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Originally Posted by amandalouise
as for your therapist using outdated diagnostics.. if you feel a treatment provider is doing something that is breaking the law and ethics like using outdated diagnostics and outdated disorder names you can report them to your states board of clinical social workers. this is a panel of people that make sure therapists follow the laws and ethics for the USA and the state that they are practicing therapy and diagnosing in. the rules and ethics are there to protect people that need therapy and diagnosing. so that therapists cant hurt them using outdated things. if your therapist is using outdated names and treatments its best to report them so that they cant hurt anyone like this again. the state board will make sure that they follow the laws, rules and ethics and use the right set of diagnostics, names and so on that they are supposed to be using now.
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It's not just my old therapist though. The local community collage is still teaching practices that are about 20-30 years out of date. No on who graduated from that program is up to date on what DID is. The law seems to be part of the problem as well because other systems across the U.S. are having similar issues. There are very few specialists out there who actually know what they're doing and most of them aren't even in this country.
Trying to find help when you feel alone and helpless in a completely hopeless situation is overwhelming. That's why we came here. Not as a substitute for therapy but as a source of information... We just need help in finding a therapist...
I might have 40 people in my head but that doesn't mean I can do this by myself. I'm just one body. I'm obviously already under a lot of stress. Trying to find profession help shouldn't be another thing causing stress.