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    DID What's so bad about did??

    DID is different for many depending on level of trauma, emotions and feelings that vary . I supported a lady with DID who had 20 alters was really hard work and after awhile dangerous for me due to threats carried out by client. Alters used to warn me what was to happen next and it always...
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    Therapist going away and i've been in crisis for a month

    not at all. when we are in these situations we often feel that we don't want to bother our confident or in your case your therapist. I see / feel you have a good relationship with your therapist and for her to leave a reassuring message sounds like a brilliant idea. We may often feel we are a...
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    Why couldn't i just say it?

    Does your masseur know about this and would it help you to share as this might stop the triggers . You need not fully explain if you find it too difficult rather explaining maybe you had an experience which makes it difficult during session. Often hairdressers and others are privy to much from...
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    Would this upset you?

    Unless this is some kind of an emergency there should be no interruptions as this may happen at a difficult and crucial time in your session . You need to assertively explain this
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    Atheist unite!!

    I have a faith and it is very important and sustains me. But I do not confuse faith with religion as religion is an invention of man designed to control and manipulate every bit as politics often does with catastrophic results
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    Is it me or is it my therapist?

    There is no right or wrong in this or is it my fault? It's life as it is in the moment. Some want to please or try to hard believing they have to to get better. Money pressures add to this . Try to just be yourself and express how you feel in the now but no apologies are needed . I hope this...
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    I can't do this anymore

    Bad things happen but good things happen to at this moment in time you don't feel it's true. Bad roof is better than nothing but if you have to sign a long term contract then that's no good. Sadly where you live now is different to UK but never give up because your little one needs you to be...
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    Would like to know how & where to get help.

    If you need a second opinion then you should not be fobbed off request one. I have a younger sister who is Bi-polar following pregnancy . Many are mis-diagnosed so you want answers. If you have PTSD then you must have completed questionnaire . Try contact / meeting with your MP when you know who...
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    So many years fighting. i give up.

    Well they say best form of revenge is to get better this is certainly true of anyone who has DID / PTSD / CD or other conditions relating to trauma often impacting for years on those who are seen as victims. I have now learned i was not a victim but a survivor as you are to. Dr Phil's 10 life...
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    Sexual Assault Was This Rape?

    Any sexual assault that was not consensual is a sexual assault regardless of whether you were penetrated by a penis. Please don't feel dirty or guilty as this might be a normal reaction in the first instance nevertheless it was not your fault. So many who do this rely on the victim feeling as...
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    Relationship Friend had bacterial meningitis twice, then raped, now suicidal

    Its sad that a moment of passion has caused so much grief as it would seem this lady was very vulnerable from the outset. This is a very sad story so i hope that for you both it has a happy outcome because it sounds bleak. It seems now she has lost all hope and maybe expected more . I truly hope...
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    Dom Violence Married To A Narcissist

    not acceptable complain about this only you share about you. He needs to understand that assumptions makes an ass of us all. Telling you what to feel, how you feel sounds like he needs full control of you . That's his problem not yours . Take care of yourself don't accept anything you don't want...
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    DID For y'all with did

    how many alters are there and is there someone who is close and who understands DID and is trusted by you. If so they might get your alters to reveal themselves and talk over their fears. I managed 20 from baby ,toddlers ,teens to adults . I got them to correspond through notes and emails . Keep...
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    DID Did and me

    I do not have DID but i do have bad childhood experiences . As a result i made contact through poetry with a lady who requested my help. Eventually after a year of support she was diagnosed with DID. After 3 years 20 alters had appeared from a teething baby two yr old toddlers to young teens...
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    Overwhelmed And I Think I Just Quit Therapy

    continuity is very important because starting again will not help you. Growing through old stuff will just make you feel shit and could set you back and make life so much harder. What you have written needs to be shared with therapist and doctor and it would not be a bad idea to share the fact...
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    Any Tricks To Avoid Dissociation In Therapy?

    I'm sorry i cannot help as not had sufficient information as to how this works or doesn't as the case may be, but communicating the fact to therapist that you switch off might provide a solution. Communication is always the key to progressing
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    Relationship Meaning Behind Sufferer's Texts?

    you have to ask yourself is this a relationship and if it's us or you and me situation. It's important . It doesn't appear to me that there is a spark there and you certainly don't want to be a habit where he just feels obligated to reply for old times sake. Life is a lot shorter than we think...
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    I Disagree With My Psychiatrist

    Writing things down is good advice and it can't do any harm . I looked after someone with 20 alters and that's how they communicated and by email i being the in between communicator. Ganser syndrome is a rare dissasociative disorder previously classified as a factitious . It is characterized by...
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    I Think I May Be About To Be Fired By Therapist. Not Sure What To Do.

    therapists are human to and suffer stress and emotions like the rest of us, however i feel there needs to be a communication update to ensure you get the very best support. It is often very stressful and difficult dealing with client's as we tend to forget we are not the only one. However you...
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    Therapy Cancelations

    not good enough you need to be assertive about this. If you need the security of consistency with regards to your MH as a professional she should be aware
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    What Now? Will I Ever Feel Normal Again?

    what we must remember we are all people good and bad . Good policeman bad policeman etc every profession / discipline has them. Don't deny yourself help because there are idiots in every walk of life
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    Sexual Assault Can Anyone Relate?

    The ugly ones . Words are not the issue the emotions the fear these are the issue. Your emotions and fears not the therapists. Remember this that the best revenge is to get better
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    Relationship For Those Who Tried To Support Me And All The Supporters Here

    no one who suffers trauma and pain must never apologize its as mad as apologizing for being born or being in the wrong place at the wrong time . There is no love without pain but love never fails it endures and heals . Love conquers all
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    I Am Being Manipulated By A Sociopath Friend For Years, I Need Opinions, Urgent.

    Block him take back control you can never be too careful and if he makes you feel threatened report him. don't delay
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    What Now? Will I Ever Feel Normal Again?

    Well i am a survivor otherwise i'm a victim which i am most certainly not .
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