{"id":1106,"date":"2009-06-25T17:54:54","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T22:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2009-06-25T18:28:58","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T23:28:58","slug":"karen-answers-luiza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=1106","title":{"rendered":"Karen answers Luiza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Comment by Luiza on 21 Jun 2009 at 3:21 pm<\/span><\/div>\n
Hi Karen,
\nI read your book last year and it really upset me. I was also raised in a home that was at times abusive. It wasn\u2019t that bad I guees because if things got bad I would just sort of space out. I wasn\u2019t really there. I\u2019ve asked my psychology teacher about it and he says he doesn\u2019t know what that could be. I still do and I\u2019m scared there\u2019s a problem. I know it would probably be helpful to go see a mental health professional but I can\u2019t because they (my family) will want to get involved. They don\u2019t want me to tell. I am 18 and still live at home. I feel like a child who can\u2019t take care of herself. Sometimes I feel like a parasite. It\u2019s just all too much. The depression and everything else. Nobody knows except for one friend. He is also a broken person. My question is, do you think it would be easier to just end it all or do you think I should go and try to see someone.. If at all possible and only if you want to, could you please send me an email at\u00a0 I don\u2019t really have anyone I can tell.<\/div>\n
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Dear Luiza,<\/div>\n
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Thank you for sharing with me. \u00a0I can understand how reading Switching Time<\/em> disturbed you. \u00a0It is a story that touches every nerve of anyone who has suffered from being abused. \u00a0I’m sorry that you grew up in a home that was sometimes abusive. \u00a0Please don’t take that lightly. Abuse is abuse. \u00a0And it upset and affected you to the point that you spaced out. \u00a0I am not a therapist, but in my opinion you sound like you still carry the pain of that abuse with you. \u00a0If you\u00a0feel frightened that you might hurt yourself, then yes, please seek help soon.<\/div>\n
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I’m glad to hear that you tried to share your concerns with your psychology teacher. \u00a0Remember, your teacher is your teacher, not your\u00a0therapist,\u00a0and may not be prepared to help anyone who may or may not suffer from a dissociative disorder.\u00a0\u00a0I believe your teacher may have wanted to help but lacked the expertise to do so.<\/div>\n
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I’m sure a therapist can help you. \u00a0It’s hard work, that I know. \u00a0Finding\u00a0the right\u00a0therapist to accompany you on your journey is not only possible, but an important first step. \u00a0Most importantly, a therapist must keep confidentiality. \u00a0It’s the therapist’s\u00a0job not to share any information about you, with anyone, without a\u00a0signed release from you. \u00a0That includes your parents! \u00a0Make these concerns known to your therapist.<\/div>\n
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Once you become ready to share, you will, and in your own time. \u00a0Please be cautious with who you decide to share with. \u00a0Choose those who will support you, not harm you.<\/div>\n
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I understand what your are going through. I hear your pain through your written words, and I’m glad you chose to reach out and share with me.<\/div>\n
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Please know that I care. \u00a0Looking forward to hearing from you.<\/div>\n
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Karen<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Comment by Luiza on 21 Jun 2009 at 3:21 pm Hi Karen, I read your book last year and it really upset me. I was also raised in a home that was at times abusive. It wasn\u2019t that bad I guees because if things got bad I would just sort of space out. I wasn\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-karens-answers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1113,"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}