
Jul 12, 2013, 04:13 PM
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Member Since: Dec 2011
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 1,272
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Originally Posted by amandalouise
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.
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Thank you for responding to my post. The other day my t asked me to punch the couch. I did and before I could look back at her I had switched to the one who is physically strong and is a protector. I don't know how to not switch. If I do something that is a specific alters job I switch to that alter. There are times when there are a few of us in the room at the same time. We can hear each other and switch off to speak to our t but we still switch in order to talk. I don't understand how to do something specific to an alter and not switch to that alter. I can't figure it out in my head.
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