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Thank you for clarifying this, @theshadowoftheliving !

Thanks for all these thoughts, everyone! I really understand that its probably an unsafe choice to bring it up. Maybe its safer to just say PTSD, which is more understandable and acceptable to people. Keen

I had a couple questions for those diagnosed with DID. I'm really struggling with this, especially accepting it, and hoping talking with others might help. One thing that bothers me is that I don't remember these switches occuring when I was younger, does this mean I can't actually have it, or...

Thank you for these thoughts everyone. This is good stuff to think about. I once heard or read something about PTSD being a spectrum and DID being at the one far end of it. Anyone know where that's from?

Sorry you're having a rough time with your DID. It is a tough condition! Forgiveness doesn't mean excusing or absolving. It means being compassionate that you're a human, like everyone else. We all have weaknesses. We all do things we regret. Everyone has done multiple horrible things in their...

Hi, I'm new here. I just got diagnosed with DID, I've been diagnosed with PTSD for a few years now. It looks like this forum is where people are posting about DID so I hope this is the right place. I'm looking for advice or resources to help other people understand my diagnosis. In...

Going no contact is super difficult, but its what I had to ultimately choose to do for my own health and that of my future children. No one but you can determine what is best for you personally. If you feel you have to or want to stay in the relationship for now, try reading a book about dealing...

So much of what you described is familiar to me. Dissociation is really tough to deal with! But realize that it is normal. And that as you go through therapy for your trauma, it will eventually decrease. It may get a little or a lot worse initially, as you process the past, but it will go away...

Thanks for your response! Yes, its a comfort knowing they are the same treatment so in a way the diagnosis doesn't matter. We haven't clarified which subtype I may have yet. It can feel pretty confusing, that's for sure.

@whiteraven, thanks for that advice, its really true that the specific diagnosis matters less than one's own experience and what one does to work on it

What help have you received to combat your illness anxiety? Any tips or strategies to help the rest of us?

Losing time/amnesia, both outside of and in therapy, and different parts taking over both outside and in therapy. Except for a few of them who are male and have different names, they mostly all seem to be me at different ages or with totally different perspectives. She isn't certain its OSDD...

Anyone have this happen? My T thinks I may not have DID after all, it may be one of the lesser dissociative disorders, because she hasn't seen different-enough-from-me-personalities at therapy. I think she may be right, I always wasn't super comfortable with the idea of having DID, wasn't sure...

Yes, I had something similar happen. I switched while in the waiting room, without realizing it. The part tried to trick the T and pretend to be me. Thankfully the T noticed the part, who doesn't know how to drive, was there at the end as well, pretending to be me again, and insisted that I...

Thanks for your reply, @Hopefully It feels validating to know I'm not the only one with difficulty with the dual focus!

I think it could definitely be both. Being more aware of it means you'll notice it more even if it happens about the same. And being in therapy working on tough stuff could bring it out some more. Its definitely a good thing to let your T know, and he/she could teach you some techniques like...

Thanks! I'll have to ask about the headphones or paddles. I did mention this last time that I found the eye movements difficult, but she didn't really respond with alternatives, I maybe didn't explain it as being as big a deal as it actually is. Or maybe I just need more practice with it.

Skin picking, or dermatillomania, is a condition related to OCD but is not OCD itself (kinda like Tourette's is related, but isn't OCD). Your other symptoms sound similar to OCD. We aren't professionals here, so we can't tell you if you have either condition, but by the sounds of it, it may be...

Hey all, I'm new to EMDR, only had 2 sessions. We've done my T moving her arm back and forth and we've done tapping, and it is just really difficult for me to shift my eyes back and forth while also trying to hold the image of the trauma, the emotions, the cognitions, etc. Its a lot to try to...

I used to have suicidal fantasies like that too, ones where I would do it in such an obvious way that my abuser would be exposed to the world. Thankfully, I didn't do it, and now, 9 years later, I am SO GLAD I didn't kill myself. I have had so many good experiences I never would have had. I have...

Good job staying true to your commitment! That is an example and inspiration to the rest of us! I really believe that the pain will decrease significantly for you, as you continue in treatment, so that you can go through your life in peace and happiness.

Thanks for replying, yes that is similar to what happened to me my first session, glad to have a good word for it.

@recoveringfromptsd , Sorry you're going through this. From what I understand, these are some normal responses to EMDR as you go through the past, but eventually it will help it all get processed so its no longer running your life. I hope the coming sessions and afterwards go better for you...

Yes, this sounds like it could be an entry from my journal. Don't worry, you're not crazy! Dissociation can get better as you go through therapy. Yoga helps me a lot, it helps me get back into my body.

@Disco Dancing Queen Oh my goodness....ABBA.....yes! They are definitely one of the best!