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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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DID hotline?

Ambrosia6
Ambrosia6
Is there a hotline specifically for people with DID? I'm freaking out over here and I don't want to call my poor therapist again. And I don't feel like I can explain what's going on to anyone who doesn't already understand.
ThePeople
ThePeople
not that i'm aware of - but that would be a great thing...i can understand why you'd hesitate to call a 'regular' hotline.

have you ever tried walkers in darkness? they have a chat room where you can talk with others - it's not a hotline but it's live chat with very supportive people.
Ambrosia6
Ambrosia6
No one was on the chat last night. I tried calling a suicide hotline tonight and asked "Are you familiar with DID?" only when I gave the full name Dissociative Identity Disorder did she say "I've heard of it." Not very helpful. :\

Anyways, just got through telling my housemates I have DID - it's been a growing realization for me and now that I accept it I guess it's time I gave them some sort of explanation for me odd behavior at times.