Comments on: Engaging Voices, Part 1: Validating The Arrival of My Wife’s First ‘Alters’ https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/03/engaging-voices-part-1-validating-wifes-first-alters/ Science, Psychiatry & Social Justice Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:02:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Someone Else https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/03/engaging-voices-part-1-validating-wifes-first-alters/#comment-274840 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:02:50 +0000 https://www.madinamerica.com/?p=254188#comment-274840 In reply to Sam Ruck.

I ran into a really weird – but good – situation with the DMV, when I was renewing my license … years ago … when I was healing from psychiatrists’ egregious anticholinergic toxidrome poisonings.

The seeming manager of the DMV that I went to renew my license, kind of followed me around, as I went from checking in with her, to being called up to renew my license with her.

And she, seemingly intentionally, neglected to ask me a question about whether I had any symptoms which could be problematic when driving.

At the time I did have quite severe, and not yet controllable, “brain zaps” … so I was grateful she neglected to ask me that question. And I was easily able to renew my license, without lying.

Hopefully, your wife won’t run into any problems with the BMV either.

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By: Sam Ruck https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/03/engaging-voices-part-1-validating-wifes-first-alters/#comment-274678 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:16:17 +0000 https://www.madinamerica.com/?p=254188#comment-274678 In reply to Someone Else.

Yes, she has a driver’s license. Maybe they took the question back off the renewal form. It was there a few years ago when she and I both renewed our licenses. But there was no explanation of the consequences…other than we were left to assume they wouldn’t be good.
Sam

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By: Someone Else https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/03/engaging-voices-part-1-validating-wifes-first-alters/#comment-274603 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:25:15 +0000 https://www.madinamerica.com/?p=254188#comment-274603 In reply to Sam Ruck.

I just renewed my license, and I didn’t notice that. So does your wife have a driver’s license?

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By: Sam Ruck https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/03/engaging-voices-part-1-validating-wifes-first-alters/#comment-274487 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:02:42 +0000 https://www.madinamerica.com/?p=254188#comment-274487 In reply to Someone Else.

Hi Someone Else,
thanks for the offer. I wish I could prevail upon her to meet with others, but she is terrified of losing her rights if she comes out. I try to assure her that with me on her side, I don’t think that would happen, but I don’t know if you have noticed when you/we renew our driver’s license here in Ohio, it asks if you dissociate…They don’t even understand what dissociation is, but someone felt the need to put a question about it on the form, sigh…
Anyway, I really do hope one day you, she and I can meet.
Sam

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By: Someone Else https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/03/engaging-voices-part-1-validating-wifes-first-alters/#comment-274424 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:42:29 +0000 https://www.madinamerica.com/?p=254188#comment-274424 Thank you for sharing your and your wife’s experience, Sam. You do know how to make a lady cry. If ever you and your wife decide you want to meet in person, the offer’s still open, please do let me know.

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By: Sam Ruck https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/03/engaging-voices-part-1-validating-wifes-first-alters/#comment-273659 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 13:18:24 +0000 https://www.madinamerica.com/?p=254188#comment-273659 If you have been enjoying this series, please join me and the others for the upcoming webinar that Mad in America is hosting that aligns with this chapter (6) from my book.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-discussion-supporting-extreme-states-psychosis-dissociation-tickets-828970512117?aff=MIAwebsite
Sam

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