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Old May 22, 2010, 07:35 AM
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If the emotional abuse goes on for long enough then it may be a trigger point. Personally I know my parents did the best they could with what they had, which wasn't much..... but it was enough to affect me. I am a very sensitive person and needed far much more than they were ever capable of providing emotionally.

So in my case its not about blame. Its not like they set out to hurt me. Its not about intent. DID was just my way of surviving in a dessert that had some prickly cacti in it. Or living with a bunch of echidnas (porcupines). You just never got that close.

I also ended up in hospital when I was about 8 after having an accident. That was traumatic considering the details.

It sounds like you can trust your therapist. So I doubt very much that he will try to coerce you into some memory that doesn't exist. I've looked under rocks my entire life trying to find the really bad thing that happened to me. I haven't found it yet.

I hear voices in my head and am only aware of how different they are when the come out of my mouth. It is strange and often frustrating when they continually switch.

Its like we are all learning Beyond Blue. I wish I could take your fear away.
I wish you felt so much better.

Hang in there. We are here for you and will try and help when we can.
Thanks for this!
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