Dissociation….
Foreword: I’m delighted to welcome Judie Ritchie as a guest blogger. Judie is a writer, researcher, historian, RA/MC Survivor and an active participant in DW workshops. (Copyright: may be used with permission by author.) This post is one of occasional posts by subscribers to DW who describe what it’s like to have DID. ~ Lyn
by Guest Blogger Judie Ritchie
The mysteriously hidden realms of the mind that no one else but the specially called are allowed to dwell in.
The magical mystical place that only skilled professionals know how to navigate and go to.
Art Credit: “Dissociation” by Naomi Cordova
The inward caverns, with twists and turns and secret passages designed to confuse every outsider who tries to enter uninvited.
The place where one voice calls and many echo in reply.
The place of puzzles, ambiguity, enigmas and conundrums. Where secrets are kept veiled and even the residents don't know all that's hidden within.
Dissociation....
The powerfully controlling mechanism that puts to sleep or wakes up...that clouds and obscures, or sharpens and heightens the senses to peak performance.
Dissociation....
The sealed-up caves where emotions are held captive.
The uncanny, mighty method of protective living, so familiar to some, so baffling to the rest....so well designed that Outsiders don't even know it's there.
Our secret.
Our clandestine efforts.
Our covert, conspiratorial inner selves with hierarchies, authorities and Protectors who keep the gates secure until it's time to open them.
Dissociation...
The place where only VERY SPECIAL Outsiders are allowed in and ONLY after they pass many tests.
Dissociation....
The inconceivable...
Worlds within the world of the mind where the past remains, and constantly collides with the present, and both blur together into one.
Where the weight of dissociating rules the body and tires the mind.
And where all the pieces of the broken heart yearn to be whole.
Creative Healing 2023
It’s here! Creative Healing, volume 2, is available for free download. Click here to take you to the new Dissociative Writers Publication page where you can download the anthology. Thank you to all who contributed and to Gabby and Debby who brought it to fruition!
Published Works by Dissociative Writers
Check out DW’s all new page for published works by Dissociative Workshops. You’ll find pieces by individual writers and DW anthologies. If you are a published Dissociative Writer and would like your book or article on this page, please click here to let Lyn know. We are proud of our published authors and want to promote their writing.
Calling All Healing Together Participants!
An Infinite Mind is holding their annual Healing Together Conference in Orlando FL on February 17-19, 2023. If you are planning to attend or planning to lead a workshop, please let Lyn know so we can arrange for a DW get-together. Gabby is leading a workshop called Grief: Managing Loss through Art and Music, Sharri is leading a workshop called Sharri Shines: Coming Out of the Dark on the Other Side of RA/MC, and Lyn is leading a workshop called Confronting the F-Word. Email Lyn if you’re going by clicking here.
Without realizing it, I fought to keep my two worlds separated. Without ever knowing why, I made sure, whenever possible that nothing passed between the compartmentalization I had created between the day child and the night child.”
~ Marilyn Van Derbur, Miss America
Lyn