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  • AvPD, OCD, and C-PTSD walk into me….

    I’ve been waiting to write this blog for a while. I’ve needed to take time to process my feelings about… well, everything. The end of September, I found out about my psychiatric test results. I have (Anxious) Avoidant Personality Disorder. According to my personal research, AvPD is not uncommon and is usually found more in…

  • I’m Going to be Brutally Honest Here

    My life was interrupted. By 15 years old, I had lost my sister Dianne. That picture – up there, is me at 15 years old. I was a sophomore in high school. My mom, my freshman year of high school went into a coma and 6 months later, into a vegetative state. That girl was…

  • My Favorite Cartoon Character

    Who is your favorite cartoon character? I could only watch this series when I went to my Hepokoski cousin’s house in Rogers, Mn. They had cable (Nickelodeon). My house did not. I do not think I really thought the largest yet smallest detail. Danger Mouse is a mouse. Small. Driving from under the street. With…

Life is Complicated – and Ugly

No matter what, there are lessons to be learned. New experiences to be had. A desire to be more than the sum of my parts.

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  1. Hana Kopuncova's avatar

    This is such a great post, therapists are really important. I think everybody should have one, doesn’t matter if you…

  2. Rudolph & Betty(Lisa) Brinker's avatar

    Married in ’72, 53 yrs to a DID/MPD person whom began recovery March of 1990 followed by a decade of…

  3. Shannon F Torres's avatar

    I absolutely adore who you are. You are worthy and deserving of love, support, attention, respect, and a billion hugs,…

  4. J Deterville's avatar

    Thank you so much for your comment. I will definitely read some of yours. It’s nice to get feedback! Take…

  5. nirajshah2003's avatar

    I am glad you are finding your voice again, and I hope that this continues! Thanks for sharing! Feel free…

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