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That is so amusing. The US is highly sceptical about DID. It is hard to receive such a diagnosis here. Part of the problem is that so few professionals have seen such a case. Few have the training or skill set to work with a DID client. Ben

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Actually, what you are describing could actually be DID. Remember, DID is only very rarely like what you see on TV or in the movies. I'm not saying you have DID. I don't know you, have never met you, and I am not currently licensed to make such a diagnosis. HOWEVER, at almost 60 y/o, and having...

Math :)

This is truly a most important path - if not the most important path - to healing. Please consider it for yourself. I agree. May I point out that if you were abused by an adult male, especially your father, during childhood, you may be attempting to reenactment that old relationship with your...

Initially, I paid my Stewart $600 per month cash for therapy. Things went really well. When I moved back to California and went on disability, I could no longer afford therapy at all. So, he decided - out of love (remember, he wanted to adopt me in a perfect world) - that we could maintain a...

Best wishes for a healthy match between the new psychologist and your son. :) Ben

He's giving you power over your therapy. How about taking advantage of that, and thinking about some projects you'd like to complete with him over the next few months? This could be a very positive time period for you. And, I get it about your 8 y/o. I still had DID when I finished up with...

If it helps, clinical psychologists are trained to work with everyone. They do, however, have a skill set superior to masters level therapists, and command the requisite higher salary as a result, which is why your national health system gives those with more severe difficulties priority access...

I had a terrible time with my first therapist. We were very close, even to the point of emailing each other good night. He told me once that if he weren't so close to retirement, he might have adopted me. So, what was so terrible? Breaking up. We came to a therapeutic impasse, and I had to...

I sure hope this proves to be true. Ben

Nessa, this is really helpful. I've wanted to order his court records for a long time, but every time I tried I got stuck. It's so hard to do this from out of state. Thank you! Ben

OH, I experienced that once too! Forgot about it until I read your post. Ben

You are definitely not the only one! EXACTLY! Ben

@Nessa7 I looked at the OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services. What a tremendous resource! Did a few searches but I don't really know where to start with it. Ben

...or one of them will manipulate you into meeting, as my father did to me. They don't give up easily. Also known as playing Mr. Spock. :) Ben

Nope, you're not crazy. You might feel a little crazy because having an abuser even on the periphery of your life is crazy-making but, no, you're not crazy. My grandfather, father, and mother abused me. My grandmother allowed my grandfather to abuse me, so I consider her an abuser as well. My...

Funny thing. I realized, over time, that the clinical professors and therapists I knew were ... well ... not healthy mentors. Yet, the math department people were so relaxed. Emotionally healthy, even. "Come to the Dark Side; we have cookies." - Vader Ben

I was in graduate school studying psychology. Don't laugh. When I lost respect for the profession, I abandoned the field and went into mathematics. That was years ago. I've been a happy math teacher ever since. Are you still laughing? Ben

Oh yes. For one, his step daughter was a minor, not an adult as he told our family. Just touching the surface, here. Yes, I agree. If he really has healed, kudos, and let him be restricted to working with sex offenders. And that would be a great job for him. He's always been excellent at any...

Thank you. I can't tell you how helpful it's been to read these supportive posts.

Hi Nessa, This is very helpful information, and I thank you. I'll put this in a safe place. Right now, I've pretty much done everything I can about my brother. No one is in danger at the moment - there are no kids involved, for instance - rather it's just all very unpleasant right now...

Sorry, Sandi. I need to take a break from this thread. I feel remarkably frustrated. Ben

Perhaps this comes across differently to me as I don't have a substance abuse background. All I can say is, from my years in psych training, and having known many who were put on 72 hour holds for much less, this troubles me. I never held this was a suicide attempt but rather perhaps a suicide...

They hired him as a student employee. They allowed him to teach an undergraduate psych course for several semesters, TA, do research, and serve as a career counselor - all for pay. Apparently, this is one reason why he believes he is employable. The only way to truly close the book is to shut...