Posted by deirdrehbrt on May 31, 2003, at 20:47:21
In reply to Re: DID after other diagnoses. » deirdrehbrt, posted by Dinah on May 31, 2003, at 17:58:06
Dinah,
I am quite comfortable with my therapist, though I don't know exactly how much experience she has had with DID in particular. I know that it isn't new to her, and she has had a great deal of experience with trauma survivors. She has been in practice for over 30 years.
What is more important to me though is that she is vigilant about my avoidance. I think she's seen just about all of my avoidance arsenal (sp?). Often, I won't even know that I'm changing the subject, tossing out the odd joke, etc. Sometimes I'll dissociate, ignore the question, or what ever else it takes to not have to talk about something. I'm certain that there are times when someone else comes out and handles it for me. It helps explain how I completely forget some sessions.
The lost time isn't as scary now as it was before. At least now, I know that I wasn't asleep when I drove that last 100 miles.
It's a strange life, but knowing what kinds of things it protected me from helps. I know that those things still need to be dealt with, but now there is an adult here to help all of the kids who are keeping all of these secrets.
Dee.
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