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Originally Posted by GypsyRosalie
I'm so scared to actually go to a therapist or psychologist or psychiatrist or whatever. I don't trust myself or alters to switch or not, and I don't know my triggers. How do you even find that out? How did you get diagnosed? I joined this online community because I just feel so helpless.
Good luck with your therapist. I don't trust anyone, so I can relate to the feeling of invasion by someone coaxing your switch.
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Hi GypsyRosalie,
I can understand your fear of going to a therapist. I think that is very normal. The first time I went to a psychologist, I felt like Alice in Wonderland down in the rabbit hole because all the doors in the building looked twenty feet tall and all the ceilings looked slanted. It is still scary the first time with anyone, because I feel vulnerable. Sometimes it doesn't work and you have to start over with someone else. But that's all right.
Truthfully, I never knew I had DID till I went to my current therapist for the first time and complained that I felt stupid because I kept forgetting things and I was afraid to drive because I was zoning out. He told me he thought I had DID. Since that time, I could see it explained a lot.
This is a good community. I like to read the postings of all the others. It helps me realize I am not alone and to understand myself better. I am glad you are here. So many in the community have so much more experience than I do and there are so many kind ones. Welcome!