Posted by deirdrehbrt on October 31, 2003, at 21:21:38
In reply to More Questions for the Club, posted by DaisyM on October 31, 2003, at 10:27:07
I think that using threat of abandonment as a theraputic tool should not be part of the perfect therapists' toolkit. Just too big of a hammer.
On the other side, I think that the perfect patient is expected by the perfect therapist to be perfectly stable. That doesn't mean that the perfect patient should have no severe problems, just that they should be stable enough to not fall into suicidality or self injury without warning. (Note: I do not believe this, I just think that it's what most therapists expect from 'perfect' patients.)
On to my questions.... Having DID, I guess mine will deal with dissociation.
What exactly does "being present for your appointment" mean?
If more than one of us show up, do we have to pay extra for the alters?
How many of us have to read the assignments?
If the one who is in the office now doesn't remember last week's session, is it OK to ask you to give us the highlights?
If I miss an appointment because I knew it was Wednesday when you knew it was Thursday, can you handle that without getting angry?
If I self-injure, would you rather me tell you, and deal with it, or would you rather that I ignore that aspect of my life for fear you will stop seeing me?
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