[michelle421]

hello everyone,

i just wanted to say that i support all of you. i think everyone deserves to be respected no matter who you are. my partner has DID and i have learned so much from her and the other people that share her brain and her body. i truly believe that every person deserves love and respect. i admire you if you have struggled with issues relating to dissociation. i think you are very strong, incredible, important, talented, and resilient people. you are amazing, and you do deserve respect. i hope you will continue to heal and grow and learn about the beautiful people you are and the love that this world has to offer.

take care!

peace

[justdontknow]

Michelle,

We think it is wonderful that you and your partner have each other. Many times people shun us and call us a freak because they do not understand. Many don't even know we have DID, but they know we are different and so they are afraid of us. We thank you for your support. It means a lot to all of us here at the hotel. May peace find you wherever you wander.

Faith

[michelle421]

i am sad to hear that it has been a struggle for you. i admire you and all who deal with the people who do not understand dissociation. you must be so strong!

you deserve to be treated like the wonderful person/people you are no matter what.

[anderson]

Thank you for coming here. We all need to hear that to. But most of all that there are others out there that do have freindship and compainship with someone that truely loves and respect them. You give those with out Hope for a better future.

[Hunny]

Michelle421,

Thank you for taking the time out to go out of your way to state this. What a kind thing to do.

It can be fun with us. It isn't all a difficult journey when you show us it can be done.

Hunny

[michelle421]

thanks hunny! i absolutely agree! it has been a joy to get to know my partner and her other selves. and so far i have really enjoyed this community. i think you are such amazingly creative people. it is definitely not always a struggle. celebrate your selves!! you are awesome!

i really love the fact that each of my partner's other selves has different abilities, talents and gifts. they are all special and unique and important. they all struggle differently too, and i find that everyone has something to teach me too. i enjoy knowing them and having good relationships with all of them in a different way. and i believe every one of you are all special in your own way. and i am happy to share my thoughts with you. i realize that my partner thinks it's amazing that the more i get to know her, the more i love her...as a whole. that's been something she's often feared - if people knew her for real, they would be scared or hate her or think that she's bad. i don't agree with any of that. she is wonderful and it's not her fault she struggles. she is beautiful and resilient. and i love her so much!

i hope you all may someday find someone to love you and support you unconditionally. it is possible. you are good, just the way you are. we all need healing in our own ways, but we are important no matter what. i support you in your path to wellness, however that is for you. i think this is a great community to support growth and healing and friendship.

stay strong!

[Hunny]

Michelle421,

How really, really lovely

Michelle, I hope you don't mind if I pray this.

God, I pray this for my friends here: "I hope you all may someday find someone to love you and support you unconditionally. it is possible. you are good, just the way you are. we all need healing in our own ways, but we are important no matter what. i support you in your path to wellness, however that is for you."

http://forums.psychcentral.com/showt...25#post1363625

Thanks again, Michelle. You give hope.

Hunny

[darkpurplesecrets]

((((Michelle))))

Thank you for posting and for reaching out here to many and for being there for your partner. Having that belief and support gives a way for hope to begin to grow and for allowing one's selves to find that trust that was destroyed or even never was. It is so hard when you feel so alone and feel as though it is all a secret. For so long it was just that, a secret, but it was our secret. In order to keep going we had to shut down to the world so no one would know for so many times no one understands or is willing to look and hear.

Your words are so kind and brought tears to my eyes. I know for me when I first came to PC, we were anything but believed other than by our t. The support was not there and we never risked allowing anyone to know we even exited. Trying to live as an I instead of a we was so hard. It felt like a lie and it in no way helped any of us. When we reached out here we were accepted and heard. Someone took a risk and reached out to us and we risked back for the first time. It has been worth the risk and all the fears we have.

Thank you for sharing and for listening. But not only listening but hearing. We are all glad you are here. Together we will walk forward and keep reaching. Sending gentle hugs and loving thoughts. Always.

dps