by Elisabeth | Oct 26, 2016 | Dissociation, Memory Repression
I have been thinking about time these past few days. To give credit where credit is due, I have been thinking about time because I have a client who has been thinking about time. Our discussions have reminded me of my own struggles with time. I have struggled with...
by Elisabeth | Sep 14, 2016 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters, Memory Repression, Recovery
The Darkness I traveled this past Sunday and Monday. As a single mother without extended family, traveling isn’t easy. I have to ask friends for help, or pay for overnight babysitters. Neither option is simple for me. But as an extrovert who loves interpersonal...
by Elisabeth | Jul 6, 2016 | Memory Repression
I make it clear that my recovery journey involves repressed memories. And honestly, it hasn’t been an easy thing to explain. Most people can’t fathom how our brain can dissociate to that extent. Most people can’t understand how we can forget such incredibly...
by Elisabeth | Mar 2, 2016 | Defenders, Dissociation, Memory Repression
Hello everyone. This is the Inner Defender here. I sometimes go by Beth, but defender, protector and all sorts of relatively derogatory names have been used. Some days I mind. Some days I don’t. I like to keep it as inconsistent as possible. That really gets under...
by Elisabeth | Feb 17, 2016 | Defenders, Memory Repression
For the past few days, I have been stuck. I know you know what I mean. “Stuck” is one of the most common descriptors I get from other survivors about their journey when they email me for help. I know I was stuck because I received half of a memory and then it stopped...
by Elisabeth | Feb 10, 2016 | Inner Children, Memory Repression, Recovery
I have been at this recovery “stuff” for a while now. Most of us have discovered that this is a lifelong journey. I am not the only person who has figured that part out. But there are some other things I have discovered as I have moved through the darkness in to the...
