Dissociative Experiences Scale

[Chincho]

I scored a 31. I thought I would get a lower score.

 

[WhisperingUnicorn]

I was surprised by my score, too .. but I've had enough discovery as I've looked into "dissociation" in GENERAL to realize that I definitely map into the spectrum .. still, it was a little surprising! Might account for why my man feels like I "normalize" HIS own experiences ... I "get" him, I "feel" a lot of the same struggle, but my "issues" aren't nearly as pronounced ..

~WU

 

[PTSDbegone]

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.

 

[ghotiff]

33 which was a bit of a surprise. Some answers were "never" an others I thought... doesn't everyone do that?

Regarding...
25. Some people find evidence that they have done things that they do not remember doing.

I have wanted to know for some time now how much of this is disassociation, and how much is an appalling memory....will I ever know? My T doesn't seem to think my memory problems are a big deal, but I hate having to trust my young children's memory over my own.

 

[UnKnown-Self]

I am doing my best to be consciously honest as possible in this forum since I recognize what a great place this is to accomplish some work.

I took the test two times. The first time I scored a 58 and the second a 36. Either way, I dissociate to cope.

 

[PTSDbegone]

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.

 

[Deleted member 30740]

I got 73 on test and it weird I have subtype PTSD of dissociation.

 

[ms spock]

76 for me.

And this is an improvement for me as well.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I got a 64. I am highly dissociative and I was told I have personality fragments but since I am aware of them, I don't have DID. I find it very frightening and unsettling. When my T told me that sometimes I act and talk like a 4 year old I got very upset. I didn't believe him and I felt like a freak. He said that it happens. Ugh. I caught myself sucking my thumb in therapy once. Yuck!

 

[WhisperingUnicorn]

Wow, "personality fragments" .. that's something I'll have to look into. We don't have a T for my guy and I have been trying to zero in on exactly what he's been dealing with over the years. We have learned enough to recognize he's [undiagnosed] "complex" PTSD with "co-conscious" dissociation, but I haven't been able to nail down why he doesn't fit the "DID" model, exactly, though he definitely has some similarities at times.

But "personality fragments" - at least as a TERM - seems to fit us exceptionally well. It's kinda relieving I have another thread I can tug on, in my research!! And this might explain why his "others" don't "live" full personality lives in the truest sense. It's more like his "moods" and I've learned to read him and adapt in the moment - usually. ;) I thought perhaps this was because we were failing in "drawing them out" or that "they" weren't comfortable revealing themselves to me.

*hugs* to you, dear @DharmaGirl !! You are definitely NOT a freak! My man isn't either, though he used to think the same thing. The more I learn, the more I am convinced that some measure of "dissociation" is NORMAL for the HUMAN experience, it's just a question of degree. The higher the level, whatever the cause, the harder the struggle to self-examine, self-manage, self-care, or what-not, and the easier it is to experience miscommunication and memory issues. The obstacles are real, and I believe ALL of them are surmountable!

Much affection!
~WU

 

[shimmerz]

Interesting article here on results of this test. It also states, at the end of the article, that the results are very dependent on who 'in the system (DID)' takes the test. Whether that 'part' is in denial or not. It also mentions that if someone is DID that the results may vary - depending on who is 'out' at the time.

http://discussingdissociation.com/2009/06/11/scoring-the-dissociative-experiences-scale-des/

I took this test 8 years ago - got 70+. Score now is 9. Something is working. Thanks for this....

 

[void]

I got a 64. I am highly dissociative and I was told I have personality fragments but since I am aware...

@DharmaGirl (btw I love the dharma _/\_ )

who told you that you don't have DID?:wideeyed: i think that person was uninformed:tdown:

many people with DID are, in fact, aware of at least some of their alters....co-consciousness does not exclude DID as a diagnosis at all


the 4 yr old talking with the T. in session IS clearly an alter that manifests without your conscious awareness

this means you DO have DID:hug:

totally integrated people NEVER lose conscious awareness and talk like a 4 yr old

none of this is a bad thing...what it means is that you are a talented dissociator:) who had good reasons to create alters in order to survive the abuse and or neglect that you experienced...and IT WORKED!:happy:

you did survive and now you can begin to heal

talk to some of the people with DID and they will help you understand

People with DID needed to create DID in order to make it through their living Hell...creating DID is a success actually

May peace replace your pain.:hug:
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