what I typed in Google, when I wanted to understand my own brain. Okay... Here's a list;
Why I get flashbacks?
What is Flashbacks?
Why do I date abusive men?
What is Trauma Bonding?
Why do I attract toxic friends?
Why do I get nightmares?
PTSD symptoms
PTSD symptoms no one talks about
PTSD depression
Why doesn't my mother love me?
Depression in PTSD
PTSD Vs CPTSD
Autism Vs CPTSD
Why do I argue a lot?
Why do hide myself?
What is Co-dependency
What is trauma bonding?
Toxic mother's
What is over bearing mother's?
Why do I hate myself?
Understanding the dynamics of Dysfunctional families?
What is Dysfunctional families?
What is narcissism?
Narcissistic mother?
The effects on sexual assault in children?
Aftermath after sexual assault and the symptoms?
What is Trauma Bonding in families?
What is trauma memories?
How do I cope with trauma memories?
How do I escape my abusive family?
What is a refuge?
How much does living own cost?
This is just SOME on what I typed in. IF you follow my blog, you know I ask questions on WHY. Why do we do the things that we do? Why do we act in a certain way? Why, why, why.
I know people hate me asking questions on why. Oh, I know they do. They can fuck off because I ain't changing. Asking why, helped me understand my brain. I'm not changing for no one. Fuck that!
I do this to understand my brain and how it works.
I WANTED to heal, so I asked myself; why?
God bless diet Coke
My low calorie pizza. I had two today because I was STARVING (literally)
Zero carb lite tortilla (45 each)
Pizza sauce (35)
Fat free mozzarella (45)
Bell pepper (15)
Pineapple (60)
Total: 240 calories
(120 per pizza)
I spent like $90 on groceries today so expect lots of food posts. I got a lot of low cal recipes I wanna try!