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Reconciling the past and the present: nostalgia, grief, and Robbie Williams.
This is a long one… We knew we had a lot to say here, and we have tried to cut it down, but, we don’t want to much more. This post...
Astra Ainsworth
Jun 22, 202511 min read
Yeah, But... Life’s Still Hard
After publishing our Learning to Enjoy Life Again? post last month, we had some lovely comments from people saying how pleased they were...
Astra Ainsworth
Jun 18, 20253 min read
Learning to Enjoy Life Again?
We’ve been out of the habit of writing for a while, and it’s been hard to get started again. But, life is much easier than it has been...
Astra Ainsworth
May 15, 20256 min read
The Grief No One Talks About - by E. Pluribus Unum Collective.
We're honoured to be sharing some beautiful and heartfelt words from our friends, E. Pluribus Unum Collective, about the many griefs they...
E. Pluribus Unum Collective
Mar 27, 20253 min read
Anxiety, Anticipation, Excitement, and Disappointment.
We’d usually just blurt something like this to Facebook, but we aren’t there at the moment because of Zuck’s misogyny, etc., and the...
Astra Ainsworth
Jan 26, 20257 min read
Healing with Crochet: Bringing Joy and Mushiness to the World.
We are a dissociative identity disorder system from the UK. We love crocheting Animal Friends of Pica Pau. They are designed by the...
NCW Bedford
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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...
Astra Ainsworth
Nov 7, 20243 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...
Vir VSys
Sep 28, 20245 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...
FragmentDID
Apr 29, 20243 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.
Astra Ainsworth
Apr 29, 20249 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...
Astra Ainsworth
Apr 24, 202412 min read
I - Isolation
But there persists a certain weariness of the world.
FragmentDID
Apr 22, 20242 min read
H - High-Functioning
High-functioning is a label that describes how well you can perform to societal expectations...
FragmentDID
Apr 19, 20242 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 18, 20242 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.
FragmentDID
Apr 17, 20244 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...
Astra Ainsworth
Apr 15, 20249 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...
Astra Ainsworth
Apr 13, 20246 min read
E - Running on Empty
These days I don't even have enough energy or brainpower to work on my hobbies.
FragmentDID
Apr 12, 20244 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...
FragmentDID
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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