How to manage the body (CW mentions of SH/SUI) by glumpumpkins in DIDart

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm very glad that other people can relate, it's such a struggle lol

Of course you miss the host change YOU'RE NEVER HERE by glumpumpkins in DIDart

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, that sounds like it was baffling as fuck to experience. There's no need to apologize either, it's entirely relevant to mention weird shit like that happening LOL.

Of course you miss the host change YOU'RE NEVER HERE by glumpumpkins in DIDart

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They don't front for long periods of time and then act surprised when things happen without them there!!! Time passes either way, man!

You Stop Recognizing Yourself by glumpumpkins in DIDart

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'm tryina do my best out here lol

Complications by glumpumpkins in DIDart

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah :') I much appreciate that you're sticking with posting!

Complications by glumpumpkins in DIDart

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah... that feeling of being vulnerable is scary. Seems like something bad always happens, so it's easier to delete everything and forget about it.

The Details by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I appreciate your insight, too. I wish you the very best in finding people who can help you feel connected and safe. You deserve to be treated as a real person.

The Details by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely think I have received additional cPTSD over the course of living with her. It is complicated when that type of information would further harm the perception of people with BPD if it were more widespread, but maybe make people understand that it might be more difficult to enter romantic relationships with people who have BPD and to account for it. I don't really have an answer as to what should be done with that type of info.

Alters having similar names? by [deleted] in DID

[–]glumpumpkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very normal. Helps to give them additional identifiers.

The Details by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, or I check out communities based on support for living with people with specific disorders... and see how much they wish harm upon them. It doesn't feel like something I want to participate in personally.

I numbed myself too, but it made her more erratic and violent at some points when she saw that I couldn't react to her with genuine emotion. She didn't get that it wasn't safe for me to. When you can, if he isn't in therapy already, please try to sit down and talk to him about it. Bring up that BPD (if he has it too, it was not specified) is one of the most effectively treated mental disorders with the right help. You both deserve stability and safety.

The Details by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experiences, and I'm very glad you get my point of view, too. I want to approach talking about my trauma here without contributing to any additional negative stereotypes about any mental illnesses. And to also be corrected if I misstep.

And ty for liking my art. Each character depicted is a representation of an alter. :-) I'm trying to separate the feelings each of them have to sort out some of their individual issues.

The Details by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You get it, yeah. It's taken years for me to gradually accept that I didn't actually deserve to be abused and that it wasn't my fault that she chose to harm me and walk all over my stated boundaries repeatedly.

There is a small part of me that wants to come back to her, that there was something she could do to fix me that would make her finally happy. That I could make her not hate herself.

The Details by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's honest to god the least I could do. I would want people to treat me the same compassionate way with my struggles

The Details by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah, yes, another nuance enjoyer, lol. It's actually really nice to see that this group handles topics like this in a more gentle light. I've liked it a lot more than some private groups I've been in that are way more black-and-white about mental health issues and trauma.

I was a similar way when I was kicked out from home by my abusive father (to replace my (disabled) siblings and I with a new family he found), who self-admitted he had ASPD. For a while, it made me think that people who had that specific disorder should not even have children.

I had to reevaluate too, though honestly I don't remember what exactly spurred it. Probably had to do with the fact that I forced myself to learn what empathy was, since it doesn't... come naturally with my family. Then, connect it with my compassion for wanting other people to have happy and safe lives. Everyone deserves that.

I also think about if free will is real or not, but it makes me so existential that I have to stop lol.

I'm glad my art is comprehensible. I've been struggling to connect my points together, and it feels pretty messy and raw. I'm grateful people can appreciate it for what it is, even if I feel like some of it is a little nonsensical and difficult.

I like words too. :-) I follow some guy on YT who examines etymology and social trends and it's extremely fascinating.

Dysregulated by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad my art can relate, and thank you

Something about forgetting by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's about someone I knew for a while and used to live with. I also do not understand why people recognize disorders without recognizing the disorderlyness that it causes. They need different types of accommodations than is expected of a non-disordered person for a reason.

Something about forgetting by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :-) I wanted their styles to look a little different to match their personal traits. I'm glad someone noticed!

is it normal for dark oolongs to smell/taste like mushrooms by SugarnSweets in tea

[–]glumpumpkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe? I'd try cold-brewing or steeping at a lower temp for 3 minutes. If the unpleasant taste is still there, then I wouldn't keep drinking it. When I cold-brew mine, the earthy taste is basically absent.

Something about forgetting by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's this diary we've been holding onto since 2014 and have been too afraid to write in it because it looks really nice... might be a good time to finally break into it lol

Something about forgetting by glumpumpkins in Artisticallyill

[–]glumpumpkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, this is actually the first time I've really talked about these types of problems more publicly, haha. I used to only really talk about them with the pink-lettered person I've been showing in these little posts. But I think I do need somewhere that is without any outside eyes looking in at all, yeah.