In this meeting, I was impressed by A’s parents’ intense anger toward their daughter. Her mother said, “We took care of her so much, but now she is "returning evil for that." However, behind their anger seemed to be a fear that because of their failure in bringing up A, she might have ended up with so many problems. I am surprised to note also that they have never met A’s different identity, indicating that A has been suppressing so much her different aspects in front of her parents.
The time for our meeting was almost entirely spent for the discussion of their emotional difficulty dealing with A. A’s mother was most articulate, while A’s father was listening quietly and nodding almost everything that his wife talked. Obviously they seem to have guilt over their daughter’s problem that they were so eager to get rid of. For them, seeing and talking to A is a reminder of their own failure. I spent much time telling them and reassuring them that it is not altogether their fault, and they should not be concerned about it. I also told them that current living condition of A being apart from them is working positively for A’s treatment. They finally thanked me for our care for A and left.
Year 20XX + 1
It became a routine for A to visit with me accompanied by C. watching them in the waiting area before the session made me think of two comedians laughing and poking each other. C was sometimes playfully calling out A’s different identities. C especially likes to play with A’s child identity “F” that they recently named.
In March, it has been a year since A’s treatment started. Obviously A has a father transference toward me, which A did not clearly say but indicate by calling me “daddy” in front of Dr. B.
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