Posted by Dinah on February 23, 2006, at 20:17:59
In reply to Inner kids, posted by Tamar on February 23, 2006, at 19:06:21
I circled around it a lot with my therapist before being frank. Therapists have different attitudes towards thinking about yourself in those terms. Some find it extremely helpful, some get afraid of the backlash from the whole DID scandal and will discourage it.
We did this whole dance. I'd approach, he'd turn aside a bit, I'd obediently follow his lead, but then in trying to explain something I'd approach again. Then I started talking in huge roundabout circles so as to say what I was trying to say without saying anything he didn't want me to say.
Finally I sat him down and told him that it wasn't helpful for me not to be able to discuss it freely. And since then he's been ok with whatever I say.
Which is a very long way of suggesting that you sound your therapist out about the idea, and that way of conceptualizing your conflicts. Which allows you to frame it *that* way if you decide to do that. Or to decide how to bring it up, if you feel that you would like to, but he doesn't seem receptive. Or to realize he's perfectly ok with it.
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