[Zorah]

From Monday 7th July, there will be two chats a week on "Coping with Dissociative Disorders" in the Support Chat room.

The times are Monday 10pm & Tuesday 8am, in site time.
If you click on the chats tab above, in the green bar, there is a time converter there.

For the initial chats we will propose a topic & discuss some definitions, before going to free chat. Please PM us with any topics you want to discuss, or bring them up in the chat.

The topic for the first week (both chats) is

"Depersonalization and Derealization and their effects on your life"

[wanttoheal]

((((((((((((((((((((Zorah))))))))))))))))))) Thank you so much for volunteering your time to host these chats. I look forward to them as I can come!

[bipolar_bear]

Thanks Zorah for doing the chats. I will certainly try to come when I can.

BB

[Zorah]

The first of the Dissociative Disorder chats, is tonight, Monday 7th July at 10pm EST
& the second one is Tuesday 8th July 8am EST
Hope these times cover most members, but please let us know if they do not cover your time zone.

Everyone is welcome & we will list any topics you bring up.
The greater part of these first chats will be designed for that. But please feel free to PM us with chat topics too.

[iamtwilight]

I will be there if I can - it will be 5 in the morning here in Finland

[Zorah]

Chat tonight: Monday 10pm site time

Hope to see you there

We are using a private room, so go through one of the public chat rooms & change rooms, the room will be clearly labelled as DD Chat

[(JD)]

Good wishes zozo! I think one of the items on your list for the future is how to facilitate and not fear communication with the parts. Many of the posts here that show upset often stem from a lack of a communication within.

[Luce]

We would like to come to chat. Maybe next time. Not enough posts yet.

[Zorah]

Hi Luce, make one more post to somewhere & you should be right

[Zorah]

Tuesday 8am site time

there will be another DD chat, which will be followed immediately by a new chat on

Grounding Techniques 9am site time

[Zorah]

What Are Grounding Skills?

Grounding Skills are interventions that assist in keeping a person in the present. They help to reorient a person to reality and the immediate here-and-now. Grounding skills are useful in many ways. They are particularly helpful with symptoms of dissociation. They can help a person prevent dissociating. However, they can be used to help re-orient oneself when experiencing intense and overwhelming feelings and intense anxiety. They help to regain one's mental focus.

[Zorah]

Thanks Sky, but we think we might have it organized

If members with concerns do not attend the chats or PM us, there is not much we can do

But we HAVE started a Grounding Techniques Chats too

What time zone is "site time" in? I would love to come to the grounding techniques chat, although I'm thinking I may have already missed it?

I've NEVER been in an internet chat room, so I feel kind of anxious about the whole thing.

[allthegirls6]

Zorah,

I would like to participate. But i cant work out the time thing. I live in the UK, can you tell me what time the chat would be in UK time. I cant seem to get my head around the converter thingy

[silver_queen]

Earthmama one DD chat is at 10pm EST Monday Ithink it's called (the time in the Eastern USA) and the other is on Tuesday at 8am EST.

And don't worry about them, the chats are really informal and it would be fine if you didn't want to talk but just watch

[silver_queen]

The Monday chat is at 3am UK time unfortunately

The Tuesday chat is at 1pm our time

Don't ask Zorah about time conversions, she can't do them either lolol

[silver_queen]

Hey atg, I think you might like the chats One is on a Tuesday morning at 3am our time I think? It's 10pm Monday American EST time so it will be 3am here. The other is on a Tuesday afternoon at 13h UK time.

And Earthmama the chats are at 10pm EST American time Monday night and 8am EST American time Tuesday morning.

I was in yesterday's chat, there are some grounding techniques in a post in PTSD, which I didn't know was there, maybe that will help you for now And don't worry about the chats,they are all perfectly friendly, no need to be scared

[ginniesky]

i am sorry i will not be able to come to any of the chats the timing is kind of off for me but i wish you the best of luck and hope you all get the support you need.

[allthegirls6]

I dont think i could make the 3am one lol, but i could try for the tuesday one. I owrk during the day but im off in a few weeks so i will try that tuesday. Its all very exciting. I hate being like this and it would be good to talk to others. Sometimes it feels like im nuts and that im the only person in the world who is like this.

[ginniesky]

i wish i could be there but i can't the times just don't work for me but i hope they go great

[multipixie9]

I hope they will repeat these chats. I need to learn some of the things they are talking about.

I realized recently that fear of my hubs has kept many of my alters locked down and not allowed out to speak and I don't know what to do about it all. It really upsets me that He rejects DID and says it is not even possible. He thinks we're faking it. Both my daughter's know I am and see it, but he puts his silly head in the sand and stays workaholic busy. He's a fink!

Multipixie

[multipixie9]

Hi Zorah,

I'm new here. One topic I would like to talk about very much is "facilitating communication between alters".

I realized recently that I have kept many parts in lockdown because of fear of my spouse. He doesn't accept DID. He thinks I'm faking or using this to avoid getting on with my recovery and being fully responsible for my own life. I think that is just rotten and he is a fink.

However, he's also stayed with me for 28 years and is not a total fink.

I need some more tools to work together inside myself.

Sorry, didn't mean to dump my stuff on you, just wanted to say a topic.

Thanks, I'm glad I found this forum. I appreciate you reading my email.

Multipixie (this last smiley is my head inside)

[Zorah]

bump for this week !!!!

check the chats tab for what is happening

[Zorah]

These chats are for all dissociative disorders

DID is the far end of the spectrum for dissociative disorders

all DID members are welcome, naturally, but don't think all these chats are specifically meant for multiples, they are not

if we ever host a chat specifically for multiples we will announce that on this forum

[Kiya]

So si there one tonight? what is "bump" to mean?