Interesting articles, guilloche!

I could, and did, tell therapists that I felt "split". Mostly only the competent me showed up in therapy, why not, that's who could deal best, with therapists and with life -- and when the "bad me" did, they couldn't deal with it. :-(

I could keep the "bad me" away -- "I" (the more conscious and adapted me) actually worked very hard over a number of years to try to "get in touch" with the emotionally disconnected/dissociated part of myself.

Glad therapists are looking into this. Wish they would or could have years ago! Also wish they could or would ask some of us who have experienced bad and/or ineffective therapy over a long number of years -- 55 years for me on and off, 20 almost continuously until 2 years ago, 6 with the last who decided that she "did not have the emotional resources" to continue therapy with me.

Good luck, guilloche, hope your therapist can understand and can help! Please keep me/us posted.