Sometimes ‘Bad’ is ‘Good’

Photo Credit: Rebel Recovery A container of mostly water with a couple of sticks of celery fell out of my fridge onto my kitchen floor yesterday. Water pooled on the floor tiles next to the fridge. No one likes unanticipated problems and I griped to myself as I soaked up the spill with some paper…

Dissociative Disorders: Maligned, Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed

Dissociative Disorders are, in general, not well understood by mental health professionals.  In fact, many mental health professionals either do not recognize dissociation when it’s occurring in people, and/or they dismiss it as unimportant or as a form of drama or malingering in people.  I know this because I worked as a mental health therapist…

Fear is the Cheapest Room in the House

(With thanks to Sark for posting this quote today.) “Fear is the cheapest room in the house.  I would like to see you living in better conditions.” Haviz