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Dissociative identity disorder is a diagnosis described as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. At least two of these personalities are considered to routinely take control of the individual's behavior, and there is also some associated memory loss,...

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The little ones

JessicaChase
JessicaChase
Ive been incredibly upset by the shooting this past week. I was so overwhelmed with sorrow. It was not until yesterday that I realized what was going on inside me. My personalities were all upset in their own way. Therefore, I was consumed with sobbing sadness. I just wanted to give MPD people some insight on this issue. If you have alters that are children STOP watching the news broadcast, because they will be traumatized by it. Allow your adult alters to communicate the issue of safety in their environment right now. Yes, this world is filled with evil, but exposing the little ones to it will only enhance their awareness to the wickedness of this world causing panic and fear. Be kind to them. They have already experienced enough trauma in their own lives. Why add more?
A Gentle Hug!
Jessy
deleted_user
deleted_user
Events that have happened and are broadcast via the tv and internet are part of the reason I don't have a tv. The fact that they portray violence in tv shows and movie theaters are another reason I don't have one. Even if one didn't have littles it can be disturbing. What happened this week is a tragedy and fortunately for us, I turned off the radio when they started talking about it.

We wish the best for all those affected.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I opened a thread on the PTSD board about the shootings. I was one of the first to know on that board, I guess. In my thread my kids asked "Why do people hate us just cause we're little?" I cried off and on all day. When I was in bed that night one kid asked me if the man was going to shoot us? I said no he is gone now. She asked "Are we safe? I made the mistake of answering "Safe as always." Five of them started screaming! They have never been safe and they know it. Decades after the abuse my family remembers less than me, so they are no support. My PTSD is still making life very hard. But I jumped when I realized I'd scared them. I told them we're safe now. We are safe. It is a good reminder to tell them. Thanks for the post.
bluedragon41
bluedragon41
Ohhh!
That explains why I stopped watching/following the news in 2010...I started crying because I saw an article about some kids getting blown up.
And I decided not to watch the news anymore.
That was before I found my alters, and all my alters so far are kids...except for one, and I'm not sure if she even is an alter so much as she's my connection to Deity.
starfish
starfish
For me, I watch just enough so I can know what happened but when they start giving out all the details, I don't feel the need to go there with it. That seems to be a happy middle ground for the bigs and the littles...also, creating that inner safe room for kids to play seems to help them not get so upset over things like that, they can go somewhere else when something in the outside world is too stressful.
acaseofyou12581
acaseofyou12581
Yeah, I knew sort of instinctually that I shouldn't be following the news of the shootings. My cab driver told me about it on my way uptown, and they were already so upset to hear about the news, so I have imposed a media blackout. It's a terrible thing that is not going to be helped by me reading articles about it and being injured by it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree Case
stephanietram
stephanietram
my real world family is mad at me for not being upset. I feel guilty for not feeliing terrible. I mean, I agree what happened was wrong, but I don't feel connected to it in any way. I'm sorry. I feel like a failure as a person because I can't stir up the right feelings that people expect.