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Jul 01, 2014, 02:32 AM
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I have a young part that has been emailing my T for over 6 months off & on. Lately it's been alittle more I think bec I get triggered at night bec of nightmares.
My T suggested that we should go ahead & she should answer an email telling her that she could talk to her but everything was going to be cc'd to me. That she didn't like secrets & wants everything out in the open for me incase this part has things to say that could trigger me. What do you think? This makes me nervous of course, bec I don't know the answers I'll find or what will b discovered. Why would this part choose email as a way to talk? I think it sounds strange. I thought parts came out in T to talk. Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Jul 01, 2014, 05:28 AM
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Hello, Patagonia. I assume you therapist has considered your concerns. Getting better is hard. I wish you well.
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Jul 01, 2014, 07:23 AM
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Jul 01, 2014, 10:01 AM
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A clue to this might be looking at why you like to use computers, the internet and why you like to email people..maybe even look at why you like to come here to psych central and post...what does that offer you....maybe a way to work out your problems, maybe its a way for you to remain anonymous while still getting the help you need...only you and your alter can answer to why this alter is choosing email. DID type alters don't just come out during therapy. here in NY it is believed that children under the age of 5 use dissociation while under extreme trauma, this causes their minds to split/wall off those things...memories, emotions, events....that they can not handle. then these parts of their self become alters with their own jobs, purposes, reasons for being, way of being. from that moment on any time the child encounters something that they can not handle an alter takes over to do their job, purpose, reason for being to ensure the survival of the one they reside with in. what that means is a person who has DID their alters have been as you call it "coming out" anytime every time from the moment those alters were created in early childhood. it happens in a persons daily life ...their social, academic, occupational ...every aspect of their life, where ever that person encountered something in which they could not handle.... heres what the DSM 5 says about alters.... Dissociative Identity Disorder 300.14 (F44.81) A. Disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states which may be described in some cultures as an experience of possession. The disruption in identity involves marked discontinuity in sense of self and sense of agency, accompanied by related alterations in affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition, and or sensory-motor functioning. These signs and symptoms may be observed by others or reported by the individual. B. Recurrent gaps in the recall of every day events, important personal information, and or traumatic events that are inconstant with ordinary forgetting. C the symptoms cause clinical significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. D. The disturbance is not a normal part of a broadly accepted cultural or religious practice. Note in children the symptoms are not better explained by imaginary playmates or other fantasy play. E. The Symptoms are not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g. Blackouts or chaotic behavior during alcohol intoxication) or another medical condition (e.g. complex partial seizures) along with this diagnostic criteria are 5 pages that go into more detail in categories of diagnostic features that explains the above diagnostics in more detail, Associated features supporting diagnosis, the statistical prevalence of the disorder, the development and course of the disorder, Risk and Prognosis Factors, Culture Related Diagnostic Issues, Suicide Risks and the Functional consequences of this disorder. The DSM 5 also addresses Differential Diagnosis (other dissociative disorders that share the same symptoms) and Comorbidity (having more than one diagnosis) my opinion is that its a great thing that the alter is willing to talk with the treatment provider, in what ever ways they think is best for them and that I think its fantastic that your treatment provider is going to not keep secrets from you about what this alter says to her. you have lived a life time of bottling up horrible secrets as a child, your adult life does not need to stay bottled up. if your therapist didnt think you could handle this level of honesty and treatment she most likely would have told you and this alter that emailing was not an option. |
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