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Originally Posted by feralkittymom
I really admire you, Antimatter. I read the first post twice, thought I understood it somewhat, then checked out the source on Google books and read some more. I think your way of relating this to your experience is sound. I may order the book, or one of his earlier works.
He makes this perspective on dissociated self-states sound like it's on a spectrum of DID? Kind of like the relationship between depression and depressive disorder? Is that how you see it? So is your goal to merge these self-states? I guess I'm not sure what the path looks like beyond management of the associated feelings.
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Yeah, it makes more sense when read in context. I'm not well -versed in DID specifically, so I don't know how to answer your question. I do call my parts self-states, although I am aware of all my parts, I definitely know that each has its own characteristics. Splitting also involves two separate self states such as this. Bromberg does I think normalize self states somewhat in that he also talks about reenactments and how his self states relate to his patients. Maybe you are right about relating it to depression and depressive disorder. Yes, my understanding of it is that I have to accept the parts and integrate them. I think that the function of accepting the parts is to release and viscerally feel the shame that surrounds some of them. I suspect that shame is the barrier to integration. I am not sure of what else is involved. Thanx for your reply
