A lot of people are uneducated about dissociation and the many forms it takes.

Think of how many in here who actually have it and still know very little about what it is and focus on treating symptoms rather than cause.

Expect to be misunderstood when it comes to DID... become a light for those who walk in the dark.... You have much to offer and don't even know it.

When someone is so adamant about the nonexistence of MPD that is a red flag to me that they are in denial themselves.Think about it.Why would someone deny a disorder that stems from abuse?Answer: For the same reason they deny abuse.I have had to deal with this denial numerous times in my life.I have actually had people admit to me they are multiple and a few days later totally deny the existence of MPD.This is two separate alters in a system.One fighting to keep the status quo and denial going and one wanting to help their system by opening the lines of communication.It is completely frustrating.

It's a complicated thing, and some of the popular movies have added to the confusion, while even professionals disagree. What more specifically did the teacher say and what kind of class it is primarily? Perhaps it would be helpful to gather some of the best information material to share with the teacher. You don't have to make it personally about you,, but can be like my Researcher doing some research on an interesting topic.

I had that happen with my Teacher as well, it makes me mad how ignorant people can be. - Lisa

A lot of people are amazingly ignorant about a lot of things. It makes me mad how ignorant people are about American Indians and that they think we, Indians, are like the stereotypes in books and movies, or else they think Indians are extinct. Some of my Indian friends worked hard to calm me down and just accept that a lot of people know very little about a lot of things. Muslims, for example, a lot of people think all Muslims are terrorists and they get discriminated against because of the bad actions of a few. I guess that in America we have a special right to spout off on any subject publicly without knowing what we are talking about.

I was ignorant about it until I found out I had it and how that explained so much about my life.

i went to a center for treatment and the one thing I came away with is it only matters for you to believe , then it is real, because she said the majority of the therpists today and that was a year ago,, do not believe in this diagnosis but rather it is a form of ptsd and sympomatic of trauma but the alters are suggested by therapists so It is very hard to believe in your own reality, when others tell you that but she told me to say believe in myself I do believe many of us have a myriad of issues all different but all stem from abuse