Wow… A breakthrough of sorts…
Tonight we showed the mother a clip we did to show the different parts we know of that make up our dissociative system… We were terrified about what her reaction would be, but she just watched it and then gave us a hug! She then asked questions which didn’t hurt or demean us…
She doesn’t understand it, but wants to know how people around us can help…
Tonight she admitted that there was psychological abuse in the house when we were growing up!!! She has never admitted to any form of abuse occurring before.
WOW… We’re stunned…
It’s going to take awhile to process it all…
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Oh, wow — that seems very, very significant and promising. That’s amazing, that she wants to try to help. Congratulations to you for your bravery!
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Thank you…
We’re still trying to process it all. Some don’t want anything from her because of the fear of the conditions it may come with, some are fearful that if we ask for help it will raise false hopes that it will be there, some go “see she does love us”…
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