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	<title>My Monster Has A Name &#187; Recovery</title>
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	<description>...actually many. My healing journey from childhood abuse</description>
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		<title>Angry Fuck’in Therapeutic Letter to Former Client Part 2*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/angry-letter-2-client-part2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised in my May 26, 2009 Session Splash here is Part 2 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 the results of using the therapeutic letter writing technique.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things I Like About Me – Project Positivity</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/10-things-about-me-project-positivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Things I Like About Me! deviantART recently ran a “Project Positivity” contest. This artwork would have been my submission if I had known about it in time. ]]></description>
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		<title>How I Got Out of My Head</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/how-i-got-out-of-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might be wondering exactly how I did over the last week and how successful I was at "Getting Out of My Head." Well, here is a summary of how it went and examples of how I got 'out of my head' just a little. Some samples are from my therapist, some are my adaptations, and some are my own.]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Migraines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self Injury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flashbacks]]></category>
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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>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>iSurvive &#8211; Blogging for a Cause Part 2</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/isurvive-blogging-cause-part2/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/isurvive-blogging-cause-part2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mymonsterhasaname.com/?p=980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please help iSurvive raise money through Blogging for a Cause, a call to all abuse survivor bloggers!]]></description>
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		<title>Safety First Checklist Part 2*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/safety1st-checklist-part2/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/safety1st-checklist-part2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 2, a further exploration of the Safety First Checklist from the "Survivor to Thriver" manual. This part discusses my therapist's notes on Part 1 and specific risk reduction techniques.]]></description>
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		<title>Breathing Exercises, Meditation and Visualization for PTSD</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/breathing-meditation-visualization-ptsd/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/breathing-meditation-visualization-ptsd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very into alternative methods of healing that I consider more “easter thought” than western medicine approaches. Here is a quick breakdown of my favorite techniques for relieving symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and for calming down now.]]></description>
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		<title>Free-Writing as Journaling</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/freewrite-journaling/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/freewrite-journaling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 13:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mymonsterhasaname.com/?p=755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Free-writing might be useful to get feelings, emotions, thoughts and ideas out of your head. For me it is a good technique for journaling, or writing about recently recovered memories.]]></description>
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		<title>My Early Warning Signs of Crisis*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/early-warning-signs/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/early-warning-signs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resource to identify early warning signs of a crisis for prevention.]]></description>
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