I would advocate not wasting your time hiding stuff. I don't think that therapists or psychiatrists have to try to fix stuff that isn't broken, but I also think they cannot possibly help "you" if they don't know who you is/are.
I personally would go in and say "This is what you should know about me (multiple, orientation, religion, whatever); this is what I want to work on (eating disorder, whatever)." If it's the case that you don't want to work on your multiplicity, say "I'm not interested in exploring treatment for being multiple (even typing that made me wince:)), unless something specific comes up." And stand your ground politely but firmly.
Some pshrinks will, literally, bolt at this point. If so, good; you don't want them to bolt when you're half way through actually getting at something. If not, you have a winner.
I'd also recommend trying to get in with someone who's not a psychiatrist; psychiatrists are only trained, really, in the medical/pathological model and generally take a very pharmaceutical approach, so you may want someone in your support box who comes with a different background. Having said that some non-pshrinks are just as prescriptive and there are the rare pshrinks who haven't lost their entire humanity in medical school. Still. Good luck. :)
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Date: 2004-05-05 08:33 am (UTC)I personally would go in and say "This is what you should know about me (multiple, orientation, religion, whatever); this is what I want to work on (eating disorder, whatever)." If it's the case that you don't want to work on your multiplicity, say "I'm not interested in exploring treatment for being multiple (even typing that made me wince:)), unless something specific comes up." And stand your ground politely but firmly.
Some pshrinks will, literally, bolt at this point. If so, good; you don't want them to bolt when you're half way through actually getting at something. If not, you have a winner.
I'd also recommend trying to get in with someone who's not a psychiatrist; psychiatrists are only trained, really, in the medical/pathological model and generally take a very pharmaceutical approach, so you may want someone in your support box who comes with a different background. Having said that some non-pshrinks are just as prescriptive and there are the rare pshrinks who haven't lost their entire humanity in medical school. Still. Good luck. :)
Shandra