Hope

How do we form it and how will it change us?

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These days, many people feel unnerved and without hope. Those who live with the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (DID) may feel lost, without hope, and alone.

However, today, in this moment, we are going to discuss hope and how to find it and not despair.

What is Hope

The first topic we should tackle together is to decide what hope means.

It is true that hope means different things to different people, but for now, just for this minute we will explore what Wikipedia says of hope.

Wikipedia states, “Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one’s own life, or the world at large…Merriam-Webster defines hope as “to expect with confidence” or “to cherish a desire with anticipation”.

Looking at these definitions, I can see why some folks don’t believe in hope or expect that they can feel it. Because hope is an “optimistic state of mind,” so many who have DID struggle because we cannot allow ourselves to ever believe that life will get better. Perhaps you will understand better what hope means to this author.

• Hope helps to get you out of bed in the morning after a tough therapy session.
• Hope allows you to…