Permission Slips as Experiments Living with DID or the effects of complex trauma often means pushing yourself harder than feels sustainable. But what if healing didn’t require more pressure — what if...
What Gardening Can Teach Us About Healing from DID Healing from DID and complex trauma can feel overwhelming, like inheriting a garden full of weeds you never planted. Old patterns such as...
Permission Slips If you live with DID or complex trauma, you may carry invisible “rules” that keep you from resting, asking for help, or even feeling your own emotions. These trauma rules once kept...
Coping with Emotional Numbness in DID and Trauma Emotional numbness can feel more unsettling than pain — leaving you cut off from yourself, your emotions, and sometimes even your relationships. For...
Imaginary Friends or Early System Parts? Many children have imaginary friends, and for most it’s a normal stage of imagination. But if you grew up with trauma — especially the kind that leads to...
Why You Didn’t Notice Your DID Parts Until Now If you’ve just discovered your system, you may be asking: “How could I have parts and not know it?” This is one of the most common questions for people...
When Abuse Feels Confusing: Pleasure, Shame, and DID One of the hardest things survivors of sexual abuse carry is the fear that their body’s response meant they “wanted it.” In reality, the body’s...
How All-or-Nothing Thinking Keeps DID Systems Stuck All-or-nothing thinking, also called black-and-white thinking, often develops as a survival response to childhood trauma. For people with...
All-or-Nothing Thinking as a Trauma Survival Strategy All-or-nothing thinking, also called black-and-white thinking, is common in trauma and dissociation. While it may feel harsh or limiting now, this...