My romantic partner has been in therapy working on 'parts work' and they keep talking about different parts of themselves like they're separate people, and honestly it's starting to confuse me about who I'm actually in relationship with. We need to figure out how to navigate their therapeutic growth while maintaining connection when I don't understand this framework and sometimes feel like I'm talking to a committee instead of a person.
More people experience this than they realize.
The integration of therapeutic models that emphasize internal multiplicity can create confusion and distance in relationships when partners have different understandings of selfhood and identity.
“Where Are You with The multiple selves model — psychological?”
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