Why Did You Choose That Username And/Or That Avatar (Or No Avatar At All)?

[CraftyCath]

My avatar at the moment is of a phoenix rising from or close to a girl.

It is how I see myself with all I have come through this past year, all the progress I have made. No matter how dark my day may be I can look at it and know that I have made progress, that I am learning to fly and am starting to free myself.:tup:

 

[Venusian]

I chose Venusian because I never really felt connected to the Earth, I was always different and on the outside of everything that anyone did. The place I most felt at home is under the stars because they were always there, wherever I went, wherever we moved, the stars were there and were the only familiar thing I knew. Venus was the brightest light in the night sky and when I felt the most alone it was there, even in the daylight there were times when the venusian light shone through.

 

[CraftyCath]

You put that beautifully Venusian. :hug:

 

[Abstract]

When I joined I had started realising the amount of dissociating I had done throughout my life. I had started understanding what it was and how it affects me. I was struggling a lot to speak at all in T. I have always felt unreal and lacking in substance - like an abstract concept that sometimes seems to have no impact on others or the world. No voice. No self.

There is no avatar as being seen at all has been very difficult for me but I am working my way towards getting one.

 

[Springer80]

There is no avatar as being seen at all has been very difficult for me but I am working my way towards getting one.

Hi Abstract,

I can relate to the above. I was thinking...do you like art? Maybe a little modern art appreciation would find something? Quite a few people on here change their avatar as their 'weather changes'. Do you like Paul Klee? He was one of my favorites for a while? You could just use blocks of colour, like a mood ring!!

Anyway, I hope you don't mind me suggesting stuff. :)

 

[Abstract]

Maybe a little modern art appreciation would find something?

Hi Springer!

I don't mind in the least. :) Thank you. I have thought of some modern art and have got as far as looking around more recently. I have an impression of how I feel so was looking for something that matched. I do like Paul Klee!

I see you mention dissociation too. I don't have DID but have some pretty weird stuff that seems to be dissociative. And then lots of depersonalisation I think. It's much better in recent years. I seem to be very good at hiding it it seems.

For a second I saw your picture and thought "Springer" was for Springer Spaniel! I think I have also been in a sort of doormouse phase for a while. I prefer bouncing off the ceiling to it I have to say.

 

[Springer80]

Hi Abs,

I don't have DID either but depersonalization apparently. Anyway, like you say weird stuff that I struggle to understand most of the time!! :rolleyes:

The dog isn't a spaniel its a Rhodesian Ridgeback, I used to have one as a kid.

Good luck with the art hunt!!

 

[Abstract]

The dog isn't a spaniel its a Rhodesian Ridgeback, I used to have one as a kid.

:roflmao: I sort of realised that it was not a spaniel at second glance! Ridgebacks are lovely.

Snap re the depersonalisation + weird random stuff. :confused:

Take care.

 

[Britt.f7]

I changed my avatar because I wanted something different then before. It is now a picture of my Buddy, when she was a pup and before her long hair grew in.

 

[Britt.f7]

Okay, I admit to liking to change my avatar from time to time. This is a little tree that is growing out of a pipe on my porch. I just thought it was a neat fall shot.

 

[Shellbell]

My username is a name someone nice from my childhood nicknames me. It has a positive association and I'm glad I chose a positive one, as I spend a lot of time on here.

I have no avatar now. The one I used was a photo and I could be recognised by as it is a pic that was also on my facebook. So I removed it.

I don't know what to pick for an avatar, which probably represents the fact that I don't know who, or what I am anymore. I'm just female. Not much else. I'll work on it.

 

[Dallas]

This is a picture of my dog Dallas, taken when she was a puppy. She recently died a tragic death a couple months ago at the age of two (shortly before I joined this forum). I like the picture because she looks kind, inquisitive and a bit bewildered, which is similar to how I feel about military vets with combat ptsd.

Sincerely,
Dallas.