Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): Are Any Alter Parts “Bad”?

On my blog entry entitled Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): Should I Integrate?, a reader posted the following comment: For some people, the problem is that some of those chunks of ice contain poison. Better to leave them frozen than to contaminate the entire pond. ~ Ethereal Highway To understand the metaphor of the “chunk of [...]

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The “Holocaust” of Child Abuse Victims

My book club recently met to discuss Tatiana de Rosnay’s fabulous book, Sarah’s Key. The story takes place during World War II, when thousands of Jews who lived in Paris were rounded up in 1942, forced into trains taking them to temporary camps outside of Paris, separated from their children (even babies!), and then shipped [...]

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Enter to Win a Free Weighted Blanket

As I have shared before, a weighted blanket has been very helpful in curing my insomnia. If you have been considering buying a weighted blanket but have not done so yet, now is your chance to win one! Go to the Dream Catcher’s website for details, or email any questions to giveaway@weightedblanket.net. Photo credit: Faith [...]

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): What is Integration?

On my blog entry entitled Are Intimate Relationships Possible for People with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?, a reader posted the following comment: I am befuddled by integration. What in the heck is it really? I no longer have a thousand voices in my head but now and then I’m definitely channeling anger from long ago [...]

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