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Originally Posted by Claritytoo
I went to session today and my t explained to me that I was not the same as when I came into the office. I asked her what she meant and she described me as expressing myself as a young girl. I don't recall feeling that way and I don't think of me as a girl. At least not me. So hearing that upset me, got me agitated and annoyed. I am still annoyed. I emailed my t to let her know but I'm still annoyed. Also she wants us to try to do what each other does. So if some of us dig a hole I should let ones that don't dig a hole to try. WTF is that. How am I supposed to do that. How would something like that happen. Has anyone ever done that????? I wouldn't even know where to start. +
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I have never done that but I do know its a therapy approach that promotes things like team work, co consciousnes, sharing, getting along, all those things normal people learn in preschool, kindergarten and grade school that have to do with socialization and developing a sense of belonging, a sense of being connected to more than just the me me me attitudes..
how to go about doing it... well thats sort of the easy part.. you the host or you the alters purposely set aside time to do things that you enjoy. the alters that share that same interest will automatically do those things..
example
if you know an alter reads... promote this activity by keeping a supply of reading materials around in various topics, themes, plot lines that you know you and the alters enjoy.
if you know some alters enjoy playing a sport, promote this activity by setting aside time and opportunities to do those sports.
if you know some of your alters enjoy playing with dolls or trucks or other toys, ...promote this activity by keeping a small toy box with a variety of toys and stuffed animals in it..
examples using your past posts...
http://forums.psychcentral.com/disso...ml#post2735588
in one post you stated you had two little girls that like to huddle together and talk, you stated you hug you and tell them they are safe...and you have others that ask to do things and you do it with them....
thats exactly what this therapy approach is all about...doing things together with your alters and letting them do things together like huddling, hugging, or playing what ever they want to do.
maybe you can go back and reread your past posts.. by doing this I have found many instances where you have been doing exactly what this therapist wants to happen...you talk with your alters, you listen to your alters, you find ways to do the things they want to do and you do things that will get the alters sharing information and activities....
another suggestion...maybe you can ask your therapist for ideas since your alters do talk with your therapist too. you can also ask your alters for ideas since you are able to communicate with them.