No really, I am okay. When I was first diagnosed with DID, I was scared to death of what that meant for me and my life, but now three years later, I am okay. I am almost always co-conscious which is good because that means I don't lose time as much as I used to. I have alters that I prefer to be than others, but all of my alters play a role in keeping me healthy. DID is not as scary as it once was now that I know it isn't what Hollywood portrays it to be. I am thankful for that knowledge. I am thankful that DID was just a very creative way for me as little girl to survive abuse and still thrive. I am okay.
On another subject I saw a promo for a new movie called Unitard. I am annoyed by the name of this movie. In the clip, the actors said, "It is the combination of unity and, well, you know 'tard." I try hard to teach my student not to use the "R" word, and now popular culture makes it seem okay. This frustrates me. The trailer for this movie was painful to watch - it looks incredibly poorly written. I hope it tanks and that not many of my students will watch it. Yuck and boo to the producers who think the R word is funny.
