Posted by Pfinstegg on February 11, 2005, at 19:20:36
In reply to Re: p-doc and coming assessment » Pfinstegg, posted by alexandra_k on February 11, 2005, at 18:32:28
This sounds promising. DID specialists are pretty rare! Since she must be very experienced with the whole range of dissociative disorders, she should be able to help in deciding just what diagnosis will be needed. They usually prefer the least severe one they can get away with. My experience has been that skilled DID therapists do NOT ask about different ego states- they work hard to establish safety and trust, and wait for you to be ready to share all of this with them. They also do not ever push for accounts of abuse. Safety and secure attachment are always the first goals of therapy, and just that part can take a long time.. Even if she has to ask some things directly in order to make a diagnosis, once you are working with her, I think you'll begin to feel much better, and will feel that she is respecting your own inner timetable(s).
Take care, and be sure to let us know how things unfold.
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