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,...
Hello, this is my first attempt at communicating with others about my diagnosis. I thought it may be easier on me to do it in this format. Anyone have any advice on any of the million questions that run through our minds when we first realize what's going on in our heads?
welcome to the group
I'm not Multiple so I'm not much help in the advice you're seeking.
But I'm sure many of the members here will have shared your experience and will be able to support you in this
kevin
Thanks for the welcome and the kind words
My advice is give yourself lots of praise and cheering on.
This can be a weird, frustrating, scary condition and we need lots of humor, forgiveness and support to navigate.
But its also sometimes a fun, silly, creative way to live and if you can learn to love yourself(s) and how creative you are, it can be a pretty cool way to be.
This is the first time that I have tried to reach out to a group. My psychologist has encouraged me to do more research regarding my DID. I was officially diagnosed over a year ago but had hidden my condition from others for decades. I have been hesitant to do any in depth research regarding DID, which is unusual for me because research is my forte.
A little history about myself. I was severely abused starting at around age 6. This is when my first known split occurred. In addition to my childhood traumas I was involved in an abusive marriage, was stalked and was almost killed. However, through all of this I excelled at school and work. I married my 2nd husband who is great and have lovely children. I still had a lot of work to do in the psychiatric department and was being treated but things kept getting worse. The "forgetfulness" was extreme. I was having fugues. I had previously thought I mostly had co-conscious states but now I was wondering if people were lying to me about things because I had no recollection of them happening. Every new stressor in life made it worse. My psychiatrist tried me on so many different combos for my bipolar. Finally in a therapy session with my psychologist she asked me the right question and I broke down. I had been hiding my alters for so long, I was so afraid of being committed to a hospital from the time I was very young.
Now we're working towards learning about this issue. My psychologist and I are not working towards integration but rather working towards a way that "The Committee" can work together for the good.