Comment by Emma on 20 Feb 2012 at 7:20 pm

hi thank you so much for being so brave and sharing your story. I also have DID I was diagnosed only a year ago after 8 years of misdiagnosis and really bad therapists and docters. Your story helped give me some hope for the future maybe one day I won’t be such a scrambled mess. Thank you.

Dear Emma,

You’re welcome! Thank you for your kind thoughts and compliments! I’m glad to hear you’ve finally found the right therapist for you. I remember early in my therapy I was misdiagnosed too!  It’s hard for any doctor to diagnose multiplicity.  A good therapist will take his or her time and not jump to a diagnosis until all facts are laid out in front of them.  Only then can your therapist be sure, to the best of his or her ability, how to assess your problems.

Finding the right therapist will help you on the right path of healing, and remember, a good therapist will not tell you how to feel or what to do. That’s not the job of a therapist. A therapist simply guides you to help yourself.

Wishing you all my best as you continue your journey to wholeness.

Karen