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Old Nov 09, 2008, 02:24 AM
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3velniai, I have something kind of similar, and my T calls them ego states. I have a few versions of me at younger ages, including a teen. I also have a young adult male, who came to my attention after the others. We shared consciousness for a few days, and he told me he was my protector. I was scared to tell my T about this, because I thought it was so aberrant, but he told me it was very normal and everyone has ego states and it is common to have ones of the opposite sex. Mine don't speak directly to T, though. But sometimes when they are around during therapy, T can use me as a go between, and ask me to ask them or tell them stuff, and then I relay their answers to him.

I think your T asked some good questions that will let her learn more about your situation and your parts.

To learn more, try googling "ego state therapy."

The dead body sounds scary.
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Thanks for this!
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