Update- I gave my therapist the letter but said to p;ease read it latter like next week.. for nexdt weeks session as I prefer to discuss the homework I did... lol so I sorta chicklened out but not really.. I felt I really needed to have a positive session and I didnt know how the other one would turn out.. even if positive in the end, it would be fraught with much trepedation and given my mental state thhis past Tuesday, I found it would bne better to not work with such an activating topic..Read More...

keep talking and figuring it out! cyber hugs... robinRead More...

AG- WHat a wonderful symbolic piece representing such amazing trust and peaceful attatchment!! I feel the major transition from a barren wasteland to the open door alone no more!! I bet your therapist was very pleased and honored to have this wonderful expression of saftey and trust. Thanks so much for sharing!!!! Not to mention Im glad to not be the only one with poetry on here now... lol... BWRead More...

I can definitely relate. In some sense, the whole process of therapy is dealing with your stuff enough to be ABLE to slow down. I often find that classical or new age instrumental music can really help me slow down. At a minimum, it doesn't speed me up.Read More...

we believe that she is also DID, but not aware of it , perhaps not co-conscious, so she is very inconsistent! also, we believe some of her insiders (at least one) doesn't like some of us for various reasons... last week in T we talked about how to deal with her system. - dudeRead More...

it takes a lot of trust to share things, even on this kind of 'anonymous' forum - scottRead More...

Hi Dude, The Easter bunny showed at our house, much to the delight of my daughters who were worried they might be too old for him to show (14 and 16)! If you're celebrating it, Happy Easter!Read More...

Hi AG I always miss Holly reminding me each week to be good to me! It's always a good reminder to hear it from others too! I do keep it in mind but it's so often easy to forget in the time when it's needed the most!! It's nice to come to this place and feel understood Izzie (Butterfly Warrior)Read More...

"families are like fish... they can be good for a short time but they quickly start to stink.."Read More...

the conference was absolutely AWESOME!!! It was so incredibly laid back!!! I plan to do a write up about it so once I do that, I will post it here. I hope to write a lot but it depends on things like ability to type.. lol... It was empowering as a feminist and validating as someone who has expereinced marginilized identities as a biracial disabled woman of color. I can't say enough about AWP's conference and I just really absorbed so much power and beauty. My favorite.. well one of my...Read More...

sounds interesting... dudeRead More...

Hi Dude, you had me laughing...hit my funny bone I think. Anyway, I couldn't agree more and I've sent these them over to Issues. ShrinkladyRead More...

it's all such a process! stay tuned, more emotions to come!Read More...

"Hmm, wonder how many people read and not post anything!?" somewhere it says how many people are on the site, and how many members there are... a lot more members than post! but still, would be nice to have more members and more 'posters'... robinRead More...

i see.. yeh.. here you can't get liscensure with a MA... and you can get registered as a art therapist but since it's not truly really accepted, most places won't hire you with that alone unless it's a school or something with a program oriented toward art therapy. I love art therapy... i got a chance to take a few courses at my Uni's extension as they have a art therapy program and some of the classes were open to people not in the program. Here, you can get liscensed as a therapist with a...Read More...

we told them ahead of time... that's a long story... and Scott gave a 'talk' about how it is when we met them... and they were all cool with it! RobinRead More...

Butterfly Warrior: I sure can relate to the dissociation you experience....quite the coping mechanism.....for both of us..... SRead More...

The train set... ah... that's what helping me to be me. Something just for me. I suppose that's what ticked me off about this book (which i finished reading) was that it was for ME... and yes, interference always happens. My T is helping me to be me but encouraging me in my hobbies, and just talking to me I suppose. ScottRead More...

Wonderful! I bet it is really a lot to manage a website that is so advanced! Looking forward to more people joining.Read More...

thanks for the comments....Read More...

I did about 16 pages on the weekend... finished up summer holiday things, started christmas layouts, and started a Valentine's book for the husband. robinRead More...

Having a voice, but also having that voice heard, to me are important in my healing... SRead More...

What's love got to do with it? hahaha.... bah.. i'm so not into it... I don't celebrate the holidays anyways... Hope you had a good heart day thoughRead More...

I understand... and you know, we have so many on IM, and half I don't really know who they are any more LOL RobinRead More...