How have you dealt with your perpetrator(s)? Did you confront them? Are you still in relationship with them? Describe your experience in dealing with your perpetrator(s).
Dealing with your Perpetrator
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Category Archives: Relating
Staying “sick”
Comment on the topic of: “Others wanting you to stay sick”. “Others” could include those internal or external. Do you have anyone in your life who seems to want you to stay “sick”, maybe consciously or unconsciously?
Current Relationships
Talk about any/all of the following:
1. How do you respond to others’ emotional states – and separate that from your own?
2. Talk about any relationship dynamics you are dealing with now.
3. Comment on the topic of: saying “no”
What’s Normal?
Whatever we experience, we may think of as “normal”. How do you know when something that’s normal to you, isn’t normal for most people? What is it like to discover that you’re way of thinking/being is not normal?
Isolation
It’s hard for DID people to find others who can relate to them. This can lead to isolation. Talk about your issues of isolation and why you have become isolated at one time or another (if you have at all).
External Children
What kinds of things come to mind when you think of “external children”? Go ahead – free associate or whatever, about this topic.
Abandonment Fears
Do you deal with issues of abandonment? How does this affect your life? Your relationships?
Alters of Another Gender
How do you tell people about your alters, especially if the alter is of another gender?