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Thank you very much. I questioned the DID diagnosis for quite awhile. Mainly because I couldn't understand it when I have no memory of other alters being present. I just miss blocks of time it seems. It is all so confusing.

I was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder last year. My biggest struggle at the moment is dissociating, and getting lost. It has put me in some unsafe situations. My therapist believes I have very young alters that don't want to go home. My therapist has a lot of experience with DID...

Thanks everyone for all the information, and your opinions. I've had to sit with all this for awhile, and as usual read more up about it. For starters my therapist is currently on holiday for 3 months. This has given me some time to look for a new therapist. So far it hasn't gone well...

I have no idea how to go about explaining this, but I know others who have been there will understand (hopefully). In my recent therapy sessions my therapist has been saying something is shifting. While in a dissociative state I have been talking more. She believes it's very young parts of...

@Lizio I am on medication for depression and anxiety mainly. I have tried a few different meds, and haven't noticed a difference. The only thing I have noticed is drowsiness. I have a hard time taking the meds because I figure if it's not helping me any then why take them in the first place. We...

I am starting to wonder if it's possible to not react to medication? I assume I should be feeling something, or notice a difference of some sort on the seroquel. Good for you though. Different things are going to work for different people. Exercise is so important, and also a healthy diet helps...

I have been on 400mg of seroquel for some time now. I haven't noticed a change in my mood at all. The side effects subsided pretty quickly for me. I am also on 3 other medications and haven't had any weight gain. I have actually lost 20 pounds in the past 6 months or so. Not intentionally. I...

More changes.. I am going to start coming off of the Prozac, and I am adding Remeron. My regular GP just sent in a referral today so I could have a medication consultation through a local hospital as part of their trauma therapy program. Nothing so far seems to have made a difference, and I am...

That is a good question @ghotiff. It's also a bit of a complex question I think. I can only speak from my experience. I have gotten lost, and have ended up in places I wasn't intending to go (for example another city a few hours away). I will have no recollection of how I got there.

@Evan Thank you for that. I am glad to hear that things are changing. Nutrition is so important. Thanks for all the information. Again I've had a change. I have added Naltraxone to the mix for dissociation. So far haven't noticed any improvement. Just a lot of stomach upset and vomiting.

I have been on it a week now and am having a lot of stomach upset and vomiting. It's suppose ease up any day now. I am not noticing anything different yet, but maybe it's too soon.

I can only speak about my experience. Everyone dissociates to a degree. That being said it does sound like you are dissociating more than the average person may. That's what happens when one has had trauma. It's a normal reaction I've been told. How you have explained what happens to you, is...

Interesting test. I scored a 83, but I have DID. I was only diagnosed with it this past year, and it's still new to me.

Finding a new doctor sounds like the best plan. I have been on Prazosin for 2 years now. Originally I didn't think it was helping at all. I still continued to have nightmares. Then there came a time when I couldn't find a pharmacy in the city that had the medication in stock. This went on for...

I like that she says she'll never give up on me. I gave up on myself long ago.

Thank you folks. I ended up just giving her a card.

Wow Thank you

Hello, I have a bit of a different question. My therapist who I have been seeing for about 6 months now has been wonderful. She is always there when I have a question for her, and she is going beyond her duties to help me. This Monday is Thanksgiving here in Canada. Would I be out of line if I...

I did the test as part of a clinical trial about 2 years ago. I haven't heard anything about it since. I'm in Toronto, Canada. Could be different here.

Is anyone currently taking Naltrexone? My therapist just sent me an email asking me to ask my Psychiatrist about trying it to decrease my dissociation. I've done a fare bit of reading about it, but am still debating it. Would love to hear from someone who has been on it. Thank you

You should never feel pressured to talk about anything in therapy. I can tell you a little bit about my experience. I have been in therapy for almost 3 years now. I still have not talked about my trauma face to face. It was just recently I wrote down on paper what happened, and I gave that to my...

You are welcome to send me a private message if you like, and I'll pass on that information to you.

Goodness went to see the Psychiatrist today and again my meds have been changed. Clonidine has been lowered, and I am going back on the Prazosin.

Thank you very much @Evan

I am currently on a waiting list at Women's College for a group there. Yes the wait is very long. I currently have a great therapist, and if anyone is ever looking for one in the city I'd be happy to pass on her name. She has experience with dissociation and trauma which is what I wanted...