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Old Aug 30, 2018, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ruh roh View Post
Therapy for this kind of dissociation is laborious, time consuming, messy, and expensive. Integration is not really a goal, but cooperation is. First though, there is usually a lot of trauma to work through and daily living issues. A lot of people with DID are high functioning, so therapy works on the areas where there are problems in life. I can't relate at all to the very dramatic kind sometimes portrayed on forums, with the baby talk and nonsense. DID is a way to function and survive. It's hidden.
well said....

and one needs to find a T who has a lot of patience and understanding to be able to work with this kind of dissociation and the truama behind it.
Thanks for this!
CantExplain, ruh roh