I have a question...

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You are doing well, I know it is all very painful. You are not broken, you are healing.

*nods* As I said, we do have young ones here, just no younger than 10. As Amandalouise said, it's what we needed to survive, just as all of us in our system are described as 'characters'. Systems are like singletons--if they were all the same, they'd be boring *laughs*

(Webber)Erik

that may be a fact where you are in Britain or the British psychological associations that you are a part of but that is not the way of the USA. psychiatrists and the american psychological association do not believe nor teach everyone has to have young alters. we here in america are taught and believe a person may create alters when they are very young but their alters can and do evolve to where there are no young alters because their alters grew and learned along with the biological body.

you can continue this debate all you want alone if you wish but it does not change the fact that we are in two different locations and under the teachings and work ethics that are vastly different therefore will most likely never agree. I live in the USA and am under the work ethics and teachings of the american way so my answers will continue to reflect that. it does not make them wrong nor does it make any one wrong because they dont have child alters like you believe and have been taught.

to the original poster sorry I went off topic of your needs. I think you are doing great regardless of what ages your alters are and I accept you as you are and have no expectations for your alters ages. what ever they are, they are what you needed to survive. keep up the great work. you will make it through this.

It is not specific to my country, many professionals (from all over the world) and people diagnosed with DID will agree with me.

A child at the age of five will dissociate easily and the alter will be around the same age because this all a child knows. The alter does not grow with the body. The only time the alter will 'grow' is in therapy.

Why do you think 'play' therapy is used so much with DID patients? Playing with sand, roll play, painting and drawing are great therapeutic tools (just as they are in treating children.) Neuro Linguistic Programming and Transactional Analysis have been found to be hugely beneficial in aiding communication between the parts/alters aswell as the trauma work that is needed for any child that has been abused.

You can believe what you believe, I'm sticking with the facts.

A gentle reminder to please stay on topic of what the OP originally asked -

Continued disagreement that is off topic will be removed. Thanks for understanding!


sabby