the mental health convention where everyone just self-soothed and nothing else? asdis was a lot like that a lot of the time.
Rogan: Yeeeeeah, that con was a DID-specific con. It seems to be an overarching problem in DID circles that I've been in, that sort of... dissociative refuge in a mythologized childhood, which allows the spurious comfort while also continually mulling over what's been lost. It's part of why I tend to prefer more general plural space; even with all the fights and confusion, there tends to be more variation and thus more avoidance of that specific pitfall.
alt.suicide.holiday was originally founded 'to talk about the increase in suicides around the holiday season'
Mori: Oh, that sounds way less awful than I was imagining. Still not necessarily a place I'd want to hang out on, but at least not a suicide party.
we followed you on tumblr and occasionally interacted.
Sneak: Ah, we do remember Fuvlvln! And also, in the future, it's totally fine to request us to screen any comment you post. ^_^ That way, you and us can still see it, but nobody else can!
Or, if you prefer, you can even log out and post it anonymously as a comment, using psuedonyms for people. That would protect your privacy and make it hard to google, if you prefer!
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Rogan: Yeeeeeah, that con was a DID-specific con. It seems to be an overarching problem in DID circles that I've been in, that sort of... dissociative refuge in a mythologized childhood, which allows the spurious comfort while also continually mulling over what's been lost. It's part of why I tend to prefer more general plural space; even with all the fights and confusion, there tends to be more variation and thus more avoidance of that specific pitfall.
alt.suicide.holiday was originally founded 'to talk about the increase in suicides around the holiday season'
Mori: Oh, that sounds way less awful than I was imagining. Still not necessarily a place I'd want to hang out on, but at least not a suicide party.
we followed you on tumblr and occasionally interacted.
Sneak: Ah, we do remember Fuvlvln! And also, in the future, it's totally fine to request us to screen any comment you post. ^_^ That way, you and us can still see it, but nobody else can!
Or, if you prefer, you can even log out and post it anonymously as a comment, using psuedonyms for people. That would protect your privacy and make it hard to google, if you prefer!