{"id":3028,"date":"2013-05-13T20:58:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T01:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2013-05-13T20:58:18","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T01:58:18","slug":"karen-answers-shadow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=3028","title":{"rendered":"Karen answers Shadow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment by Shadow on 08 Sep 2012 at 1:32 pm<\/p>\n

Hello Karen,<\/p>\n

Please forgive me that I must use a made-up name to protect myself. I wish to make two observations I don\u2019t seem to see being made. Firstly, the unseen community of DID\/MPD \u2018alters\u2019 is surely becoming educated about themselves by such books as yours. For instance, I initially started out reading about DID\/MPD to help me understand a DID\/MPD friend. BTW, my friend calls it MPS, for \u2018Multiple Personality System\u2019. And the more I studied these books, the more I began to experience the oddest developments within myself. For 6 months I was telling my friend, \u201cI don\u2019t know what is happening to me\u2013it is very odd.\u201d Then I finally admitted, \u201cI seem to be some kind of MPS myself.\u201d Actually, my \u2018alter\u2019 was learning from everything I was reading at the same time as I was, and began to \u2018wake up\u2019. Then a lifetime of \u2018clues\u2019 began to come together and make sense to me. So that is one thought, that the unseen community of \u2018alters\u2019 themselves, some of them anyways, are becoming educated by the very books written about their special subset of society. Secondly, it occurred to me that you still have one remaining virtual \u2018alter\u2019 within yourself; Dr. Baer. All he would have to do even today, is induct you into a hypnotic state, talk you into your \u2018safe room\u2019, and describe himself entering, and there he would be. I should think it would be extremely useful for you to have the \u2018virtual alter\u2019 of Dr. Baer. And surely after so many years of knowing him, you must have a really good idea how he would speak and act internally. So these are just my thoughts.\u00a0\u00a0Once again, please excuse me for not using my real name, or my \u2018alter\u2019s name either (at least for now). But I hope \u2018Shadow\u2019 will do, and I am so very glad and honored to meet you (and so is my alter).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Shadow,<\/p>\n

Thank you for sharing your very interesting thoughts. I have often wondered how multiples, and those who wish to have multiple personality, perceive my story. I assume for some my story will trigger their past abuse, if they had been abused, but then again, most would see the story for what it is. My story is not a suggestion to create alters. What interests me about your letter is the way my story gradually crept up into your overall well being. That’s something that should be talked over with a qualified therapist. There may be an underlying issue that you have not uncovered and needs to be dealt with. I’m sorry my story affected you in this way, but I truly care and hope you find the best therapist to help you.<\/p>\n

Dr. Baer is most certainly NOT a virtual ‘alter’ of mine! Besides, after integration was complete, my inner room was closed off for good. There is no way to re-open that door that I am aware of. Why would I want to anyway? What’s in the past will remain in the past. No need to go back.<\/p>\n

It could be possible for me to fall back comfortably into the mode of therapy, but I highly doubt it. It’s been many years and it has not happened. We both moved on. I no longer need Dr. Baer in the way I once did. We have a respectful mutual friendship.<\/p>\n

Wishing you all my best on your journey to wholeness.<\/p>\n

Karen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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