From Amber to Astra: Our Journey to a Collective Name.
Naming isn’t easy when we have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). For us, names carry layers of meaning and complexity that mirror our...
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Vir VSys
Sep 285 min read
System Discovery: Vir VSys's Journey.
It’s been a while since we’ve shared somebody else’s story, so we were so happy when our recent YouTube video about our system discovery...
FragmentDID
Apr 293 min read
K - Keeping House with Mental Illness
In my previous post I talked about how my struggle with housekeeping really frustrates me. Even though during my worst moments I use it...
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 299 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - I: Who is the ‘I’ in DID?
Dive into the complex world of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Explore fragmented identities and the language challenges we face.
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 2412 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - H for Healing and Hiatuses
By Mia and Berlou Healing hiatus A break from the past’s pains pull Moments of respite Just over a week ago we thought we were doing...
FragmentDID
Apr 222 min read
I - Isolation
But there persists a certain weariness of the world.
FragmentDID
Apr 192 min read
H - High-Functioning
High-functioning is a label that describes how well you can perform to societal expectations...
FragmentDID
Apr 182 min read
G - Ghosts or Hallucinations: Spirituality and Mental Illness
We have some very strong supernatural beliefs. Still, we are very strong proponents of science.
FragmentDID
Apr 174 min read
F - The Favorite Person and Healthy Relationships
I set about figuring out how to get over my FP while maintaining a relationship with them.
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 159 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - G for Grief
By Mia Grief is a universal human experience and is a complex emotional response to loss, and can encompass a range of emotions such as...
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 136 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - F for Fronting and Forgetting
By Mia and Berlou The criteria for dissociative identity disorder includes having two or more distinct identity states within one...
FragmentDID
Apr 124 min read
E - Running on Empty
These days I don't even have enough energy or brainpower to work on my hobbies.
FragmentDID
Apr 112 min read
D - Diagnosis and Self-Definition
I know you're not supposed to define yourself based on your mental illness, but it's hard not to...
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 116 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - E for Existing
By Berlou We haven’t had loads of ideas for E, we considered emotions but realised we could talk a lot about existing… However, since we...
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 93 min read
Shared Story: Fictives, Doubts and Acceptance.
We’re honoured to be sharing a submitted story by the iKandi Ravers, here Edgar speaks candidly about their experiences of being a...
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 97 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - D for Diagnosis
By Mia and Berlou We thought we’d write about dissociation for ‘D’, but as we’ve come to do it we changed our minds and will be writing...
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 89 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - C for Change.
We’re already really behind with this challenge because we have limited spoons and things keep happening that consume energy and...
FragmentDID
Apr 53 min read
C - Codependency and Friendship
From the outside looking in, it can look like I excel at friendships. I seem to get to know people pretty easily. And I have quite a few...
Amber Louise Ainsworth
Apr 53 min read
The A-Z Blogging Challenge - B for Berlou
By Mia. We aren’t just going to write about ourselves, honestly! But it’s starting that way, and C will maybe be Caris, consciousness,...
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