Posted by Pfinstegg on November 21, 2004, at 20:36:47
In reply to Re: Pfinstegg? Daisy? Others who know what I mean? » Dinah, posted by Aphrodite on November 21, 2004, at 15:47:01
Dinah, I've never been too clear about *who* the rational and emotional parts of Dinah really are. Most of the rest of us who know we have ego state disorders seem to speak about an adult self who acts in a competent fashion, but carries a lot of depression and anxiety, and one or more childhood selves- these carry various cut-off painful memories and feeling states, but don't all have to do with sexual or physical abuse. Some deal with emotional neglect and misattunement, which, from what I've been reading, is coming to the fore as perhaps even more damaging than either physical or even sexual abuse.
I was wondering whether the rational Dinah is the adult you with the fine mind and excellent problem-solving abilities, while the emotional Dinah is carrying the painful memories of neglect and misattunement. From what you've said about your mother, especially recently, she sounds very ill (and damaging) emotionally. Could the emotional Dinah be the little girl who got hurt so badly by those clearly impaired parents?
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