Comment by Lynda on November 13, 2008 2:04 pm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nHi Karen,<\/span><\/p>\nI have been diagnosed with DID and have three small children. My days are filled as you may predict. I try to set aside private time when my children are in school. This has worked in someway. My husband berates me every night when things don\u2019t get done. I can\u2019t do all and can\u2019t explain why. I feel very worn. Is it worth even trying? The book gave me hope. I wish you could see all I\u2019ve done after reading it. I am now on my own road to getting well. Thank you for sharing.<\/span><\/p>\nLynda<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nDear Lynda,<\/span><\/p>\nI can empathize with you. Having young children who require you to give them the attention they deserve is hard for anyone, especially for someone trying to heal from the past.\u00a0 <\/span>I tried to function as a Mom when I needed to be, a wife when I needed to be, and then deal with myself and my alters when I was alone.<\/span><\/p>\nI rarely shared the details of my struggle with my husband.\u00a0 <\/span>I know that as a married couple this may not have been the appropriate thing to do, but I chose not to.\u00a0 <\/span>My husband sometimes used my confidences against me.\u00a0 <\/span>But if I could change anything, I would’ve included my husband more.\u00a0 <\/span>I thought I was protecting him from me, or maybe I was protecting me from him.\u00a0 <\/span>But I ended up enraging him anyway.\u00a0 <\/span>I got the name-calling, being berated, losing trust, and then finally the physical abuse.<\/span><\/p>\nMy alters were born to keep me functioning as normal as possible.\u00a0 <\/span>I always seemed to be busy, yet not much was accomplished some days.\u00a0 <\/span>I never could get my husband to comprehend how my days were spent.\u00a0 <\/span>How could I, when my days were removed from my own awareness?\u00a0 <\/span>I felt worn out, too. This all can really put a strain on one’s marriage.<\/span><\/p>\nPlease don’t give up; healing from DID is worth it!\u00a0 <\/span>I am glad to hear that Switching Time has given you hope and has helped encourage your own healing and journey.\u00a0 <\/span>Sounds to me like you are on the right road to recovery. <\/span><\/p>\nI send you all my best wishes,<\/span><\/p>\nKaren<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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