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    Thread: Semantics
Post: RE: Semantics

Of course. What she's referring to was an incident that happened several weeks ago. Thankfully, it wasn't as serious compared to other times, and didn't result in another run-in with the city hospital...
Twin Volition Therapy Lane 21 13,987 12-25-2014, 07:36 PM
    Thread: Semantics
Post: RE: Semantics

The term host is somewhat bothersome, as it makes me seem like some kind of parasite, but other than that, I agree with these definitions - this is how we tend to feel about things. I just wish Arlen ...
Twin Volition Therapy Lane 21 13,987 12-22-2014, 08:07 PM
    Thread: How does one keep believing
Post: RE: How does one keep believing

"If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness." - carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner This pretty much sums up how I feel about gods. - Aria
Twin Volition Cafe Esprit 19 17,946 12-22-2014, 07:34 PM
    Thread: she's gone....
Post: RE: she's gone....

This thread's kind of old, but I'd like to add that we also understand what it's like to experience gender dysphoria and not know what to do about it. I hope the answers will come to you eventually, a...
Twin Volition Town Square 4 3,095 11-17-2014, 09:08 AM
    Thread: Do I hear YAY?
Post: RE: Do I hear YAY?

Congrats! It's also a dream of mine to be an author, so it's always good to hear when someone else makes some progress. - Arlen
Twin Volition Town Square 10 6,569 08-11-2014, 06:57 AM
    Thread: started going to the gym
Post: RE: started going to the gym

Wish I'd seen this topic earlier; exercise used to be a pretty regular part of our life. Despite the fact that since the beginning of Spring, we've fallen out of practice due to depression and lack of...
Twin Volition Town Square 4 2,724 06-22-2014, 11:52 PM
  Agree Thread: Diagnosis, social life, and benefits
Post: RE: Diagnosis, social life, and benefits

(04-30-2014, 05:44 PM)MakersDozn Wrote: This is a great topic, and we're glad that you brought it up, Arlen. Since we don't think there's any answer that fits every situation, we'll speak from our ...
Twin Volition Therapy Lane 4 3,788 04-30-2014, 06:32 PM
  News/Information Thread: CPU usage spikes when using post-editor
Post: CPU usage spikes when using post-editor

As of the recent fix for whatever was causing the MM forum pages to load slowly, our computer has been getting CPU usage spikes when inside the post-editor. Sometimes it is serious enough to cause inp...
Twin Volition Help Desk 1 2,769 04-30-2014, 05:49 PM
  Question Thread: Diagnosis, social life, and benefits
Post: Diagnosis, social life, and benefits

As we are not currently diagnosed with anything but major depressive disorder, I've been wondering: what are the benefits/drawbacks of a diagnosis for dissociative identity disorder? What purpose does...
Twin Volition Therapy Lane 4 3,788 04-30-2014, 05:05 PM
    Thread: Controlling who comes out?
Post: RE: Controlling who comes out?

The only tactics we've had any luck with are unhealthy ones, so unfortunately I have no suggestions. But control has always been a huge problem for us, so I'm going to bump this thread in hopes that s...
Twin Volition Steam Room 8 4,777 04-30-2014, 03:00 PM
    Thread: That's not me
Post: RE: That's not me

We had problems with names for a long time too, but eventually we got people to use the ones we preferred. I agree, it feels very degrading for people to dismiss who you are, even in small ways. Self-...
Twin Volition Steam Room 2 2,231 04-30-2014, 01:52 PM
    Thread: 2 things that drive me crazy
Post: RE: 2 things that drive me crazy

(04-20-2014, 12:42 AM)The People Wrote: 1) tearing the label off the box of rice to preserve them when I put it in plastic to avoid box. only in Canada every box has French on one side an I tend to...
Twin Volition Town Square 3 3,351 04-25-2014, 10:23 PM
    Thread: Drinking n don't know why
Post: RE: Drinking n don't know why

Yeah, what MDs said. Definitely be careful with that. Especially if you're taking any kind of medication for depression, such as SSRIs or MAOIs, alcoholism can be really dangerous. They seem to have h...
Twin Volition Steam Room 4 3,575 04-25-2014, 08:36 PM
    Thread: Want to leave
Post: RE: Want to leave

(03-15-2014, 06:52 PM)MakersDozn Wrote: Arlen, We're impressed by your inner strength. And when we say "your," we mean both of you. Is there any way that you and ∀ (may we ask how you say this?)...
Twin Volition Steam Room 14 10,952 03-17-2014, 06:06 AM
    Thread: Want to leave
Post: RE: Want to leave

(03-15-2014, 04:57 AM)The People Wrote: It has been my experience - and I worked with mentally ill as a non-T as well as being multie - you will not be locked up as long as you are working with prof...
Twin Volition Steam Room 14 10,952 03-15-2014, 04:34 PM
    Thread: Want to leave
Post: Want to leave

I don't feel like our family has accepted or respected me as a human being. I want to go back inside. And I want to never come out. It's not fair that I have to deal with them. Some of them might care...
Twin Volition Steam Room 14 10,952 03-13-2014, 07:20 PM
    Thread: Lazy CS6 doodle
Post: RE: Lazy CS6 doodle

(03-13-2014, 03:03 PM)Tangled Web Wrote: I think it is a very cool picture. What is digital painting? TW Digital painting is the use of computer image-editing software such as Photoshop and Gimp t...
Twin Volition Visual Arts 6 6,436 03-13-2014, 05:42 PM
    Thread: Lazy CS6 doodle
Post: Lazy CS6 doodle

Arlen did this a while ago. He says it's s***, but I like it, and I saw that there was a Visual Arts board, so I thought I'd share it. I hope he doesn't get mad that I posted it. He got into digital ...
Twin Volition Visual Arts 6 6,436 03-12-2014, 11:34 PM
  Agree Thread: facebook
Post: RE: facebook

Like MakersDozn, we don't use Facebook for this very reason. We're also very uncomfortable with our system's name, so it's impossible to get along on such a place. And I agree, it's not right what Ma...
Twin Volition Steam Room 6 4,205 03-11-2014, 06:51 AM
  Friendship/Support Thread: Resources in Alabama
Post: RE: Resources in Alabama

(03-10-2014, 04:47 PM)The Warren Wrote: Sidran was one of the first places I directed our friend to. I figure if they can't find safe help or are too afraid to try again, they can at least get infor...
Twin Volition Town Square 5 3,897 03-11-2014, 06:32 AM
  Question Thread: Language and Terminology?
Post: Language and Terminology?

I'm new to this website and I've been seeing a lot of terminology in use that I'm not familiar with. I'm also concerned about pronouns and what names for things are considered polite/healthy (e.g. how...
Twin Volition Help Desk 3 3,597 03-10-2014, 11:19 PM
    Thread: Hello
Post: Hello

Hello, everyone. My name is Arlen, and I'm so unbelievably glad this place exists. I'm 19 and have been multiple for several years now. When I found out, I had been trying to hide my other(s?) from m...
Twin Volition Welcome Wagon 5 4,552 03-10-2014, 09:09 PM