Author: Cede Dawn

I have a unique religious belief system I like to call “Cedeism” as they don’t match up perfectly with any currently established religion. It’s special to me and eccentric to most. But it’s mine (and anyone’s, really, who feels connected to it) and a spiritual viewpoint I hold near and dear to my soul! First,…

You’ve heard of PTSD. But have you heard of it’s less talked about sub type, C-PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)? Well, as someone who suffers from this very real mental injury (this is how I refer to all trauma related stressor disorders), I think I would be a good candidate to start the conversation…

I’ve spoken on my OSDD/PDID and Schizoaffective Bipolar 1 Type diagnoses in the past… but I also have this and complex PTSD. But today, I’m going to go over how BPD looks for me and the DSM 5 definition of this mental illness as well. For starters, it’s not medical like Schizoaffective or 100% always…

Empathy and LOVE is something everyone is lacking right now. Everyone. ALL OF YOU! From both sides of the red and blue… and all the grey areas in between too. Babies are dying from going to get an education…but not getting the protection and outrage they deserve because they just aren’t important enough or don’t…

I grew up in a biblically religious family. The “Church Of God” Denomination. I questioned many of the beliefs (even then) but quickly learned that wasn’t allowed. So I blindly followed what I was taught in front of those who were teaching me but in my mind and around those I was comfortable being honest…

Most mental illnesses aren’t something you can just will or pray away. You wouldn’t tell your loved ones or their caregivers to just ask God or want harder for their/their loved one’s cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, HIV, dementia, dravet syndrome, sanfillipo syndrome,  etc… to go away! You’d advise them to continue seeing…

You see splashing… Playing… Truly I’m thrashing… Waning… Appearance of fun… Conceals the drowning… Stay right outside the blaze of the sun… Fake smile, no frowning… Hidden in the shade… Is a dark secret… Everything she is fades… Tears so frequent… A pain so great… You couldn’t imagine… It’ll never be too late… She’ll slay…

What is Profound Autism? Does it exist? Why or Why Not? This is a trending question amongst the autistic community and its caregivers. And I’m no expert, just a Mom with a child who has Level 3 Non Verbal Autism with Co Occurring Severe Intellectual Disability and Severe Expressive Receptive Language Disorder -aka one presentation…