Daily Archive for February 21st, 2012

Contributing Factors – Integration

Published on February 21, 2012 in Anxiety, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emotions, Grief Sadness Loss, Letters Home, Morton's Pride, PTSD and Therapy. 0 Comments

There are a few major things that came up when I started asking questions about possible stressors that could have added to the intensity of this flare up.

The first thing I thought about was anxiety and depression as part of the emotional process of moving.

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Black History Month: Learning to See the Difference

Published on February 21, 2012 in Abuse, Emotional abuse, Female Sadist, Relationships and Stupid People. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

This entry has been stuck in my drafts since February 4th, of 2011. There’s an older entry that has handwritten journal entries that go into further detail of my experiences of being told what it means to be black. If you click the little photo under this it’ll take you to that entry. I’m having trouble with WP right now. It’s not letting me add links properly. Anyway………

http://www.sundrip.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/anyone-except.jpgMy experience in 2011: Wednesday afternoon I stepped outside and it was 62 degrees. I could tell people were in a good mood and appreciative of the break from the cold. As I opened my car door to drive myself to therapy a man drove by and yelled, “N-word!”

I’m no stranger to that word. Most of the time that word cuts to the core but for some reason when I heard it that day, I pitied the man. I pitied him for choosing to spend such a beautiful day filled with hatred.

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