Dancing Between Worlds: A Life Once Dissociated

July 21, 2025August 6, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis

For decades, my brain moved through life like a well-worn computer system switching tabs, opening files, closing others without my awareness.

The Dark Side of Childhood Hymns and Lyrics

February 27, 2025October 17, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis

reflecting on childhood hymns, exploring their potentially harmful messages, particularly regarding suicide and guilt, and urges careful consideration of children's exposure to such lyrics.

You Call Us Hybrids

February 4, 2025August 2, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis

We are cosmic beings undergoing transformation, navigating existence beyond physicality. Embracing our unique nature, we seek connection and self-discovery amidst misunderstandings of our Otherkin identity.

Where Is Nowhere?

September 4, 2021November 8, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis ~ 2 Comments

Where is nowhere? On the edge of sanity, where all the color and magic resides?

Survivor Voices: Jenni Z

January 19, 2020August 2, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis ~ 1 Comment

I imagine cutting off contact with him probably made him treat my mother worse. I’m sure he took his anger out on her.

A Different Kind Of Damaged

March 19, 2018November 8, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis ~ 5 Comments

I can only sit and observe the winding streets of your hurt.

Survivor Voices: Zack Bonnie

June 4, 2017March 28, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis ~ Leave a comment

Zack Bonnie's "Dead, Insane or In Jail: A CEDU Memoir" exposes the abusive tactics of the youth reform industry through his traumatic experiences, revealing manipulation, psychological control, and a quest for resilience amid systemic degradation.

Survivor Voices: Adeena Blumenfield

May 28, 2017March 27, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis ~ Leave a comment

"Today is the first year anniversary of my freedom. I escaped, with my children, from a religion based, violent marriage. Here's how I did it. "

Survivor Voices: Lusciana Philomena

April 23, 2017August 2, 2025 ~ Vennie Kocsis ~ 4 Comments

This piece is a contribution from an abuse survivor. It details extreme abuse and could be triggering to readers. Please consider caution if you are a trauma survivor.