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Hunny · Oct 14, 2010, 07:14 PM

Justdontknow and Kasva:

I am so happy to have been able to watch the full movie. But there is so much going on in my brain and around my emotions and I have questions that I would have loved to ask her. It was pretty busy around her and and her psychologist and the movie makers.

She spoke briefly at the end as did her therapist answering questions and receiving flowers and lots of clapping of appreciation for courage and making sense out of it all. It is only two hours of her 14 years of therapy but it was good for me to see this at this time (I was with my cousellor and therapist too) because of some work I am doing in therapy right now watching my own self in therapy.

I really only thought I would be able to give her a hug and not speak to her but I got to tell her, well when I was hugging her telling her I was too and she asked how is it going and I can't remember what I said but I think I pointed to my therapists who were walking up the aisle and mumbled something like "good, it's going good".

The documentary was well done. Her intent was to take some of the horror out of DID and I think the filmakers did that indeed.

There is so much more I could say about it, but I am still processing but I hope I can write more about it soon.

Why it was so important for me to meet someone like myself, in person, is because I have been longing as some of you know to meet somone with skin on, lol as it were. Even though she had no clue, for me it was a great joy to meet her. I must admit I switched a few times throughout the film and also because my therapists were there I always feel more able to do so without suffering judgement by them or me. Yes, there were a couple of times I was moderately triggered but the film has so much focus on healing that it lasted only briefly. But as I say I am quite tired now and processessing through the parts.

I recommend it to any of us but if you are able have a safe someone with you. I also want to tell you I got to commend her partner for being such a great support for her too. It was all very surreal at times.

Thanks again for sayin'