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Re: DID after previous diagnoses. » deirdrehbrt

Posted by Pfinstegg on May 27, 2003, at 21:52:45

In reply to DID after previous diagnoses., posted by deirdrehbrt on May 27, 2003, at 21:15:19

Hi deirdrehbrt.. yes it is very scary to get that diagnosis. However, my impression (from my own therapy) is that many, or perhaps most, people who have endured neglect or some kind of abuse in childhood deal with these traumas by developing a sort of "parellel processing"- like a computer. If they are using one particuar set of brain circuits, they will react in one way, but if they switch to another somewhat or completely disconnected set, they will react in a very different manner. One psychiatrist might diagnose DID, or, as mine has, keep pointing out to me the disconnects that exist in my varied responses to life events- and, especially, how quickly I switch from one set of responses to another, without my noticing what has happened. Try not to worry about the diagnosis- everyone who has suffered abuse deals with it by compartmentalizing to a greater or lesser extent. The goal of therapy is to be able to bring these disconnected experiences into one common experience. I do hope you have a good therapist with whom you will be able to develop the sense of trust and safety which allows this to happen.

Pfinstegg


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