Some days are good; some days are bad.

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Forcing an Alter to Switch in Dissociative Identity Disorder

Forcing an Alter to Switch in Dissociative Identity Disorder

    Constantly switching in dissociative identity disorder

            Should a loved one or a friend ever be allowed to force a switch in someone with dissociative identity disorder (DID)? What does forcing a switch mean? Let’s go back to basics first. In DID, a switch is when a person changes from one alter ego state to another, or, in very loose terms, from one personality to another. This is…

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Persecutory Alters in Dissociative Identity Disorder

Persecutory Alters in Dissociative Identity Disorder

          Persecutory alters are something that can exist within a dissociative identity disorder (DID) system. We, ourselves, live with this kind of alter. We can feel threatened, taunted, and condemned by this kind of alter. We are harassed with negative messages in our head, screaming that we deserved the abuse and the mistreatment and that we are worthy of death. These cruel messages are…

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What Are Opposite-Gender Alters in Dissociative Identity Disorder

What Are Opposite-Gender Alters in Dissociative Identity Disorder

Curious phenomenon how those of us with dissociative identity disorder can have opposite-gender alters. Read on to find out how and why.   https://bit.ly/2lyPq7A

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The Importance of Self-Care When Grieving

The Importance of Self-Care When Grieving

Self-care is always needed in order to maintain good mental health.  But there is never a time when self-care is more needed than when you are in the grieving process.  The picture and article below draws on the thoughts and comments of bloggers like myself and offers practical and useful suggestions on how to successfully cope with grief by using self-care.

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5 Tips on How to Journal Consistently

5 Tips on How to Journal Consistently

I would be lost without it. It goes everywhere with me.  I find my sanity among its pages.  Yes, keeping a journal has become a friend to me, a safe space, a form of self-care, and quality “me” time. I’ve heard from so many people that they wish they could keep a journal, but they find themselves losing momentum, only to put the writing aside and seldom attempt it again.

So how can you start to…

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13 Encouraging Quotes To Make Your Day Better

13 Encouraging Quotes To Make Your Day Better

Most, if not all of us, have this in common: we all need to hear encouraging words from time to time. So much doubt about our talents and abilities settles its way into every corner of our consciousness that we need reminders that we can achieve whatever our hearts desire.

Lately, I’ve been very hard on myself and have seriously doubted my ability to reach my goals.  Self-doubt and insecurity…

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Treatment Center Shenanigans! Our Week-In-Review Using Gifs!

Treatment Center Shenanigans! Our Week-In-Review Using Gifs!

Welcome to the week-in-review of my life’s antics where I take a tongue-in-cheek look at the shenanigans of my week.  This post is part of a special-edition series because I currently am in treatment for an eating disorder, and this post is reflective of what has happened with me and my treatment.  

But first, let’s start with the cheesy.

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Monday Exercise

In an eating disorder treatment…

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A Poem of Love to My Body

A Poem of Love to My Body

This poem to my eating disordered body was written by us during our residential treatment for our eating disorder.  While the words of reconciliation and love do not always ring true, we hold them in our heart for those times we can take them out again and practice loving our body and self the way it deserves.

  “Dear Body”

Come sit down beside me,

I promise I’ll not scold.

Please share with me…

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Making The Choice For Happiness

Making The Choice For Happiness

 We have a choice to make.

You have a choice. I have a choice.  Everybody has a choice to make: Do we want to be happy, and what choices are we willing to make to achieve it?  

In front of us, we have two doors that represent two choices. Choosing the right door can be the difference in feeling happy and joyful or being sad and miserable.  

The Choice Behind Door Number One

Door number one…

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20 Reasons To Laugh At The Week-In-Review Of Our Shenanigans

20 Reasons To Laugh At The Week-In-Review Of Our Shenanigans

  Welcome to the show. It’s always shenanigans and antics when it comes to our life, and we like to laugh at ourselves, so let’s get started reading our compilation of this week’s events and describing them using Giphys.

Let the good times begin!

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(Hmm.  How did that Giphy get in here?)

Monday’s Shenanigans

Monday started by me uploading the following video regarding an unfortunate…

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Crazy hospitals, shopping, and football! Week in review starting Monday, December 24

Crazy hospitals, shopping, and football! Week in review starting Monday, December 24

This week was as crazy as they come. Laugh along as you read our week-in-review using Gifs for the week beginning Monday, December 24, 2018.

Crazy Monday

Monday was such a treat for me because my dad, Daniel, and I went to south Georgia to visit my aunts and cousins. I don’t get to see my extended family often, so I was very excited.  We all met at Cracker Barrel, which is an old country-style…

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Laughter and Shenanigans Start Here! Week In Review Using Gifs!

Laughter and Shenanigans Start Here! Week In Review Using Gifs!

Laughter is the only way to get us through all seven days of the week!  Every day of ours is filled with nonsense and shenanigans, and we love to let you in on them, so welcome to the weekly review of our antics beginning the week of 12-17-18.  Let the laughter commence!

Monday’s Laughter

I had a slow start to my day..  I just wasn’t feeling well. But I got up, showered, put on makeup, faked a…

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Getting to Know 6 Things About Missing In Sight

Getting to Know 6 Things About Missing In Sight

Welcome to the home of Missing In Sight.  We are a mental-health blog that is devoted to reducing the stigma surrounding psychiatric health issues.  We aim to advocate for those who are being discriminated against due to mental issues and to educate others on how life is experienced when one is coping with a mental disorder.  

Who We Are

My name is Becca, and I, along with others, run this blog.…

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Laugh at The Weekly Review of Our Shenanigans Beginning 12-10-18

Laugh at The Weekly Review of Our Shenanigans Beginning 12-10-18

Welcome to the weekly review of our shenanigans beginning 12-10-18.  Let the nonsense begin!

Monday

I love Mondays.  It’s the start of a new week of shenanigans, fresh with no mistakes, and only happy new beginnings.  

I sprang right out of bed excited for the day.

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My week of shenanigans kicked off with going to the body shop to have my car repaired due to an accident where another…

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Mental Health Blogs And 18 Reasons You Should Read Them

Mental Health Blogs And 18 Reasons You Should Read Them

  You should be reading a mental health blog.

“Why,” you respond.  “I am not mentally ill.”

I hear the same response in connection to mental health blogs all too often. However, you do not have to be diagnosed with a mental illness to benefit from a MH blog, so I’ll let you in on a secret.

You, yes you, actually have mental health.  

Shocker, I know.  However, because you have mental health is…

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How You Can Accomplish Your Personal Goals with the 3 Cs

How You Can Accomplish Your Personal Goals with the 3 Cs

Wayne Gretzky, former Hockey player and NHL Hall of Famer, said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” In other words, if you don’t even try to reach a goal, you will always fail.  The shots or chances you take, perhaps at battling a mental health issue, overcoming negative thinking, or accomplishing some other personal goal, will only happen if you take a shot in the metaphorical game.…

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