by dividedtruth89 » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:00 pm
Oh Paige. I am just so sorry. It is going to be very hard to trust again, that's no lie. I wish I could sugarcoat it and say, yes, when you get a new T, you will immediately be able to trust that person with all your parts and thoughts and emotions. But it's not gonna happen like this. It's gonna take time. Maybe a long time. But I do believe it is possible and I do believe that with all of you working together it will happen.
Trust is a hard thing to muster, and especially hard for people who have been betrayed consistently throughout their lives. Any member of this board, and other boards too, will say that. You may have to go through a few Ts to find another one who you can really click with, understands/believes in DID, who you can trust. And you may need to process these feelings of loss with your new T and that's okay.
I don't want to invalidate your experience, but I can say that I know/understand a little of what your feeling right now. Not the same, but I'm familiar with the fear that I won't be able to trust again. After I breached my last therapist's trust, she terminated me via voicemail. I did feel crushed. And guilty. After two more tries, I found a therapist who I've been with the last 3 months, and I am so thankful. It's not the same as with my last therapist, but I can honestly say I trust her. I didn't think I would ever be able to do that again. But it happened. Trust will happen. It's gonna take work, but one day you'll think "wow, I can honestly say that I trust this person. It may not be the same as my relationship with my last therapist, but I trust him/her."
PM me if you want to, and I hope you're doing better.
-L
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