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I am mostly interested in things such as:

When did you notice these parts of yourself in Th?
I think I've always been aware of what felt like conflicting messages running through my head. But it wasn't until one session when I T asked me to imagine myself at 10 and how I might have felt about something. I couldn't do it during the session and she had to have me think about how my son would feel. Later that night when I was alone and writing in my journal..a very clear image of a little child surface with very strong emotions attached to it.

How does or doesn't your T work with them?

My T occasionally mentions children's memories, and has talked about them in relation to the pictures I draw. She asked me once...what would happen if you allow this one out in therapy? I didn't respond to this question during the session but later I emailed her my response. I am VERY glad that she does not attempt to have me deliberately conjure them up or that she doesn't try to talk to them directly. This would make me feel stupid and freak me out.

Do they scare the begeezers out of you ever?

YES!!! but people talking about them here has calmed my fears a little bit. My biggest fear was that the stress of therapy was causing me to develop a fragmented personality. I don't believe that any more. I think it has just made me more aware of different aspects of my personality.

Have you gotten used to it?

It is still unsettling, but I can tolerate them better now that I am not thinking I'm going to turn into Sibel.

Are there more 'states' than who present at first?

Yes, but only two seem like they are more intense than the others.