Multiple Personalities Support Group
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,...
So, I was diagnosed w whatever - DID, MPD, PTSD, blah.blahbittyD - back in 1994 or so. Clinical psychologist or something. I pretty much walked away from that session, told one person, than struck it from the records for like 15 years. I think I've just kept believing that if I work hard and play nice it will go away.
But it hasn't. And I'm still broken. And I find it a really WEIRD condition to have and to try to negotiate. I don't have a handle on it.
But I swear by DBT therapy.
Anyone who is really struggling with dealing with life, I swear, look into DBT therapy. It will at the very least give you tools you probably didn't have before. I guess you just have to decide to use them, which is the hard part.
welcome to the group. I can't even begin to imagine how weird it must be for you and others here. But in this group you'll be with people that share many of your experiences, and you'll be able to support each other. No small thing. And ty for mentioning DBT. It has been talked of occasionally in the past, but such things tend to get lost, buried under more recent postings. It's good to be reminded of it from time to time
Kevin