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Our journey with therapists21 comments

castorgirl wrote 3 months ago: I’ve seen 4 therapists in the last 5 years.  That seems a high number.  M was told by Liz that … more →

Tags: Abuse, Alter, Coping Mechanisms, Creative Expression, ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Family, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Religion

Hospitals - the psychiatric type13 comments

castorgirl wrote 4 months ago: In the town where we grew up, there was a psychiatric hospital.  It was spoken about in hushed whisp … more →

Tags: child abuse, ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Self-harm, suicidal ideation, Triggers, Coping Mechanisms, Therapy, Psychiatrist

Hell & Anger6 comments

castorgirl wrote 4 months ago: We did this clip over a year ago, but heard the song on the radio earlier and it reminded us about t … more →

Tags: YouTube, Self-harm, suicidal ideation, Triggers, Coping Mechanisms, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Abuse, Domestic Violence, Creative Expression

Photos and coping12 comments

castorgirl wrote 4 months ago: It’s been a rough week.  There’s so much happening at work that it’s just chaos.  … more →

Tags: ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, suicidal ideation, Triggers, Therapy, Work, Friends, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Creative Expression

Why you shouldn't read newspapers5 comments

castorgirl wrote 4 months ago: Today has been one of those last straw days.  It started out fairly normally, the traffic on the way … more →

Tags: child abuse, Newspaper Article, ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, suicidal ideation, Triggers, Alter, Work, sleep

Trio meet Liz11 comments

castorgirl wrote 6 months ago: Up until today’s session Liz has predominantly talked to Sophie.  Today, Liz got B acting as a … more →

Tags: child abuse, ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Therapy, Father, Alter, Friends, sleep, Family

Caught between the old and the new...2 comments

castorgirl wrote 9 months ago: So many aspects of our life right now are caught between old and new patterns, things, behaviours et … more →

Tags: ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Therapy, ACC, Friends, sleep, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Domestic Violence, ptsd

DID & Memory2 comments

castorgirl wrote 10 months ago: Memory functionality in those with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is probably one of the most … more →

Tags: Research, child abuse, ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Triggers, Therapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, ptsd, Abuse

Dissociative mind in crisis

castorgirl wrote 11 months ago: We did this clip back in October to try and stay focused on a project.  It’s one way in which … more →

Tags: child abuse, ... did, Dissociative Identity Disorder, YouTube, Triggers, Alter, Life, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Abuse

Five years ago today my relationship with taxis changed

Kenn Chaplin wrote 1 year ago: Although I didn’t write this until much later, it was April 30, 2003 when the mishap took plac … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Personal journal, Health Care, writing, autobiography, Post Traumatic Stress

This is hypomania at the very least

Kenn Chaplin wrote 1 year ago: Pardon me if I piss and moan… It seems to have started with a headache, a mild migraine I thin … more →

Tags: blog therapy, Bipolar, Mental Health, Personal journal, Health Care, autobiography, Stigma, recovery, Type II Diabetes

A former soldier courageously confronts stigma of mental illness

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: Susan Ormiston’s “Mind Battle” highlights the difficulties of a former Canadian so … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Post Traumatic Stress, Stigma

Seeing daylight through layers of secrecy3 comments

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: I am challenging myself to begin an exercise of trust, or at least vulnerability, by chipping throug … more →

Tags: sexual orientation, AIDS and HIV, blog therapy, Bipolar, spirituality, Mental Health, Personal journal, Sexual abuse, Grief

More lemonade anyone?2 comments

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: I had a meeting with my prospective sponsor – she wants to talk some more but I think it … more →

Tags: sexual orientation, AIDS and HIV, blog therapy, Bipolar, spirituality, Family, Mental Health, Personal journal, Sexual abuse

Open and honest or just plain nuts?11 comments

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: I wrote this today, in a Yahoo! group I belong to, in response to kudos for being “open” … more →

Tags: Fundamentalism, sexual orientation, AIDS and HIV, blog therapy, Bipolar, spirituality, Family, Mental Health, Personal journal

Medical update: An amazing check-up5 comments

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: To refresh your memory, I have been off one of my HIV meds (I forgot it at home) since the day after … more →

Tags: AIDS and HIV, blog therapy, Bipolar, spirituality, Family, Mental Health, Personal journal, Health Care, Grief

The fog of renewing sobriety

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: The opinions expressed (on both “outside” and inside issues) are those of the writer – t … more →

Tags: AIDS and HIV, blog therapy, Bipolar, spirituality, Mental Health, Personal journal, Sexual abuse, autobiography, church

Dealing with what's in front of me or 'First Things First'5 comments

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: A careful read, between the lines and otherwise, will reveal in this blog my history of alcohol abus … more →

Tags: sexual orientation, AIDS and HIV, blog therapy, Bipolar, spirituality, Family, Mental Health, Personal journal, Sexual abuse

New page - My book 1 comment

Kenn Chaplin wrote 2 years ago: I’m responding to the challenge from Jamie to dare to dream that some of my most important blo … more →

Tags: sexual orientation, Social Justice, AIDS and HIV, blog therapy, Bipolar, spirituality, Family, Mental Health, activism


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