N00b To As

[Silent Ones]

Hello Everyone

It's strange, I don't really know what to say right now. I guess introductions would be in order.

I'm female, 23, and in college fulltime. I'm a survivor and have been (and needed to continue to be one) for many many years. I'm not ready to talk yet, but I needed to know that I'm not alone.

I was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) when I was 16. We've come a long way in learning to work together to live life. This means that I'm quite comfortable with myself as being us. I may end up posting as 'we' or 'she' or referring to myself by name. My posts might end up sounding very different, but I wanted to be up front about why that is. In respect for this forum's guidelines, only those of us who are survivors of rape and sexual abuse will post here.

I'm sorry that there are so many others who have experienced this kind of horror in their own lives. I'm glad that there is a safe place to continue to support each other and heal.

Silent Ones.

[Chrissy]

Welcome to AS, I hope u find the support and compassion u need!

[Katia60]

Hi Silent Ones,

Welcome to AS. I hope that you can check out the DID threads in psychological well-being and the research and information forums. There are some DID members here, you will see that in the threads.

Take care and good and healing thoughts to you.

Kate

[drowning000]

[Ash.....]

Welcome, silent ones! We're dissociative, too although nobody in here wants to believe it's DID yet ...

Ash

[determined 1]

Welcome, sweet one, your are not alone.

May I be the first to admit i had no freakin' idea what NOOb meant , I was quite stump, guess now would be a good time to admit, i'm apparently a little on the slow side! Not the sharpest knife in the drawer! LOL

[teazle]

Hi and welcome to AS

I hope you can find what you're looking for here

take care of yourself

teazle

[Survivors sanctuary]

Welcome to AS ... I hope you find it a helpful place to be ..

[dodo]

hi and welcome to AS

best wishes

karen

[~Mandy~]

Welcome to AS.

Take Care

Mandy

[AmyLyn]

Hi and welcome to AS!

You're not the only one around here with DID as someone said...

take care,

-Molly

[Donna]

Welcome honey. Edited March 23, 2007 by Donna

[Silent Ones]

Hello back.

Thank you Chrissy, Kate, drowning000, Ash, determined1, teazle, Ihavemadeit Karen, mandy Molly and Donna. A warmer kinder greeting I have never had. It has made it safe to stay so thanks.

Kate: I will definitely check out those places for DID specific things.

Ash: It's okay. It takes time and you will work it through as you are ready to. I found it helpful sometimes to forget the label and just work with what was going on and not try to give it a name.

determined1: I'm sorry. N00b is internet slang for a new person. I've also come across it as newb noob, and newbie.

I've been doing some reading and I admire the courage, strength, and caring that I see in this community.

[Catherine]

Welcome to AS Silent Ones.

[Lindy]

Hi Silent Ones,

Welcome to After Silence

[Silent Ones]

Hello Back to Catherine and Lindy.

[Haullie]

Love Always, Haullie