Topics are below. Comment on any you like!

1) Unrealistic fears
2) EMDR
3) Stability
4) Regression
5) Other peoples’ perceptions
6) Beyond the continuum theory of what it means to be multiple
7) Dealing with old triggers
8.) Getting to the right diagnosis
9) Playing

The May meeting topics – discuss as you’d like:

1) Finding a therapist
2) Accepting myself(selves) as a multiple
3) Balancing needs of all the parts
4) Realistic expectations (of life, others, etc) – what are they??
5) Can DID people be successful parents or should they just forget about it?

Here are the April meeting topics – discuss any that you want!

1) Controlling internal kids
2) Experiencing anger
3) Putting blame in the right place
4) Where do you feel that you have power in your life?
5) In what areas do you feel hopeless?
6) Being late to therapy
7) Feelings about switching

1) Physical health and how it interacts with mental health

2) Finding a new shrink

3) Getting used to things being good

4) Being judged

5) Standing up for yourself with people who don’t understand why you’re switching

6) Figuring out why things work when they work!

7) Do you believe your alters?

1) Conflicts between alters, including alters being angry at each other
2) What if one alter is alcoholic but the rest aren’t? … does that mean having a drink is wrong if you’re not the alcoholic alter?
3) Can you control your shifting? If so – how?
4) Relationships with family
5) Fear of the unknown (future)
6) Acceptance of my reality and what it really means for me
7) It’s frustrating to drop back into child alters/child-like functioning when I’m triggered
8.) Physical health
9) Guilt – for getting what you want

Respond to the meeting topics below, or make any other comments you’d like to make.

1) Change

2) Dealing with old triggers

3) How were the holidays?

4) Is getting peace of mind possible?

5) Quitting therapy

6) Being healed

7) Different things that different parts enjoy and how that affects the whole

Respond to any of the topics below, from our December meeting:

1) How do I keep from resorting to a part who freaks out?

2) How to handle stress. Avoiding parts that can’t handle it or helping that part cope with stress better.

3) Recognizing the healing we’ve done. Confirming it really happened (the healing)

4) Holidays (and what do we want to do over the holidays)

5) Feeling empowered to handle situations

6) Why it’s so hard getting angry at particular people. Past anger on present day people (get angry at present day people because of past anger that’s unresolved).

7) Holding on to reality in spite of others’ denial

Comments on our November meeting topics are welcome.  Other comments are welcome too!

1) Getting “stuck” – is it a part or a memory or something else?

2) Spiritual Issues

3) Creative and constructive ways to help parts get what they need

4) Selective Amnesia

5) Having to be patient for something you really want

6) Not recognizing the discomfort of something until change happens or is possible

7) Fear of anger (we discussed both getting angry and experiencing others’ anger)

8.) How do you express intense emotions constructively?