It’s lint.

The historical plight of the penny. Always left in rolls no one wants.

Anything to string people along.

What’s up doc. Still watch it.

Spot on and well said. I was dissociate for 50 years or more.

I have DID and I have to coax some parts to drive. One part talks the entire time saying how much they hate to drive, but I personally love it. I actually think that’s pretty funny.

The church teaches its member to be intrusive, just like it is forcing its way in with the temples. It wasn’t until I left the church that I realized how crazy and intense we all were. Growing up in the church it felt normal to just hound people. I was angry when I left and realized how shitty all that pressure is on people. It could be your in-laws reporting to leadership where you are, which we all felt obligated to do to “save” our loved ones.

There is nothing wrong with boundaries or letting people know you’ll get a no trespassing order against those who don’t listen.

Good point. My husband said: maybe their gods are better.

Apparently there wasn’t any “inspiration” for the location since it’s on a fault line. Hmmm.

I hope he paid his tithing.

“Sacred.” That needed quote marks.

My mom made me buy onesies when I got endowed in the Oakland temple. All I remember is the cold draft up my ass when I walked out.

My husband: one down and how many more to go?

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I read a fake CES letter while I was still a member. Totally fooled me because I didn’t know it was fake.

I have also heard members lie about reading the essays and other stuff.

She has been extremely successful. Don’t know if you’ve watched all seasons. But I agree you’re only as good as your team. There are many gold miners who don’t dive, but they certainly seem to provide an income for their crew when they know what they’re doing. She also clobbered Zeke, which he deserved.

I have DID with vast improvement, even according to my family. I feel much better, in that I don’t have a constant cycle of dissociation with dark feelings. I handle things much better and I am starting to feel positive feelings, including goosebumps.

I also have a way to go, but that’s because I have asked to have social training as part of my therapy in order to learn better communication. That will help reduce stress, which will reduce switching.

I think it’s absolutely possible to heal with the correct therapy, an experienced therapist and a patient who stays committed to completing the treatment. Now that I have an idea of how good life can be I’m looking forward to seeing how life is next year.

I don’t feel born “again” because “self” is always somewhere in here, but I do have this feeling of emerging for the first time. Newness. Like I was there all along but am finally showing up. I had always been blended until about 4 months ago.

They have a nice guaranteed income until death. Drops the chances.

Very slowly say, “Yyyyuuuuuppp”

This is such a great opportunity for both you and your therapist! That’s someone to stick with.

One day I was listening to an Apple podcast about DID. The woman being interviewed was a DID therapist talking to therapists about how to navigate therapy for it using the Internal Family Systems method designed for DID. I’m not a therapist but found it very interesting. If you want to pass it onto your therapist let me know and I’ll find it.

I was the only person at my boyfriend’s house that was required to remove their shoes. A lot of people require guests to remove shoes, but everyone else was allowed to keep theirs on.

They became my in-laws and my MIL never let me wear shoes. She was a bitch.

I would’ve told him I left because of him telling you he is having prom dreams about you.

I’m sorry your options are limited, but I’m very glad to hear you like your therapist. That can make a huge difference! It’s good she’s talking to other therapists about your situation. That’s a positive sign, for sure!

It’s super hard to find DID therapists where I am. I do online therapy because everyone is a minimum of an hour and a half away, and that doesn’t mean they’re good. This is the third therapist treating my DID. One had no training and made it WAY worse, and the other was abusive (cutting me down and telling me I had to confess to bad behavior). As you can imagine, I was incredibly picky about this new one because I have to pay out of pocket.

Absolutely! I’m out of a wheelchair, and I’m even going on a massive adventure doing hiking, biking, kayaking, etc.

Dissociative wise, I have a lot of feedback from family and friends. Everyone has said I’m noticeably improved. I have a lot of trauma still to work through, and then I’m going to work on handling conflict, improving social interactions and how to feel confident…all without dissociating.

Everyone improves at a different rate, but I think everyone who wants to get better can. I get that sometimes our minds resist healing, but I just keep plugging away. Right now, I can’t believe I’m saying this, my future looks bright. I attribute that to a good therapist doing the right kind of therapy.

Im sorry I upset you, that wasn’t my intent. I liked your points and felt they made for a good conversation. People have differing view points and experiences, but neither make someone “bad.” If it did, that makes everyone bad.

I don’t remember you mentioning your own experiences on this topic. You brought up people 200 years ago, but I highly doubt you’re that old. And I happened to have some weird knowledge from that time by transcribing those church records. That I know of they’re not public yet, probably because they’re pretty crazy.

In sharing my information and opinions that doesn’t negate yours, nor was I trying to upset you. I didn’t think it there was a contest going on. It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about sharing ideas.

I don’t watch you. I don’t even know who you are, nor would I be able to figure out how to locate you if it weren’t for the email Reddit sends me when people make a comment under a post I’ve made.

I will now go die so the world is a better place without me, which I think might bring you a bit too much joy.