Posted by Dinah on July 27, 2002, at 12:21:38
In reply to Are you able to communicate internally? » Dinah, posted by judy1 on July 27, 2002, at 12:08:12
Oh yes. The two of us have terrible squabbles sometimes. She usually doesn't communicate well with words though. And she is as stubborn as a small child at telling me what is wrong.
I would say it is definitely farther down the continuum than an alter. And the degree to which she is dissociated differs too. Perhaps you've met her during one of my meltdowns? :)
I do think you need to think about being more open with your therapist. Mine knows all about mine and when pinned down, agrees that she is a dissociated ego state but not an alter. But sometimes I wonder if he believes in her at all. On the other hand he can "recognize" her now almost as well as I can. Of course none of this makes any sense to anyone who hasn't experienced it. And if it weren't for you and Terra being so open about it, I would never dream of mentioning it here.
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