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Originally Posted by Lost_In_Thought
I feel very leery about posting here. I have an issue with disclosing the fact that I am DID. I am not ashamed, it's just that most people just don't understand or even believe DID is real. So I have to be cautious.
I spend 99% of my days hiding that there are others inside. It's very hard work, it takes all my strength and it's very emotionally and physically draining. In saying that, hopefully whoever reads this will understand how hard it is for me to even post here, about this subject, and be gentle...
But, that's kind of beside the point of this thread. I just wanted to throw that out there because I'm afraid of being judged or anything...
Anyway, today my T said that I will never be able to have any kind of control unless I get to know everyone that's in my system. When I asked how I am supposed to do that, he said he didn't know.
I am really,really trying to get to know everyone, but I am not making very much progress. And I feel so frustrated and discouraged with the whole thing and I feel like giving up.
It would be much easier if they all just announced themselves. But that's not the case, so I'm really not sure what to do.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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Hi I am having a similar experience. For years I have had hundreds of racing thoughts. Sometimes on the same subject just a different perspective and other times completely different subjects all running through my head at the same time. When I started therapy my therapist said the same thing and I didn't know where to begin. Along with the thoughts I was also having huge anxiety attacks. I started taking Xanax and that eased my anxiety but I still had racing thoughts that I couldn't understand because they were coming so fast. I started taking a very low dose of Zoloft for to help slow down the thoughts. That slowed down my thoughts so after a while I could tell the difference between who was saying what. When I stop taking the Zoloft my thoughts start racing and I am back where I started. Explain your concerns to your therapist and ask if low doses of medication can help. It helped me and I don't like medication. But I take it so I can work with my system. Take care.