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Great list! Fleetwood Mac....so classic! "Landslide" is one of my favorite songs ever, love Stevie Nicks' voice.

Haha no strict rules here. REM is a good one I'd forgotten about, I'll have to listen to them again.

I can relate with this feeling. Its a relief to know that someone recognizes just how much you are struggling and just how disabling your condition is, but at the same time it can make you feel "broken" and other ways like that when they recognize that. This is so true, and I can understand...

I did some research and found a few journal articles and websites that describe passive influence as impulses or affects that the individual does not feel ownership of and so are intrusions from parts/alters without those parts/alters taking full executive control.

That is such good advice, @Ragdoll Circus, and makes so much sense! Thanks!

@whiteraven , thats something I didn't clarify when I asked my first question, so thanks for bringing it up! A DID workbook I got mentioned that sometimes people experience switching, while other times their alters only exert "passive influence" on their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by...

Thanks for this perspective. I'm really so new to this me trying to communicate with parts and trying to realize when they're communicating with me, I find it really confusing. Even more confusing than when they just take over and do their thing. Yeah, it is definitely different than simply...

Whenever I would put it into the dissociation forum, an admin moved my thread here, so I just started posting them here.

I'm sorry for turning this Other Disorders forum into a DID forum with all my questions. I really appreciate everyone responding with their thoughts and experiences. I am trying to understand the passive influence of alters/parts. I think this may happen more often than switching, at least for...

Well do DID just do something, two things actually! You reached out for support here--and you'll find plenty of it, we're all in the same boat, dealing with the same illness. You also made an appt with a therapist. Those are two steps toward healing, toward relief. Good job! Just keep heading in...

Thanks!

Great idea! It does seem uncomfortable to listen to afterward, I'm still pretty ashamed when it gets bad like that, but it does seem like it could be really helpful. Thats a really good perspective! I can see why they're having such a hard time. Yeah, already met him. Not sure how to get him...

I think doing a journal is a great idea. I'm way better at writing than talking anyway. I'm going to try it. Thanks for responding!

@theshadowoftheliving , thanks for touching base again, I can relate to the going back and forth between bad days and good days, and the feeling of being even more fragmented and confused than before. I'm not glad you are going through it too, but it helps to know that normal and I'm not the...

I think I misunderstood your first question. So you think you've been dissociating EXCEPT when you experience that "beautiful warm world"? That makes sense. I have been in dissociated states for years at a time. Like @TexCat has said, the past can't be changed, but with your new awareness you...

It doesn't sound like any of my experiences with dissociation. It could be vivid daydreaming. It could be hallucination (everyone gets these at times, I've read, and they're not all bad).

Welcome! This is a great place to get support and understanding.

I'm sorry you're going through this! Your thoughts, doubts, confusion, and feeling mad, are all things that we on this message board can relate to. You're not alone. You can make it through this.

This is so familiar-feeling to me. I'm the only one who will admit what happened, and being the only one makes me feel unsure of myself even though I KNOW what really happened. Its like I can't trust what I know. It totally feels easier to deny it happened than to deal with being the only one...

@theshadowoftheliving how're you doing? Has the fear and pain subsided any? I'm now in your shoes, just a few months behind you. Remember, a diagnosis may describe you, but it doesn't define you. We are all so much more than our diagnosis. We are mothers, fathers, siblings, friends, coworkers...

Thanks for replying! It really helps to see what other people's experiences are like, and how similar/different they are from mine. I could especially relate to the mess that happens when everyone seems triggered.

Thank you for all these insights and tips! I really appreciate it!

Hi all, Sorry for so many questions lately, but I am really struggling to navigate this new diagnosis and learning to manage it and am hoping for the advice of those who have "been there" and have more experience. I'm wondering how you all communicate with your dissociative parts/alters? What...

I experience this same thing--frequent illness anxiety, gets worse when I'm more stressed, and gets even worse when I can't go to the doctor/decide not to go. Its super tough to deal with! I'm sorry you're going through the same thing.

I appreciate @Links 's comments as well, I'm just trying to learn to communicate with my parts too and its tough! Thanks for starting this post, and for responding.