I had insomnia for 9 years of my life. I also stayed awake for three days in a row. Of course I was not able to speak correctly after three days of sleep deprivation. My words intertwined. The brain need to rest to process things. It happened to me recently that some people asked me if I remembered them and... no. Even though I know that we saw each other for at least two years, I only remembered the woman for her sweet calmness and the context where we saw each other but not

I don't remember how old I was but I know it was from 15 or earlier, since I still lived with my mother. I started having suicidal thoughts on my birthday. I remember that to "celebrate" my mother took me out to a restaurant. I was so happy to have her attention that I let my guard down. She asked me questions about my brother, about the time he spent on the computer. I said the truth. When we got home, my mother went down to my brother in the cellar and she started yelling a

For years I knew there was something wrong with me but I couldn't figure out what. I know I felt like a ghost, even though I was interacting with people, because it was like I couldn't feel present in the moment. I had read about dissociation because I was determined to find a solution but I didn't think I had it. Years passed and the truth came out when I spoke to a trauma expert about my recurring nightmares. In recurring nightmares I was being abused and I couldn't react.