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Dissociative identity disorder is a diagnosis described as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. At least two of these personalities are considered to routinely take control of the individual's behavior, and there is also some associated memory loss,...

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pixieluv4 02/14/2018

Today is going to be hell. I get out of class and without eating, go straight to my second job. I don't work long enough to get a lunch... then i go directly to my second job. I'm a server... its valentines day.... we have 90 guests and only 4 servers tonight. We are going to be too busy for me to even breathe, much less eat.

I can't do this.

How can I cause a switch? I need my alter to take over at the resturaunt because I start to panic when i have 5 tables at a time... i'm going to end up with having 10.

Dahrien 02/14/2018

I know what that is like. If you can-try grabbing a candy bar on your way into work. I keep an emergency snickers after having to pull days like that. If you can't talk to a manager or a cook, let them know. Food service workers usually help each other out like that, at least they should. Given your alters protective nature, she might come out anyway by the sounds of it, which might not be the best under the circumstances. I know it's hard, but let yourself take a breath, you're going to be ok. Take care of yourself...a job is a job, you are one of a kind. Let us know how it goes.

Erin2873 02/14/2018

You might also ask your insider to be out in the body with you. We have found this very helpful and healing. It's easiest to not focus on it. Kind of like floating down the stream instead of paddling like crazy.

My hat is off to you. No one who hasn't done it can understand how stressful waiting tables can be.

Also, I learned that especially anyone with a trauma history.... The body will "see" hunger as an emergency. So trauma survivors get the trauma response from periods without eating. It's an ongoing process for me but I try to at least snack. And if I'm overwhelmed the top of my list is to eat and drink something. Doesn't have to be a meal. It is also grounding.

Keeping you in Our thoughts today.

Happy singles awareness day!

k2hsharpe 02/17/2018

hey pixie

that's a really heavy workload for that day. I hope things went more smoothly for you than you anticipated? And are you ok now?

Kevin

KittyTwist 02/18/2018

Erin2873: yoiu are so full of good info! I didn't know this bout food and trauma...good insight, thanks!

Hope it went OK pixie. I majorly sucked at waiting, so hats off to you but sorry it was such a hectic day. I hate that! Hopenyou made it through mostly unscathed!

pixieluv4 03/12/2018

Sorry for the late reply everyone, life has been hectic. Thank you all so much for responding... what ended up happening was that the chef heard i hadn't eaten and made me eat an orange (good thing too... i probably would have passed out if she hadn't). Fae took over moving my body while i stayed in control of the mind, I was so tired and hungry that I didn't have it in me to do both.

but we made it and didn't have a breakdown, which i was worried about.

k2hsharpe 03/16/2018

I'm glad the two of you made it through your work shift OK :)

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