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Originally Posted by amandalouise
no I was never jealous of my alters...they were there inside of me taking control, doing their jobs, purposes reasons for being all my life..so it was nothing new to me that I would space out during therapy and an alter would be in control talking and spending time with my therapist. besides once my therapist and I worked on things like grounding, breathing ...I was able to remain more grounded in therapy which meant it was me not my alters spending time with my therapist...
by the way its not always necessary for alters to have therapy too. many of my alters chose not to be part of therapy. and healing was still possible. there are other ways people and alters can work out their problems besides sitting in therapy with a therapist such as journaling, physical activity, diet, getting enough sleep and other things too. many of my alters worked out their problems by taking art classes at the local college. one of my alters worked out her problems through painting. Another worked out their problems by working at the local animal shelter...and they not once took control during therapy, did not spend any time talking with any mental health treatment providers...
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Thanks for the comment.
For me it is 'new' that my parts take space in therapy, not for my T. If parts came in therapy (in the past, before I knew) and my T wanted to talk about it with me i got angry and said she was 'crazy'. Even though I was suffering from loss of time, and I could not remember therapy sessions....I didnt want to know.
I know that not all parts need therapy, but I have an introject and according to my T he needs therapy, so that I and others are safe. He is very difficult and does not appear often in therapy. I have two little ones one of them lives in the past the other in the here and now. The one in the here and now enjoys gardening and drawing, thats how she works on her problems. My teenage part has its own problems. She's straight and I'm gay. I have a great relationship with my girlfriend. In the past my teen part brought me in trouble by dating with boys. I did not know then that I had DiD, I thought then it must have happend in a manic episode. Now I know more. My T has explained to her that she can not date with guys without me knowing. So I know that she needs therapy to discuss things like this and her destructive behavior, so it will go better with me.
But sometimes it feels like it's not about me......and that makes me jealous.
I do not know whether it is necessary that all alters get therapy. But where I live they believe that all alters need time in therapy to talk about what they have experienced in the past and what their reason where to be there and protect me.
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