Internal family systems theory?

[orek]

Has anyone else had a T talk about this theory? The terminology is slightly different but the concepts seem to fit DID. I'm not advocating it or saying it is bad, but it strikes me as interesting and I wanted to talk about it.
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Hi, weber13, nice to meet you all.

You know, I know we've been familiar with this in the past, read about it, maybe even had a T that worked with it. We work this way: a group functions as the "upfronters" who present to the world. Others came blend in to help, or step in front of them to front. But they present as the "I" to the world, and the group of upfronters can change, which has been happening frequently of late. So past upfronters were really into reading all about psychology stuff, esp. the stuff we struggle with, like the DID and ED stuff before. It helped them feel validated and less crazy. But this current group was not the ones doing all that reading, so we can't recall what they had learned about IFS. So sorry to say we can't chat intelligently about it. I would say that, if you find it helps, and your T and you work well together, then it's a good thing, for sure. Whatever helps you and your T access insiders and work toward healing is valid!

We look forward to getting to know you better. Please feel free to post more about this topic as you learn more. It's very interesting!--orek