Posted by DaisyM on March 24, 2004, at 11:03:45
In reply to Re: Ego states, posted by fallsfall on March 24, 2004, at 8:04:30
<<<P.S. Daisy, my therapist is Psychodynamic, too, but does NOT believe in DID. You implied that you thought that Psychodynamic implied belief in DID. I'm interested in why you think that.
>>>I think I meant less about "belief" and more about working with whatever comes up. Maybe it is the terminology, but it seems like most psychodynamically oriented Therapists work with the different parts of the personality/ego: thinking/intellectualizing part, feeling part, etc. Or they talk about internalized voices.
I didn't really mean to imply a definite connection between belief or not. More that this orientation is willing to work with the "how you got this way" not just "what do we do about it now."
I'm wondering if your Therapist believes that people who present with DID actually have conscious control about "who" is out, even if they say they don't. I could see how you would wonder about that: Is this person using different personalities as a defense mechanism? But I guess I think it is confusing if you "believe" in the unconscious being able to motivate people into behaviors and they aren't aware of the motivation, then how can you *not* believe that separate personalities might exist in that unconscious.
But, I don't know very much about this subject. When I try to read up on it, it makes my head spin and I space out. I find this reaction disturbing and fascinating at the same time.
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