Posted by B2chica on October 2, 2007, at 13:36:48
In reply to DID spectrum and integration..., posted by B2chica on October 2, 2007, at 11:58:39
ok...so i found this definition of integration...but i feel like i'm there already...
i accept that part of me IS me...
am i misunderstandin the definition? or is this just a bad definition?"Integration occurs when I accept a dissociated personality, part, or aspect of myself and bring it into normal awareness. It is not about getting rid of or killing off a part of myself. When I maintain the split and say it is "not me," I am implicitly rejecting that part of myself. Essentially, integration is fully embracing each and every part/aspect of myself.
Full acceptance allows greater self-control and choices. This is true not just for individuals with DID, but for non-DID as well. For example, when I deny, reject or dissociate that I have a problem with binge eating, I am not able to work on the problem. When I admit/accept that I have the problem, I can take action to deal with my feelings and choose new ways to handle the problem. With DID, when I deny/reject a part of myself that wants to cut/hurt me, I can't control that part of myself. When I incorporate that part of myself I gain control and choices."
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OH...and i found a word to describe what i'm talking about. my T used the phrase "frozen age states", but i read something and it called it "co-consciousness"
poster:B2chica
thread:786468
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