Interesting hypothesis. Would like to hear more of your thoughts and
perspectives - or anything else you'd like to share, if anything.
I understand your wife's reluctance; The external issues that go along with
this condition are so complex, living with the internal issues is enough on
it's own - let alone having to deal with the externals. I'm sure it's hard for
someone in the spouse/SO role as well.
Hope to hear more from you
Jen
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Thanks Beth. I think you are right and that the open mind is best. A closed mind will never develop in the same way as the open mind. From a personal point of...
Hi Aaron; Interesting hypothesis. Would like to hear more of your thoughts and perspectives - or anything else you'd like to share, if anything. I understand...
In a message dated 2/6/2006 9:46:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi Graham; I have to admit the above sent excitement and fear through me simultaneously! What...
Hi Jen In the UK we have the British False Memory Society who believe that it is not possible to repress memories of abuse. Some argue that poor therapists...
In a message dated 2/6/2006 9:46:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Graham; Your first sentence about so many people are not aware they have DID is so very true....
Hi Graham; Thanks for writing. No worries about causing fear, it wasn't your doing and it wasn't serious. I am encouraged by what you wrote, as it is...
Aaron, You won't get invalidation from ME, that's for sure... My SO D is definitely fragmented enough that *I* think he's DID... he hasn't had it formally...
jumping in feet first *G* ... he ... being ... LOl this sounds so close to my D too, the military diagnosed him with multiple personality tendencies...........
In a message dated 2/6/2006 5:55:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Well thanks, Lissa, and the feeling is mutual. It's a refreshing pleasure to meet singletons...
Jen, Thanks! I've had quite a bit of experience with multis... years ago I used to hang out in newsgroups, notably alt.sexual.abuse.recovery... (yeah I...
Jen, Okay, tried two ways to hook you into msgr... invited your aol addy AND added your yahoo profile nickname to my list... let me know what works... if you...
In a message dated 2/6/2006 7:36:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi Greg; Hope I'm not butting in - this was addressed to Lissa - just wanted to say hello,...
In a message dated 2/7/2006 6:34:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi Lissa; (Is it ok to just 'jump in' when posts are addressed to other people...or should I...
Personally I think it's fine to jump in on someone else's post if you have something to share or ask or whatever. I do it all the time. If they don't want...
In a message dated 2/7/2006 6:57:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Thanks, Lissa, for sharing some of your background information on you and D. Appreciate the...
Changed the subject ^^^ to more closely reflect the actual topic matter here... LOL Now. Thanks for the reply (replies... hehe), Jen. I think I might have...
In a message dated 2/9/2006 3:13:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Relationship between multiple and singleton... I know what it's like to be the multiple...
i'm soooooooooooooooo confused lets throw a mess of kids into the mix and make it really fun k?? heheheheh in some ways its just as easy as a relationship with...
OH! Okay, then... LOL Well, it's been... um... interesting, for sure... when we first got together, D promised me I'd never be bored, and I gotta say, he's...
In a message dated 2/9/2006 4:04:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi Beth; I think what you wrote above is definitely the key; though it's harder for some to...
it is a shame how people such as therapists (and just people in general) tend to fear something they don't understand and therefore try to "fix it" and fit it...
In a message dated 2/13/2006 7:59:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... True, true. It's more than a shame especially when it inflicts further harm and damage on ...
In a message dated 2/8/2006 4:10:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Good idea Beth. One never knows what lies beneath what we think we are aware of on the...
it really suxs when you can't trust the one person in life you should be able to trust the most........ i learned early on not to trust my mother....... it...