Multiple Personalities Support Group
Dissociative identity disorder is a diagnosis described as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. At least two of these personalities are considered to routinely take control of the individual's behavior, and there is also some associated memory loss,...
Any help with how to bring up the subject that I have multiples to my therapist.?
A voice in my head screams at me every time I think about it.
"NOOOOOO, Don't tell her" "Shut Your Mouth"
I sit in fear.
I know of 12 alters myself through journal writing.They started showing themselves several years ago.
With my last therapist I broached the subject, he asked if I thought I had DID. The answer we gave him, "No" not enough trust with him to really talk about it. He yelled a few times. Scared me too much.
But I know they are here. Too many times since childhood - missing things, getting in trouble for "forgetting" and now I can barely function.
I talk to customers - I know because there are notes in the file. Good thing someone is taking notes or I would not have a clue what is going on.
I want to talk to my new therapist about it, but the fear overwhelms me.
What if she does not agree?
She already told me I am not psychotic. But I have not told her about the voices I hear. Inside and outside of my head.
I also just started seeing a psychiatrist today. She was sufficiently grossed out by the descriptions of the childhood.
Also, anyone on meds that help? Xanex is scary because of its addictive nature. I do use it sometimes. When I am having a panic attack - which seems to be more often of late.
Thanks
A voice in my head screams at me every time I think about it.
"NOOOOOO, Don't tell her" "Shut Your Mouth"
I sit in fear.
I know of 12 alters myself through journal writing.They started showing themselves several years ago.
With my last therapist I broached the subject, he asked if I thought I had DID. The answer we gave him, "No" not enough trust with him to really talk about it. He yelled a few times. Scared me too much.
But I know they are here. Too many times since childhood - missing things, getting in trouble for "forgetting" and now I can barely function.
I talk to customers - I know because there are notes in the file. Good thing someone is taking notes or I would not have a clue what is going on.
I want to talk to my new therapist about it, but the fear overwhelms me.
What if she does not agree?
She already told me I am not psychotic. But I have not told her about the voices I hear. Inside and outside of my head.
I also just started seeing a psychiatrist today. She was sufficiently grossed out by the descriptions of the childhood.
Also, anyone on meds that help? Xanex is scary because of its addictive nature. I do use it sometimes. When I am having a panic attack - which seems to be more often of late.
Thanks
My take on it was to tell the therapist that another therapist mentioned I had DID and that I was intending to work on the trauma, but wanted to let them know about the previous work in case something like that came up. It seemed to put us both in a less stressed position. Of course the DID did show itself and now it is not an issue of doubt, but the poor lady never knows who she is dealing with at a given meeting.