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Aug 31, 2009, 10:54 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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Originally Posted by amandalouise
its fantastic how fast you are moving through the process. you went from having black outs every time to having no black outs like over night without a therapist helping you to gain that control. it took me 15 years of therapy to get to the point of staying aware when my alters came out. At this speed you wont need a therapist by the time the new one has an opening for you. keep up the great work.
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 Woah .......LOL!!! Easy there skippy!!!
Amandalouise ~ I think you may be putting the cart before the horse on that one. This is not an attack, and maybe you were just joking around but I'm not sure. You of all people should know that DID does not spontaneously get better, or even really go into remission. The dissociation and coming out of alters can wax and wane, depending on life stressors, but it doesn't just resolve on it's own. Of course she will need the support of a T. And I don't think it's a good idea to suggest that she wouldn't. Just MHO.
Kris...I'm glad you have found a couple T's that you can go to. It's important to have one who can help you see things from all angles and can be a member of your support team.
You sound so excited? I don't really understand this, I guess. When I was looking for a T to help me and looking at having to start over with a new T, I was terrified!!  I still am. I did and do feel some relief, having been diagnosed, but I couldn't really call it excitement.
I wish you the best and I hope you keep us posted on your progress. Just remember, everyone's dissociative experiences, although they may share similarities, are different and everyone responds to treatment/management differently as well. What worked for one person will not necessarily be the right method for another. Like meds...I am on SNRI's and Anti-Anxiety medication ~ I have been for a long time. These meds do not cause me to dissociate anymore than I ever did. In fact, they help me manage the underlying depression and anxiety that comes along with my DID/C-PTSD and they make life a lot more bearable. So, although it's true that there are no medications that can cure or fix DID, there are medications that can help treat/manage the co-morbid symptoms and disorders. You just need to work with your T to figure out what methods are best for you and there can be a lot of trial and error.
I wish you the best!! 
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