What's in a Name - Part 3

[Kizzie]

We're always interested to hear how you came up with your name for the forum so let us know!

[Moose7]

My sister and I give each other a new nickname almost with every breath; even if they sound nothing like our name. One of my major ones is "Micki or Mick" and so she started saying "Micki Moose." My husband picked it up because I call him Brown Bear (a different story) and so we became "Moose and Brown Bear." We started buying moose and bear paraphernalia. I eventually went by "MooseMan7" on many forums but figured it'd be misleading here because I'm a woman. I just happen to be a woman who calls everyone dude, guys, bros, or man. It's just my vernacular. So I went with Moose7 especially because it's vague enough to not give away anything specific but it still honors a bit my of identity. 7 is one of my favorite numbers; it is the number of "completion" in many spiritual practices.

[Mael]

I use mael because its short and easy ,i struggle saying my real name and because i'm dyslexic i spell it wrong alot of the time.

[LilBrokenFae]

Hello, all. My name is one I used back when I was a teenager (20 years ago, when AOL was my social stomping grounds) and it's also the one I've been most embarrassed about, so I decided to bring it back. There's an inner child of some form or other in me who needs a voice and this is the first place i reckon I'll find safety and commaraderie for her.

[Desert Flower]

Okay, I'm new here and I'm finding it really difficult to introduce myself somehow. Well, I never was supposed to speak about any of this of course. So, I'll start with 'what's in an name?'. I chose Desert Flower because I'm trying to blossom while I grew up in such a barren place. I just need a little water every now and then. And I'll be fine hopefully. I've been holding back the tears for so long, I can't believe it. Sometimes I just can't believe I'm still here, I'm still standing (sort of). It's been so rough and lonely. I'm just so glad you're here and I'm not alone with this anymore.

[Desert Flower]

My sister and I give each other a new nickname almost with every breath; even if they sound nothing like our name. One of my major ones is "Micki or Mick" and so she started saying "Micki Moose." My husband picked it up because I call him Brown Bear (a different story) and so we became "Moose and Brown Bear." We started buying moose and bear paraphernalia. I eventually went by "MooseMan7" on many forums but figured it'd be misleading here because I'm a woman. I just happen to be a woman who calls everyone dude, guys, bros, or man. It's just my vernacular. So I went with Moose7 especially because it's vague enough to not give away anything specific but it still honors a bit my of identity. 7 is one of my favorite numbers; it is the number of "completion" in many spiritual practices.

Love your name Moose! Moose is also the name of my favorite tattoo artist, tattoos being one of the ways I've tried dealing with myself or with my CPTSD as it turns out. So Moose has a very good vibe to me. Also like the 7/completion part. We'll get there!

[bigshadytree]

I hadn't taken much time to think about mine. When I saw the box "username", I looked out my window at the big tree outside my house. I though of all the times on walks when I find myself sitting under a big shady tree and how it feels like a loving embrace from the planet to be carefully obscured from the suns harsh rays. It felt like a nice thing to be, and I guess I hope to be like a big shady tree.

[Kizzie]

Love the names you all picked 

[K?]

I actually found it really hard to choose a name. I started with just my letter - which I sometimes use - but that was taken. I added the question mark because genuine identity is hard. Identity is who I need to be and what I need to do to feel safe and hold life intact...in this 5 minutes...to be adjusted at any moment. It's strange to be posting somewhere that other people might relate.

[Hypervigilant]

I have used much of my learned behaviour as superpowers. I had to clean house and bring up my siblings from the age of 6 so as an adult my career was cooking, cleaning, childminding and being hyper aware of others is brilliant in retail I can sense others needs and moods.
Although it can be emotionally draining and exhausting it's also extremely useful I the right place.

[K?]

Hypervigilant - I love the way you explain how you use what you've learnt as a superpower - even though it's hard. I feel encouraged when I see your courage 

[lostwanderer]

Like someone else shared, I really struggled to come up with a name .... I stared at the thing for a loooooong time
After staring for a while, for some reason the saying "not all who wander are lost" came to me because more recently I seem to be doing a lot of wandering.  Right now in my wander I am feeling a bit lost/turned around though

So yeah, that's where my name came from

[Desert Flower]

Hi Lostwanderer, I like your name and I can relate. Lately, in my mind something has shifted, which is a good thing overall I think, but now I kinda feel like I lost my ground (even if that ground was not all that healthy). I'll start another thread about this. So I feel like I'm also kinda wandering/lost.

[ARoseByAnyOtherName]

Hi Everyone,

I saw this thread when I was having a look around before becoming a member, so that's how I picked my name. The full quote, if you're curious is "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
I always liked the idea that a label isn't what gives a thing its meaning, meaning comes from the qualities a thing possesses. And of course in the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet are saying this because they don't want to be defined or bound by the families they came from, which is a sentiment I'm sure many of us survivors know well.

You can call me Rose for short.
Sending warmth to you all

[Desert Flower]

That's a great name Rose and I like what you're saying about qualities instead of labels and of course not wanting to be bound by our families. Warm wishes.