We mainly write about
- tested and tried tools for trauma therapy
- trauma science
- things we consider helpful to manage life with trauma and dissociation
- creative ideas for coping
- tips & tricks for living with DID
We are making an effort to collect the best information we can find (Sources). While we will share some of our personal tools and exercises, this is not about our private healing journey.
This blog covers the whole dissociative spectrum from cPTSD to DID. Please be aware that because people are different not every tool will work for everyone and some of the things we share for DID might not work for programmed DID systems.
What we write is meant for self-help and does NOT replace real trauma therapy. We don’t offer therapy or supervision on this website or privately.
The website is meant for educational purposes. We collect the things that help us personally, put them together into neat articles and then we share them with you. We are not trying to raise awareness or to establish a peer support business. This whole website is a nerdy (and unpaid) hobby with a focus on writing.
A lot of people come here with the deep need to be heard and validated. They recognize themselves in the articles, like the tone of voice and they think that we can support them personally. That is a misunderstanding. We are just a survivor ourselves and we get overwhelmed when we are faced with the trauma and related emotions of other survivors. Like you would be, if we shared our trauma with you. That is why we have to insist that you don’t send us personal stories. We publish everything we have to offer. If you can’t find the information you need on the website you need to find it somewhere else.
We try to keep things trigger-free and give trigger warnings whenever it seems necessary. Given the nature of the topic we can’t prevent that you might get triggered anyway. Always make sure to take responsibility for your own well-being and take good care of yourself.
This blog is kept simple to avoid distractions and over-stimulation. Most articles take short attention spans into account.
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How to navigate this website
When you click on the black box on top of the page you open the main menu.
The Index shows you an overview of all the articles on this blog, sorted by topics.
When you click on the language of your choice, you will be shown all the articles, starting with the newest. This is practical, if you are a regular guest and want to see what’s new.
When you just hover over the language of your choice, you will be offered different topics to choose from. That way you can choose only to see eg guided imagery exercises.
There can be problems with the menu when you use your phone that don’t show up on a computer.
Please note that most of the articles cover how to use things for DID as well and the special option of DID in the menu will only give you those exercises that are irrelevant for people with less structural dissociation.
There is a search tool in the bottom left corner of every page. It will show you all the articles that have your key word in it. That makes ‘Trauma’ a very bad key word and more specific words like ‘Journal’ a much better one.
We send monthly newsletters with all the new articles. If you want to sign up for that, there is a subscription form in the bottom right corner of every page. To sign up you need to click the link in the confirmation e-mail we will send you. Maybe you will have to search for it in your spam filter though.
Where to start
So far we have covered about 270 topics and it can feel a bit overwhelming for someone who is new. It would probably be best to start with the articles within the ‘Basics’ section of the Index and read a bit of theory when necessary.
There are plenty of links within the articles that lead to more interesting information. Right underneath the Headline you can see the category an article was posted in. Choosing this topic in the menu will show you related content as well.
I hope that this is helpful and you will find the information you are looking for.
Take care,
Theresa