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,...

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JammieGirl
JammieGirl
Just thinking of stuff to talk about, do any of you get along with your siblings?

Do they know/remember what happened? Are you glad you have them, or wish you didn't? Anything else?

I have five brothers, and there is some overlap between our experiences but they didn't have to have the worst stuff. I like them ok enough, but still feel outraged that they can just go getting on with their lives and judge me for still having problems. It's not so bad though.
john12as
john12as
i think the dynamics of siblings can often be a source of hurt or resentments for me.
personally i feel safer having an objective third party present if i am going to attempt to dialogue with family members about anything of real significance....but that is just me.

all too often i see dysfunctional family dynamics continue to play out long after any overt abuse has stopped (hopefully).

my recovery depends on me moving forward and surrounding myself with healthy relationships and leaving unhealthy ones behind or at least setting up large boundaries....

I'm taking classes with an organization called recovery innovations that i find helpful:
http://www.recoveryinnovations.org
tyzz27
tyzz27
Unfortunately my brothers and I are not close. Thne are quite willing to condemn me for the way I have handled my abuse rather than seeking to understand my experiences, I honestly believe this is a minor reason for why I am very happy to pack up and leave the state as I move in with my fiance next week. Unfortunately even when it hapens within the family if they have not experienced the abuse they just dont get it
seemad
seemad
i strongly think that siblings sometimes don't really get it...My sister even today tells me that I need to get over it and that's its a figment of my imagination..I hardly or never talk to my brother tho my mother tells me how I should wish him on his birthday and call him and email him...but he won't reciprocate...so it has to be a one way street..for me it's handed down as I am a woman if I was a man I would not have so many expectations and more understanding...(ie, that's where I come from where girls are considered sins and boys are considered blessings and next to God)
Reed31
Reed31
I have five siblings and with the myriad of issues abuse left us with, we don't really talk with one another very much. I think we were also pitted against each other growing up. If one of us did something bad, another sibling would be punished.
JammieGirl
JammieGirl
That recovery innovations thing looks totally great!

Thanks everyone for writing, it's sad to hear but kind of comforting that it's not just me being a 'bad sister' for not magically being able to just be cool with them and be ok about it all.

I am sending wishes out hoping we all find safe and respectful people to love and be close to