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		<title>Stuck to the Floor Dream*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/12/stuck-to-the-floor-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had many reoccurring dreams through out my life. This is a recollection of one where I am unable to move or speak that I have had since the age of 5.]]></description>
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		<title>Ritual Abuse Flashback 1*****</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/ritual-abuse-flashback-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recollection of a very graphic flashback. My memory of what I believe to be an example of child prostitution/pornography and ritualized sexual abuse.]]></description>
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		<title>Feelings of Unreality*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/feelings-of-unreality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post describes the background behind the art therapy artwork "Unreality" created during session on January 05, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Angry Fuck&#8217;in Therapeutic Letter to Former Client Part 1**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/angry-letter-2-client-part1/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/angry-letter-2-client-part1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised in my May 26, 2009 Session Splash here is Part 1 of my two letters to a former client. This client caused me a lot of grief, including regular panic attacks. In this post I talk about a therapeutic letter writing technique I used to help the situation and include a sample of my own.]]></description>
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		<title>Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Timeline**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/ptsd-timeline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my personal post traumatic stress disorder timeline. It demonstrates how my PTSD has developed over my lifetime, illustrating the associated features, personal costs, and stages at various ages. Inspired by the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glenn Schiraldi.]]></description>
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		<title>Diagnosing DID/PTSD and Body Sensations*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/diagnose-did-ptsd-body-sensations/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/diagnose-did-ptsd-body-sensations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talking about feeling, thoughts and body sensations after being diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I also list reasons that I have always suspected DID.]]></description>
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		<title>Session Splash &#8211; May 26, 2009 Part 1*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/session-splash-052609-part1/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/session-splash-052609-part1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another two hour session. During the first hour my therapist and i discussed more trivial matters (not really trivial, but only compared to the second hour) such as my roommates friends saying they did not like me, writing someone who fired me an e-mail, about my therapist reading my blog and my 'therapeutic' status. In hour two we further discussed my diagnosis and dissociative identity disorder. This was a long session so these topics were split into three posts, this is Part 1 of Hour 1.]]></description>
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		<title>New Library Page &amp; Raising Money for iSurvive</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/new-library-help-isurvive/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/new-library-help-isurvive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is about the new Library page and ways to raise money for and help my favorite non-profit organizaiton, iSurvive.org.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m Afraid of Spiders &#8211; Arachnophobia Part 2**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/im-afraid-of-spiders-arachnophobia-part2/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/im-afraid-of-spiders-arachnophobia-part2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is some further thought on an abuse story that describes why I have arachnophobia and how it relates to my brother.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m Afraid of Spiders &#8211; Arachnophobia Part 1***</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/im-afraid-of-spiders-arachnophobia-part1/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/im-afraid-of-spiders-arachnophobia-part1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an abuse story that describes why I have arachnophobia. It is slightly graphic and also talks about my biological mother.]]></description>
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