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My Personal Blog. |
| This is a blog about the book I am currently writing, CHERRY’S WINGS. This book is a follow up to my published book, CHERRY’S ARMY. My’ blog will also deal with other things that I am doing now. |
| WONDERING I don’t know where I am I’m lost in time and space If I don’t know where I am I could be any place When I look into the mirror Someone looks back at me When I look into the mirror I’m wondering who I see They might be young They might be old But they are me Is what I’m told My heart tells me Just how they feel Happy, sad, or angry I know that they are real |
| Besides talk therapy, there are therapies that involve movement, art, and journaling. If a person is inclined to play music, then playing a musical instrument could be the therapy of choice. Painting pictures, doing research on a subject of interest, or journaling about ones thoughts and feelings are also positive therapies. After I discovered I had DID/MPD, I coped by journaling, and my journaling took the form of rhyming. One advantage of writing down ones thoughts and feelings is that you can go back and read what you wrote at a later time. |
| One of the main treatments for DID/MPD is talk therapy, also known as psychotherapy.The individual is encouraged to talk through their feelings and memories. It is important that this therapy is paced in such a way that the patient does not become anxious or overwhelmed. Sometimes family could be encouraged to take part in this therapy. Group therapy could also prove effective. One of the goals of family and group therapy is to help the client become comfortable around others. |
| Can a person with DID be cured? All the websites I viewed seem to agree on this subject. The BRIGHTQUEST website compared it to other severe mental disorders and claimed that recovering from DID is a process that continues for life. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) agrees with this statement, claiming that while treatment can help, DID/MPD can't be cured. The WEBMD website agrees that there isn’t a cure for dissociative identity disorder/multiple personality disorder, but there are long-term treatments that can help. |
| People with Aspergers usually have a limited area of interests. They may spend most of their time learning everything they can about that subject. I have helped a few children with Aspergers in my job as a Special Education Assistant. One young student was very interested in astronomy and knew all the planets and their moons as well as where they were located in relation to the sun. Another student was very mathematical and was fascinated with building and dismantling mechanical items. My eight year old grandson knows almost everything there is to know about sharks and just now added snakes to his area of interest. So, that leaves me. I love to read and write. I am fascinated with poetry and rhymes. I sometimes think that I am a rhyme because of my inability to do much writing without rhyme. A lot of times I even think in rhyme. I would also much rather sit down and read a book than visit with anyone. I am also intrigued by animals and would love to study each one at length and write about it. I once wrote a children’s article about hummingbirds. |
THE FOG I think my brain is scrambled, I can’t escape the fog One foot then the other Through the marshy bog I must keep on slogging Until I reach the shore Gentle hands will guide me Through tomorrow’s door No more will pain imprison me Filling me with dread I’m reaching for the light That’s somewhere up ahead The fog is now clearing The sun is shining through The clouds have all scattered The skies I see are blue Cherry |
| You know what? It’s very hard to be me. I know I’m not alone though. There are many of us that are having a hard time dealing with the ups and downs of life. Just hang in there everybody. We can do it! |
| Many people feel that people with Aspergers do not have empathy. They think that just because they can’t express grief verbally, as others do, that they must not feel it. I know that is not true. My 8 year old grandson, who has been diagnosed with Aspergers, is hyper empathetic. When I cut my hand he was almost crying and kept asking if I was ok. I am also hyper empathetic. I can put myself in anyone’s shoes and feel their pain. Some of the poems in my book, CHERRY’S ARMY, deal with my empathy. Cherokee Rose of the Paper Doll Gang ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
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