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Originally Posted by amandalouise
diagnostic criteria for DID states -
"A. The presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states (each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and self).
B. At least two of these identities or personality states recurrently take control of the person's behavior. " http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/did.htm
so my answer would be yes they can. regardless of what you are doing in therapy (or any thing else - sleeping eating, at school, at work, ...what ever) there is always the risk that an alter is going to take control and do what ever their job / purpose for being is. thats why they were created and are there for right. with me it didnt matter if I was in therapy, out on a date or just lounging around in the back yard. my alters took over when ever and where ever they needed to according to what their purposes and jobs were. thats what got me sent to a psychiatrist for testing, my alters were taking over when ever where ever and finally my therapist recognized my symptoms and sent me for testing.
have you considered talking with your treatment providers. they can explain in more detail about DID and how it affects your life and help you to control it. |
I have spoken to my therapist. I have explained that I have sometimes in the past acted aggressively toward another person with being unable to find the off switch. The mind set is very primal. There is no reasoning, I am just violently responding to a trigger. When someone pulls me off of them or another person I stop. It breaks the mood. It's just when I look back on what happened I do not see a reason that would have enabled me to stop myself. I just am going to pound someone until they stop moving. That is the only thing in my head at the time. A request by someone to stop goes unheard, but if someone physically grabs me and says stop that is enough to snap me out of it. There is no other thought in my head but to keep hitting until they stop moving. I took a lot of beatings as a child I will never let that happen again. I am sure that is where some of my rage comes from. My concern is that I might view my therapist as a threat and respond violently toward. her. I don't believe I have ever hit anyone first. So I think that is my line in the sand. But if someone touches me I'm off. If I am angry at that person and they touch me, even with good intentions, I go off. I have tried talking to my ragefull self but he has never said a word to me. I don't think he talks he just reacts. How do I reason with that? I know he is trying to protect me. My therapist has seen me in a ragefull state of mind. She is cautious because I don't trust that I can control me. We tried talking in a larger room but he did not speak. And I was too afraid to let him take full control because I am not sure I will be there also. I am grateful to him for giving me the strength to live I just wish he would talk with me.