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Post by pinto123 on Mar 1, 2005 23:42:05 GMT -5
Hi..
just wondering, has anyone here been diagnosed with a dissociative disorder?
if so, any therapy/meds that work?
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Post by Dreamer on Mar 3, 2005 2:03:25 GMT -5
What is Dissociation?
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Post by pinto123 on Mar 3, 2005 5:42:39 GMT -5
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Post by drprincess on Mar 3, 2005 15:58:59 GMT -5
I feel I used have some elements of DID. But through therapy, I have grown and taken responsibility, the problem now is unhealthy guilt.
I have been diagnosed with BDD(Body Dysmorphic Disorder), PTSD, anxiety, and depression secondary to the BDD.
I have been working on myself for awhile. I pick now to deal with my lonliness/ bad relationships. For me it is a protective mechanism, especially from the abusive relationships.
My ex, used to put me down constantly, and occasionally get physically hostile. I have learned now that it was his way of maintaining some kind of control over me, because I am very independent and I would rather suffer in silence sometimes than to be in a abusive realtionship.
Can anyone relate?
drprincess
If so how do you deal with the bad relationships and lonilness(besides keeping busy).
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Post by pinto123 on Mar 5, 2005 21:26:36 GMT -5
dr princess,
sounds like we have many of the same acronyms...BDD, PTSD, CSP, OCD...what fun this life is.
my psych said it's dissociative behaviour that causes us to retraumatize ourselves, even in the absence of a real attacker, trauma inducer. that takes something sad and makes it even sadder.
what did you mean when you said "the problem now is unhealthy guilt"? i'm intrigued by that statement.
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Post by drprincess on Mar 6, 2005 14:06:47 GMT -5
what i mean by "unhealthy guilt" is feeling about something even when I am not at fault. I take on everthing probably because I struggle with perfectionism. I was diagnosed with anorexia-bulemia, and as we know it all has to do with perfectionism.
I try to remind myself that it is not about me, but about god and his will for me, especially when it comes with my body. Our bodies are like temples that god gave us to reside in, they don't define who we really are on the inside, and anyone who tries to do that is not worth our time. Our job is just to house sit. On the outside our bodies look beautiful and unique, and on the inside our bodies are dynamic, intricate, and oh so resiliant. Our bodies are capable of taking care it self, until we die. if we can just learn to leave it alone. The point is it is truely a gift, we have to learn how to nurture it, respect, love it, and treat it like we treat our plants.
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Post by drprincess on Mar 7, 2005 18:32:23 GMT -5
meant "feeling guility about...
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