Dear Jack:

No, I don’t think there is such a thing as Inner Selves Therapy except maybe for psychotic people. Gertrude, for example, I had to work hard, and it was you who brought the whole thing to my attention. Otherwise I would have never known about Gertrude, for crying out loud. She did not announce herself to me. I had to dig her out. Maybe psychotherapists are afraid to dig out inner selves in fear of encouraging psychosis- I am just wildly guessing here. In any case, another exercise with Inner Selves would be to give each his or her face and body and voice and clothes and … maybe accents and well, I am being carried away.

Here is how Inner Selves Therapy, Jack’s creation, worked for me today:

I did not eat too much. I did not. I can’t believe it, but I did not.

Tammy did not tell me that I ate too much. You have no idea, Jack, and otherwise, dear reader, what a relief that is. Day after day … to get a break. Not to hear Tammy for one day, what a break of fresh air.

Caroline kind of counted calories only twice, not again and again and again. OCD Olivia was quiet.

And it gets better, Running around Renee did not … make me take a walk. I did my regular morning walk but nothing afterwards. I can’t believe it. I can’t believe I did not take a second walk. Renee said nothing to me. Nothing. What a break!

And….. it gets even better than better: Fat Fat Fran- I did not hear her. I think she may have whispered something to me once, I am not sure, but no attack.

No Tammy, no Renee and no Fran for today. Tiny bit Caroline, nothing excessive and quiet Olivia. And Gertrude stayed with me a bit longer perhaps, I am not sure.

This is a testimonial.

And again, I can’t tell you what a relief it is to not hear TAMMY. I heard her every day since … heavy duty for sure since 2011. I had no idea how tired I was of hearing the same sentence every day, multiple times a day.

So, jack, thank you. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

anita