Posted by kyp on September 24, 2003, at 9:06:49
In reply to Re: Thanks everyone » Dinah, posted by Pfinstegg on September 24, 2003, at 8:40:59
I'd like to add to the post of how I feel for you.
One thing that has worked for me in therapy for dissociating is frequent visits, even if for a limited time. It is much better than ending up in the hospital or just feeling horrible on your own.
In therapy, I sit with the pain or whatever feeling and know that afterward I "get" to go back to coping the best I can. Which is usually dissociating into the aspect of myself that is responsible and takes care of what needs to be done, like driving home from sessions. It has taken me an hour or more of sitting back in the waiting room recoverying from a seesion and getting into a mode of cutting off what just happened in session in order to be able to function. This did not last forever. Now I have blended the two worlds of therapy and living a lot better and am able to drive home immediately. Not to say I won't go through a more difficult time in the future where I will have to seek that stability in an all out effort.
The more often you go to sessions the better, I think. From what I have read and experienced.
Recovery from DID IS my job at the present time and it is paying off in terms of my health and happiness. I am more highly functioning at the present time in my life than ever before.
Just being able to recognize dissociating and my alters is so helpful and knowing why I am feeling the ways I do sometimes gives me validation and "peace" and more stability.
I am thinking of you especially at this time.
KYP
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