mentalhealth
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Latest Hyperfixation: Xena Warrior Princess
In the span of a month I watched from to start to finish the entirety of Xena. Even went back and watched the main 3 episode arc from Hercules, and episodes Armageddon Now (as it directly ties into an episode in Season 6). It’s an understatement with how much this…
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Understanding the Cravings of a Complex Mind
I keep thinking about something my therapist pointed out: my brain craves challenge. Without chaos, while it is peaceful, there’s not a sense of movement or problems I can focus on and rely on the System to work with through the issues. I have at least 10 drafts stowed away,…
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What Brings You Joy? Exploring Happiness
When are you most happy? “What makes you happy? What brings you joy?” Happiness has been fleeting for us. It’s a breif state above being content. Maybe the years of untreated depression have jaded us to be content with being simply Okay. Or maybe it’s a fact of life we’ve…
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The Second Stream: Epiphanies
The course of the last week as been a consistent roller coaster. Par for the course of Winter for us I suppose. After all, some the worse traumas occurred during Winter. The past few days have been tumultuous to say the least. Most of the week we felt fine, a…
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The Burden of Extra Time: A Personal Reflection
If rest was not needed I would probably spend the time reading, writing, or more importantly: focusing on internal communication. Maybe finish up my college semester. The last few months have been a rollercoaster of change. Mainly Internal. My mom reached out last week and asked us questions to better…
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Understanding Complex DID: A Journey Through Polyfragmentation
In January of 2023 my therapist mentioned C-DID (complex DID) in passing for the first time. We didn’t know then C-DID was the former clinical term for polyfragmented. I remember a caretaker part, Jane, stepping forward to give an answer as to how we were really doing around that time.…
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The Oddities of Time
Time is a strange concept. It moves fast, slow, somewhere in-between. For those with certain mental health conditions, the grasp of time is glitchy. I cannot speak for anyone else other than myself. Time has been no friend of mine. Time often eludes me. When I’m stuck in an episode…
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