Hello

Hi, this is my umpteenth blog. I’ve been blogging on WordPress since 2007 and have had more than a dozen blogs, most of which were short-lived. My main current English-language blog is still active four years on (it’s my second main blog), but not nearly as active as it used to be.

Maybe an introduction is in order. Maybe not. Most of those who will read this blog, will likely know me already. My name is Astrid and I am currently 31-years-old. I struggle with many mental health issues and live with multiple disabilities, including blindness and autism.

I chose this new blog name, even though I have many WordPress blogs that have very few or no posts so which I could restart. The reason is none of the other blog names reflect the fact that I may or may not be multiple and hence this blog may evolve into a cooperative blog but it may also evolve into a journal just for me.

For those who don’t know, a “multiple” is someone with multiple personalities or selves. Multiplicity is often referred to as dissociative identity disorder, though some people feel that they were born multiple. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a trauma-based mental health condition. I did endure trauma and in fact used to have a diagnosis of DID. This was changed to borderline personality disorder though.

As far as I/we know, there are multiple identities sharing this body, but they can usually present themselves as Astrid. I also don’t have amnesia for events that happen when my “insiders” are out, which is is typical with DID.

I want this blog to be a place where I can be safe to explore myself/myselves and my inner world. I don’t care whether I require a psychiatric diagnosis of some kind or another. My experience is mine alone.