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Thanks, @Justmehere . I have been looking for an attorney for help with the appeal of disability, but since it's state-related and not SS, it's been really hard. No one will take on the state that I have looked into. Everyone I have contacted either works only with low-income (which...

@AngelkeeperJ/AKJ , thank you for responding. Support and empathy are great. With one of my other parts who used to cut a lot, I left her notes where the bandages were and asked her to write instead. Eventually, through therapy we learned she liked to sing and cold rocks/washcloths on her...

I have dissociative identity disorder and have had several scary experience where I dissociate into another part and don't remember what I was doing. It's usually related to things like artwork, journaling, or self-harm. The self-harm bothers me the most, but I have been dealing with it and...

I am wondering if anyone has any experience with having a case manager. I went to the ER last night and when talking to a crisis worker as a follow-up today, I was telling her many of the things that were going on in my life right now and she suggested having a case manager to help me with...

I wash mine by hand in the tub and hang it to dry. Works really well to get it clean again. Of course hanging up such a large blanket might be a problem, just thought of that.

I got one and love it. It is fleece on the outside and the weighted stuff is inside. There's a recommendation to get one that is 15% of your body weight. I couldn't imagine having something that heavy. I am lucky enough to have a store that makes them near me so I went and tried a couple out...

It does matter. Your struggles matter. You may very well figure it out on your own, but it still matters. Are you able to call your therapist or contact her in between sessions if things are really hard like they are now? The online crisis lines can be helpful. I haven't had much luck...

Thanks, @Silver. for now I am going to go with the physical therapy or at least try it a couple of times and see how it goes. If it doesn't help or I can't handle, I will ask for more explorations. I wish I had my PCP back or knew my new one better so I had one person to help me navigate...

My primary care doctor who left (whom I loved and miss greatly) did mention that. She explained that I could have a rare case that happened during my last c-section which included an emergency hysterectomy. My ob-gyn, whom I also respect and like, completely disagreed saying it was highly...

Well, I don't know a lot of details, which is why I posted on here. However, I did talk to a friend who is a physical therapist and she knows someone who does it. It is to help strengthen the pelvic floor and muscles in the area of parts I don't like to name. I believe it includes internal...

I haven't slept for days, but I do find sometimes I a going along and then next thing I know I am waking from sleeping deeply for hours or a whole day. When this happens, it worries myself and my supports because it is like I have taken an overdose. I have discovered though that I have a part...

I have been dealing with undiagnosed abdominal pain for well over a year now. I have done numerous tests. The good news is that all the tests they've done have been normal so there's no structural issues with my small bowel or colon. I've often felt throughout this process that the doctors...

Miserable threads are okay. I thought it was brave of you and helpful of you to share that tread last night. I always feel the need to apologize, but I see nothing that you need to apologize for. What great news. I am glad that the swelling has reduced so much. That sounds like good...

I used to be terrified of taking meds to help me. After 2 or 3 years, I decided to try them. I rely on the for sleep and for counteracting anxiety. I don't rely on them, but meds alone can never make me feel okay. I have heard from several providers that medication alone won't help, that...

@Blackjack , I am sorry to hear about your foot and ankle. I haven't had the same experience, but I have been so sick in the hospital that they wouldn't let me leave my bed without them knowing and coming to assist and that was really hard. I can only imagine what it's like being stuck the way...

Support is one thing, but it's my understanding that this is not a place for getting diagnostic indicators and trying analyze other people on here. Encouragement, advice, support, letting people know they aren't alone. I don't think asking for details of a trauma is appropriate as lots of...

@Jung in the JUNGle , I agree with what @shimmerz . And what does it matter what @Blackjack means by a decapitated head? Just those two words are enough to know it was cause trauma to see that.

I feel that way, too. No matter what I do, I am never good enough. I understand this, too. Here's what I am trying to learn. Sometimes we are able to support others and sometimes it's our turn to lean on others for support. This is a place for support. I don't know if you have anyone you...

I am not a doctor, but I am pretty certain all that work to get your foot clean makes it more than thoroughly cleaned. Just try to keep telling yourself that you have done everything that has now made your foot clean. And if that doesn't work, try a healing guided meditation that you make up...

I love this line. It stood out to me because I sometimes wish I could escape some triggers, but know it's impossible because my body comes with me everywhere! I have lost hope in a symptom free life, but I have great hope in being able to have a more stable life, one in which I know the skills...

This is what I am going to be putting in to action once I get the parts I need the support from together. It is really tricky because the part that is struggling right now is trapped in her own area where she can't get out and no one can get in. So it will be a matter of the supporting parts...

@Friday , yes and no. Something goes well, first little thing = meltdown is fairly common. The extent of the attacks I described in this thread were more severe. I am better able to prepare myself for changes and know that after a good event and using a lot of effort to do so, there is going...

I feel the same way and talk to my therapist about it. I also feel so many people have left me and that it's my fault. And I am left wondering when my T will leave me? When will I finally drive her away?

@Higgins, someday I would like to figure out if I have asthma, but I am pretty certain it would only be related to exercising in the cold or with high amounts of allergens in the air. I still feel (2 years later) that the attacks I described above were panic attacks, but I can see how similar...

I used to think of my parts as people. They weren't me, they were just people that lived in my head. A therapist drew me a picture to try to explain it. It was a stick person in a circle. Then inside the head part (above the eyes, like where the brain would be), she drew lots of little...