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dissociative identity disorder (DID): anyone with this diagnosis?
Mental Health | Last Active: Aug 22, 2022 | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
Good for you.
Each of us gets to decide what we want to do and how to handle our Helper Parts.
They helped us survive. I honored each of them for that.
I have 42 journals that I wrote to figure this all out. I would write with my left hand to give the parts a way to Express themselves. This, along with a fantastic therapist who understood all of us, well it helped the ones who chose to integrate. And I realize while I do not have many parts left there are a few. The rest of them chose to go because I was handling things well and I was out of danger.
When that happened, I got to keep all their gifts. So they are still here with me assisting me as before, but just no longer separate.
I honor my parts, past and present, because they kept me alive in a very bad place with very bad people.
And you get to choose for yourself. There are no right or wrong dicissions. It's your life.
I'm so jealous, nope, too strong a word. I sure wish I would of had a service dog. Cuz the touch of an animal is so important to living well, at least for me.
I sure wish you well, I truly do.
Bright Wings
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Hello, Bright Wings! It has been awhile, therapy is going well whether it is in person or online as we did for months. I have begun to write my memoir, using a word processor. That way I can type in what is in journals and then arrange them in a timeline. It is becoming an interesting process. I was happy my therapist suggested this!
I have recently had a very silent part "speak up" and was really worried about what would come up. It is anger. Something I could never express, something that I always ran from because of what it meant in my home of origin. I am leaning into anger, gently, trying to "get" that feeling without being terrified. At 67, and as a retired Massage therapist, my "body therapist" mind, kicks in and helps, too.
It is bittersweet parenting myself at this age and really throughout my life. Then I realize what an incredible gift of a brain I have been given to help me get to where I am today. I really appreciated your last reply. it is nice to be able to talk to others who are working their way through this diagnosis.
We are ready for Fall, cooler temps and some rain would be such a blessing.