http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/01/06/article-of-the-week-week-one/ Award-winning blog on therapy, borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, major depression, social anxiety and transient psychosis / dissociation. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/01/06/article-of-the-week-week-one/comment-page-1/#comment-582 davidrochester Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:49:29 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.wordpress.com/?p=823#comment-582 I think it's pretty easy for people to believe they are more recovered than they are. And I also think it is quite easy for a high-functioning dissociative to seem far more "sane" than they actually are, which is probably how they slip by in peer/supervisor review. I think it’s pretty easy for people to believe they are more recovered than they are. And I also think it is quite easy for a high-functioning dissociative to seem far more “sane” than they actually are, which is probably how they slip by in peer/supervisor review.

]]> http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/01/06/article-of-the-week-week-one/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Serial Insomniac Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:12:03 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.wordpress.com/?p=823#comment-581 Wow. That <strong>is</strong> somewhat shocking. I'm absolutely all for people who've had mental health difficulties entering the helping professions - I mean, who better to understand what one is going through than someone who has been there? However, I'd only advocate this when the therapist him or herself is in recovery from the illness, or at least has it well managed. I don't think it would benefit either party if the therapist started dissociating or whatever after being triggered by something the client said. As you'll know, therapy can be incredibly intense, and the therapist could well be triggered even when well, nevermind whilst in the midst of an 'active' mental illness. Wow. That is somewhat shocking. I’m absolutely all for people who’ve had mental health difficulties entering the helping professions – I mean, who better to understand what one is going through than someone who has been there? However, I’d only advocate this when the therapist him or herself is in recovery from the illness, or at least has it well managed. I don’t think it would benefit either party if the therapist started dissociating or whatever after being triggered by something the client said. As you’ll know, therapy can be incredibly intense, and the therapist could well be triggered even when well, nevermind whilst in the midst of an ‘active’ mental illness.

]]> http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/01/06/article-of-the-week-week-one/comment-page-1/#comment-580 davidrochester Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:04:37 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.wordpress.com/?p=823#comment-580 Great idea, SI. The "Secret Life of Psychiatrists" article was quite interesting, and dovetailed nicely with a discussion I had with my therapist yesterday; she is in a leadership role with the ISST-D, and said she is "appalled and horrified" by how many therapists working with dissociative disorders are themselves dissociatives who have not done adequate work to contain and heal from their own issues. Great idea, SI. The “Secret Life of Psychiatrists” article was quite interesting, and dovetailed nicely with a discussion I had with my therapist yesterday; she is in a leadership role with the ISST-D, and said she is “appalled and horrified” by how many therapists working with dissociative disorders are themselves dissociatives who have not done adequate work to contain and heal from their own issues.

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