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Originally Posted by amandalouise
only you, your treatment provider and your alters can say whether it is necessary for you and your alters to tell your treatment provider anything about you and your alters.
me...yea everything is going great , Im settling in to my new job location.
therapist... Have you had any more problems with co worker xyz? (this triggers a switch into an alter)
Alter oh yea hes a creep for sure, he did this that and the other thing and I told him if he didnt leave me alone ...
therapist ---- wait a minute I thought you just told me everything is going great and you are settling into your new job?
Alter... no I didnt Im still working at the tasty freeze.
Therapist ... ok I must be missing something here I thought you just got a job with Mcdonalds (this triggers a switch into the alter that works at mcdonalds
Alter... oh yea I do. and man the burgers sizzle on that grill. did you know that....
by now the therapist is totally confused and wondering whether client is having a psychotic break down, schizophrenic or totally manic with about 3-4 part time jobs.
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Oh my goodness, I hope my alters don't come across like this but I worry sometimes, my t looks so confused.
Thanks I was trying to figure out if it is something that happens to others or not, just to see other peoples experiences.
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Originally Posted by TrailRunner14
I'm sorry that you don't feel safe with her anymore. Maybe if you explain how it makes you feel when she is trying to push you she may understand. She may not know how it is affecting you and how it makes you feel.
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Thank you for this, my instinct is to not go back and see her again but she is away for three weeks anyway and I might feel differently by then. I will try and talk to her about it.
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Originally Posted by anais_anais
I would be triggered if he asked them explicitly to identify themselves too. I think that is the thing about switching, we (I) do it often subconsciously to escape a situation as quietly as possible. To identify the alter goes directly against that.
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Yes my alters seem to be very subtle about it too. i know I lose time most every session with my T so others must be coming out. I get a very strong sense that they doin't like to be identified in person although they seem to be okay with sharing information about each other?? I really don't know how this all works it just happens!
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Originally Posted by AlwaysChanging2
This is scary reading....it makes me winces. Just the idea of having someone call out a name to trigger them to present....which would happen to us....it feels so violating...and like under someone elses control.
So telling our names is so so freaking hairy scary....so easy to be played with.
Good luck with this.
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I would not want anyone to call them out ever. That isn't what she wants though she just wants them to say who they are when they show up. They come out and talk to her quite okay I think but when she asks them their names they won't say and she says we need to find a way to let her know who she is talking to. I hope she never tries to call them out on purpose i have trouble enough when they show up uninvited!