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Originally Posted by Elysium3006
 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!!  |
My comment about his going from blackouts to no black outs over night was the equivelent of your observation that he is excited about finding another therapist when you were not. I observed in the post a situation that showed progress quicker than I made progress so made a comment and a standard joke. around here its common for someone to recognize progress and sometimes add a standard comment like "not needing the training wheels" because you are already learning to ride the bike on your own. the standard comment doesnt literally mean the person isnt going to need to know the rules of the road and how to ride a bike in traffic. just that they are making progress at an amazing speed. or the comment of recognizing a friends progress on quilting. their quilt is farther alone then another person the person says oh go jump in the lake they dont literally mean go jump in the lake. or even like the saying that popular around the teens here they are talking with their friends and one friend recognizes progress or a good thing or exciting thing and they say "shut up" they dont literally mean to shut your mouth and never speak again.
not everything in life is meant to be taken literally. some things are meant to show hey this is great look at how much progress you are making. I observed something that was great and different than my situation and pointed out the progress with a non literal standard joke. of course I dont mean the lteral sense that he doesnt need a therapist . it was just an observation of progress. he's been having such a hard time lately I thought it would be good to show him the progress that I see in his post. and patted him on the back.