hi...

I have been thru a great deal of therapy... I guess for those.. that read my posts... we know that...

This is the first time... though I have felt "safe" in therapy.. and worked with a very good therapist in DID... and I am at a point in my life.. where.. I don't work... my abusers have passed... so I am safe..and so.. more.. is being handled..within therapy..

I am exhausted after some of the therapy sessions....

I have one very young alter that I am very concerned about - she is 2 1/2 years old.. and very badly injured..

So... how would you all suggest "soothing" her? Or connecting with an alter that is so very young??? What connection could you possibly make with a 2 1/2 year old???

I have a 4 year old alter.. she... I can connect with thru my 12 year old alter.. and that seems to "work"... the beginnings of a relationship between the 2 of them..

The 2 1/2 year old... I am at a complete lost....makes sense that I have an alter that age... considering what happened to me...

my memories were always "there".... followed by years later my father backing the memories up....

so... has anyone have any suggestions... or encountered that???

thanks..

[sabby]

(((((((((((( freewill )))))))))))))

Connecting with a 2 1/2 yr old alter to me, would be just like connecting with any child....reaching out, drying eyes, holding in warm gentle hugs, crying with her, humming or singing to her, reading to her, accepting her and letting her know that she is validated and safe, no longer will she be harmed by those that harmed her. I don't know if that all helped....but I hope so

[Fuzzybear]

((((((((((((( freewill ))))))))))))))
If I had replied yesterday, I'd have said almost exactly what sabby said

[Notonlyme]

I too have an alter at age 2, it was very hard to reach out to her but patience and alot of inside work helped me reach out to her. We had to build a special safe room for her, it has alot of stuffed animals, everything is soft nothing for her to get hurt on.
I'd tell you more but I have therapy soon, my turn to be exhausted and strung out. SOmedaysI hate going to therapy.
Linda

[fgh]

Hello. Every body likes dollies or teddie bears. jj.

[crazy1]

i to cannot seem to connect to my 2-3 yr old. I asked my T and she said that she has to be recieved. My T can reach my 2 year old but i cannot yet.

It is so great to know that I am not alone

[tigersassy]

sounds like how we are with my 3 year old alter... she doesn't talk to anyone... and she won't even talk to T so... what we have been trying is using the young alters with the safe older ones to try to talk to her and get her to come out of the dark place under her bed surrounded by stuffies... all of my alters have their own rooms and the older safe alters are filling her room with stuffies to help her feel safe and let them hold her... but hopefully it doesn't backfire on us... hope you can find something that works to gain her trust and knowledge...