Posted by tinydancer on May 3, 2004, at 11:05:49
In reply to Re: Update from appointment today » tinydancer, posted by crushedout on May 3, 2004, at 9:55:05
Hi crushed. Glad you were able to get something out of my post! I see my T once a week, every Monday. Our appointments average 90 minutes but every once in awhile they can run 2 hours if he has the time. He is the course psychologist for the day psych clinic so he actually can't take on clients generally, he made an exception for me because of his expertise in DID. Some weeks I ask for an extra appointment if I feel the need, it ends up being that I see him 2x/week once a month or sometimes less. I don't like to run him down or overuse his generosity when he is already put himself out on a limb squeezing me in once a week. He would ideally like to see me twice a week but it isn't possible. He does private practice once a week but I can't really afford it.
I just wanted to add about the statement "holding one of my alters but not me". If he was talking to one of my alters, the experiences belong totally to that alter. I,TinyD, don't share in it at all. After the alter is gone and I am back, I might not even remember anything that transpired, so if he were to hold an alter while they were out, he would truly in essence be holding a completely other person than myself. I as TinyD wouldn't benefit from it in the same way I would as if I got to sit in his lap while I was "myself". Does that make sense? I just wanted to explain that because I imagine a lot of people are confused as to how my T could deny me sitting in his lap but not my young alter. Hope that helps, if not please ask away so I can give a better answer to help you understand.
Really glad that I could share this with you. Hope to hear from you soon!
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