HEALING OUR LIVES

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Links to sites that offer
Poetry, prose, and other art, as well as personal experiences

Emergence is a wonderful site written by a young survivor. It includes her personal story and poems and the personal stories and poems of other survivors. She offers some safety tips, suggestions for coping with flashbacks, sex and relationships, and sleep and dreams. She also offers some statistics and myths about sexual abuse, and her thoughts on suicide, self-injury, and anger. She included a page specifically for male survivors, and a list of e-mail groups for survivors.

The Gathering Place is put together my my friends the MakersDozn. They offer an opportunity for you to learn about them through biographical and history information. There is a list of who each of them are and what they do, as well as the origins of their names. They have drawn system maps which show the changes over the past several years. There are also individual pages made by members of the inside family. Additionally, they share some of their own poetry, artwork, and essays, and offer suggestions on how to stay safe. They have a Yahoo group, which is a message board/e-mail group.

Ghostwolf is a site put together by a male survivor of ritual abuse. He shares his story under the Biography section, and also shares his own poetry, writings, and drawings.

Holli's Triumph Over Tradgedy offers resources for survivors, such as facts about abuse, information on boundaries, a feelings chart, and 10 steps of recovery. There are also stories and news articles, as well as poetry by survivors, inspirational pages, a message board, and political information. Holli has spearheaded the Mint Green Ribbon Campaign for awareness of abuse.

Mollykat's Home Page is a personal page which offers writings on personal experiences and links to sites related to sexual abuse, ritual abuse, emotional abuse, self-injury, PTSD, DID, bipolar disorder, domestic violence, depression, suicice, and other topics. They have made a list of triggery movies, and also have some fun stuff and stuff for littles.

Multiplicity, Abuse & Healing is a great site with loads of information on various aspects of abuse and recovery. Some of these are ritual abuse, PTSD, DID, and self-injury. Includes suggestions for healing, grounding and coping techniques, national hotline numbers, therapist referrals, links to e-mail lists and message boards, and much more. Survivors can post an anonymous "tell your abuser how you feel", and can contribute editorials and poetry.

Ritual Abuse, Ritual Crime, and Healing provides information on healing from ritual abuse.

Shattered Selves is a site dedicated to MPD/DID. It offers a "Multiple Glossary", a list of symptoms of MPD/DID, personal experiences, poetry, a message board, and resouces.

Soul's Self Help Central has links to various sites and information about sexual abuse, DID, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, codependency, and much more. It offers prose and poety, some great self-help information, and e-mail support groups.

Survivors Home Page offers suggestions for healing and personal writings on challenges and concerns of survivors.

The Survivor's Page is dedicated to survivors of sexual abuse and rape. Survivors can submit various writings, including personal experiences, letters, poetry, and stories. Also offers a page to find other survivors or partners of survivors to communicate with via e-mail.

Voices of Courage is a Christian page made by my friends The Fambly. It offers poetry and writings, artwork, resources, and pages made by others inside.

WeRMany is a great site that offers support for persons with MPD/DID and/or BiPolar Disorder. Some of the resources available are terminology, FAQ, switching characteristics, a list of potential triggers, tips for managing triggers, suicide resources, and significant other support. There are arts and writings, as well as message forums, an e-mail support group, and a chat room.

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