Comment by Ellsin on 24 Apr 2010 at 9:03 pm

Dear Karen,

Do you believe in multiple personality disorder support groups? If so why? If not why not?

Ellisin

Dear Ellisin,

I’m not sure how to answer your question.  I’ve never attended group therapy for multiplicity. I can’t say I believe a group setting would work, at least not for me. I can’t imagine how it could. Just the thought of several multiples sitting together with all their alters present overwhelms me. Too much exposure, not enough individual attention, and therefore impossible for me to comprehend. Maybe a group for integrated multiples could work?

Once someone invited me to attend an MPD group, but I declined for fear of being influenced in the wrong direction regarding integration. The person who invited me was against integration.    He tried to convince me not to integrate and instead embrace each alter, allowing them to live through me.  I sensed something not right from the start about him and soon found he was a fake. My instincts were right.

I decided to integrate because my alters were no longer needed in my adult world and caused me chaos.  I chose to be treated by Dr. Baer as my psychiatrist without any outside help or support. My therapy worked for me. In my opinion, a multiple like me has her own “group” meetings going on inside. There was no need for any outside interference.

Wishing you all my best.

Karen