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[jasmine]

Hi, I just joined this today. My name is Katie and I suffer from depression and a dissociative disorder.

I enjoy writing poetry, creating art, dancing and reading.

I'm a cat lover.

I'm 35, but its my birthday on Tuesday, so I'll turn 36.

I struggle with the PTSD side of the dissociation, and have low self esteem from the years of school bullying and emotional neglect and emotional abuse I endured. I'm just about keeping a hold on my job...my manager has recently approached HR for guidance on managing my 'illness'. But I don't like to see myself as ill. As not all of me is ill. Does that make sense?

Jasmine is the 'healer'/supporter part of my personality. That's why I chose my name here.

[Mel]

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I woudl oove to read some of your poetry and stories if they are somethign you would like to share int eh creative writing section. Nikki who is a member she is sick right now also writes I thinkshe writes songs.

Yes I uinderstand as not see you as ill I do not see myselfr as being Ill or sick either. I haven't actually come up with a term as to what I see myself as bnesides just a person with some difficutilies.

I look forward to getting to know you.

Always me

Thank you for sharing !!

[jasmine]

thank you Mel.

I'll maybe post in some poems of mine later. I don't tend to write stories, just poems.

Katie

[Mel]

Anytime

Sounds good. I look forward to reading them.