I am struggling and I don’t know where to turn and Theresa sounds like a nice person.
Don’t contact Theresa. Contact a helpline, your doctor, your local health care provider, a specialized charity, a local therapist or a friend. We are just a traumatized person sharing what we have learned. We don’t offer personal advice.
I need to tell someone the story of my life/abuse.
Don’t contact Theresa. Talk to a therapist. We are not reading personal accounts and we won’t respond to them.
I want to express my anger and aggression because I got triggered by something.
Write it down, but don’t send it to Theresa, neither via e-mail nor by commenting. Calm down and talk to your therapist about the trigger.
I can’t just copy and paste the blog posts.
Yes, that is right. Our work is copyrighted and we help you to stay out of legal trouble. No need to thank us.
I have something interesting to add to a blog post.
Comment underneath the blog post. (You have to check the box next to the comment section to accept the privacy policy)
I want to express gratefulness or praise for the blog.
You can comment here or e-mail Theresa directly. Don’t comment under a random blog post.
I am a therapist/scientist and want to send Theresa my latest book for free.
Send Theresa an e-mail, book reviews are not guaranteed though.
I am working in the field of mental health and want to use pictures and/or texts created by Theresa.
DIS-SOS is currently a digital service only. We are working on a book series to make the content widely available in paper formats. Please be aware that this blog is the personal hobby of a trauma survivor with DID and not a professional resource. You can e-mail us to ask for the sources we used for our articles but we prefer that you use the actual source for your own practice and not our material. There are some exercises or experience that are our own and we can talk about making those available. Please be aware that there is a role conflict when asking an exploitation survivor for material for your private practice where you make money using it. Information on this website does not replace proper training for trauma and dissociation. Please contact the ISSTD or local providers.
I am a therapist looking for supervision with a DID client.
Please contact the ISSTD. We are literally just a client ourselves.
I am a journalist and I want to write about the private life of people with DID.
Don’t contact Theresa, we don’t share about our private life.
I am a journalist and I noticed a relevant blog post and want to write about that topic.
E-mail Theresa for a written interview.
I want to ask a question about the content of a blog post.
Comment underneath the blog post. (You have to check the box next to the comment section to accept the privacy policy)
I am offering a mental health product and want DIS-SOS to adversise for it.
Make very sure that the product you are offering is relevant for DID or cPTSD. Then e-mail Theresa with an offer for a free trial. Expect honest feedback. We don’t do advertisement, only reviews.
I want to give Theresa advice about the blog that is not related to the content and that she never asked about.
Don’t contact Theresa, we mostly do things intentionally, if you like it or not. We do ask for feedback from our followers on social media, so if you have to say something, become a recognized follower first.
I want to ask a question concerning DID or cPTSD that has nothing to do with a published blog post and that is not about personal advice for an urgent situation in my life (see #1)
Google it! If you still can’t find answers e-mail Theresa and keep it short. We are not reading long e-mails. Expect to get links to other websites or recommendations for books for more information.
I want to be friends with Theresa.
Don’t email us, don’t comment. Follow us on social media and be engaged and friendly and we can see if we even like each other outside of this blog. Our writing shows only a small part of our personality. You will be disappointed.
I want to gossip about a friend with trauma/DID.
Go somewhere else. Tumblr seems to be a good place.
I hate Theresa and want to tell her that she sucks.
Don’t contact Theresa. She doesn’t care. This would also be welcome on Tumblr instead.
I am a creep and I want to trigger Theresa.
Don’t bother contacting us. We are not programmed and we don’t read nasty messages.
I think I might have DID.
Don’t contact Theresa. Do the DES for a screening and take the results to a qualified therapist or diagnostician. Check the ISSTD for help.
I need a therapist, counselor or life coach.
Don’t contact Theresa. Check the internet or phone book for therapists, counselors or life coaches in your area. We are a writer. What are we supposed to do!!??
I want to invite Theresa to speak at a seminar, conference or other event.
E-mail Theresa with detailed information. Don’t bother writing unless you are willing to pay all expenses for Theresa and an accompanying person.
I work for a publisher and I want to offer Theresa a contract for a self-help book on trauma and the dissociative spectrum.
Please e-mail Theresa as soon as possible. We’ve been waiting for you.
I am bored.
Don’t contact Theresa. Please check YouTube. You can spend a lifetime learning interesting things there. Including DID.
I noticed a typo or grammatical problem.
Does it affect the meaning of a sentence? Then comment on the post. If not, just try to forget about it, ok?
I have a lot of money and want to give Theresa some of it.
You can donate here. We don’t take gifts from people who struggle financially.
I need to check if my therapist is treating me properly.
Please read the DID Treatment Guidelines and talk to a mental health professional.
There is something wrong with the website/ I think you got hacked.
Please contact Theresa on social media or write an e-mail.
I want to say something but I am so shy I would be overwhelmed with getting a response.
Use the contact form below, I will make sure not to answer.
Anything else
Can it be solved by asking google? Can a local professional help you with it? Do you know a book that might actually have the answer to that? Would it be best to talk to your own therapist about the problem? Would anyone else take money for it but you expect Theresa to do it for free? Do you know an online community you could ask? When the answer is yes, don’t contact us.
You can reach us at hello(at)dis-sos.com. Please be patient, it can sometimes take a while to respond.
Contact form for shy people