JM. Austin My therapist tells me that dissociation is a skillThe way I can escape my body like a magicianFloat to other worlds for whatever I needPeace, safety, solitudeDissociation was my first friend.Grasping me by my hand and carrying me away from the horrors of...
I wanted to be in our writing group this afternoon, as I do every Sunday, even though writing has felt distant to me. It’s often easier for me to write “off the cuff” as I do during our time together (compared to being more deliberate with my larger writing...
Someday, hopefully in the near future, I’ll be able to honestly say that it was nice to be with all of them—with everyone in my system. It’s partially true now. I enjoy time with aspects of myself, it’s just that usually I’m only with a few at a...
