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I find that the theory of Structural Dissociation helps me to understand these kinds of things. (There's a thread with Structural Dissociation in the title that you can search for if you find it interesting.) From the way you've described things, it sounds like there was one event that...

A year later, 25. Hooray :)

It's confusing and difficult stuff. It's reassuring to hear that it helps :)

I'll respond on the basis of 'claiming to know a lot about structural dissociation'. Others may assess my claim differently - take what works for you & disregard the rest ;) My diagnosis is DID, and my parts vary dramatically in terms of their capabilities. Blue and Orange are both capable of...

I think we're having this conversation because we value clarity and precision. It also relates to the question of whether DID belongs in the category of 'things that have nothing to do with PTSD'. SD is a detailed theory of dissociative disorders, that makes predictions about treatment for...

You've just contradicted the Structural Dissociation textbook. Please refer to The Haunted Self, table 1.1 The Haunted Self, table 1.1 (fair use for educational purposes, less than a chapter of a longer work)

Yeah, my guts can play merry hell with me, and it's usually caused by the PTSD. Ginger is good for an upset stomach - look for ginger beer that lists ginger as an ingredient. (It's a mild stimulant, so consider reducing other stimulants.) When the pain is severe, I find that compressing my...

My diagnosis is DID. My second paragraph is important though - DID is a form of Structural Dissociation, and none of us should be trying to adjust reality to fit a theory about reality. The OP is convinced that they don't have DID. That's nice. They're also at risk of denying their experience...

It's very likely to help, so long as the exercise isn't a source of distress. Exercise has a lot of benefits in terms of getting the neurological systems to work together, and is recommended for most mental disorders.

I get them while I'm awake and tired, more than when I'm asleep. I'm very much aware of them, and found them distressing for years; as I've slowly gotten over it, they've faded.

I have a part that's a girl, despite having a male body. Your diagnosis needs to fit the truth of your life. Don't try to change the truth of your life to fit (or avoid) a diagnosis.

I go through periods where I get a lot of muscle spams, and sometimes my body jerks about. It's pretty clear in my case that it's linked to the PTSD. Often, I'm afraid to go to sleep. Nightmares are not fun. Often, I don't want to admit that I'm afraid to go to sleep. Exercise helps. Patience...

I'm hopeful that diagnoses based on Structural Dissociation will take over. PTSD is a hopelessly confusing label. There are so many disorders that relate to traumatic stress. I find it frustrating when people say "X isn't a disorder" when it would be more accurate and precise to say "X...

It was totally involuntary for me for ages. Then I started deliberately making it happen, in very slow steps. This led me to be able to identify it when it was getting started, which gave me a lot more control than I had previously. Please do not try this without the supervision of your...

'Normal' as in 'healthy' or 'normal' as in 'the kind of stuff that you expect when both people are sufferers'? For me, it's the kind of stuff that I'd expect. He's kinda-sorta right, in that he can't be expected to always be there for you. But he's wrong about the solution to that problem -...

I see it as a positive. ICD is not a treatment manual, or a diagnostic manual; it's a system for the classification of diseases. The DSM has so much noise, and the various attempts to define trauma haven't had much value to them. We don't say to people "You can't have a broken bone, you...

Yeah, that's never worked out really badly for me in the past, in ways that I find very difficult to get over ;) I'm managing to trust that if it does go badly, that it won't be my job to fix it. And you've certainly given me a fair hearing.

Thanks all :) Nothing was too harsh. Nothing was particularly new. But it was really nice to hear it come from outside my head. To know that my version of the story makes sense to people who've seen a lot of these kinds of stories, and who I can trust to tell me if I'm saying things that...

Thanks very much for the constructive comments on the feedback that I provided. I'm trying to keep my focus on 'things that impact participation and moderation' - let me know if it ever seems otherwise. I have two points to make that I'm not confident have been fully considered, and some...

So, I have an offline friend who shows every indication of being an undiagnosed & untreated sufferer. She is, in many ways, easy for me to relate to, and we usually get along really well. But she's so utterly self-absorbed, incapable of understanding that when I say "You hurt me," I'm not...

Non-suicidal self-injury doesn't have an immediate place to go, it may be worthwhile to add 'Self Injury' to the end of 'Depression & Suicidality'. This seems problematic to me, because: Differential diagnosis between DID and PTSD is just plain difficult - the difference between CPTSD and DID...

Trust doesn't have to be all or nothing. Trust what you know and understand, remain skeptical about the rest.

My advice is to hang in there. Keep going to therapy. Keep posting in this thread. If people feel burdened by the thread, they can unsubscribe from it. If people feel overwhelmed in general (as I have been), they can stay off the site for a while. It's hard because you're exercising mental...

Yes. Those things (particularly in the case of a small child) are threats to survival, and can have follow-on effects that may include a disorder of structural dissociation (PTSD, DD-NOS, DID).

I found the trailer incredibly offensive, but watched the movie a couple of days ago, when I was in the mood for getting really angry at something. The movie was far less offensive than the trailer. There are parts of it that are realistic. There are parts of it that are very patently...