I've wondered about that but I don't think so....

You know Paige that is one of the ways psychologist diagnose MPD/DID.If someone speaks of themself as we or us.I wonder if talking in the third person is also considered when they diagnose as well.I know I never talked in the third person but I (most likely one of my alters) us to chastise myself in the third person.Sometimes it was very abusive to the point that my husband would step in and say "hey cut that out you are talking about my wife there".This was back before we knew I was MPD and at that time he was saying it jokingly but looking back on it now it seems that he was inadvertenly talking to my alters without even knowing.

No I dont agree with that notion sorry wheezie. I think within each individual multiple or not, there are parts of our human psyche that will like something and completely disagree with it at the same time. For example, I love the game Grand theft auto because it allows me to express my anger and do things I would never do in real life such as beating people up, driving fast on the road, robbing from the rich etc but at the same time it goes against everything i believe in. Or another situation I love eating icecream, chips, chocolate etc but at the same time I know these things are not good for me if I am going to be concerned about my health.

I think sometimes when we have a diagnosis we try to look for others who are similar so that we dont feel so alone. While it's all well and good seeing everyone in this community unfortunately its rarer to see other people in real life who have DID so we try to find people who are in the hope that we wont be alone. Unfortunately its just one of our crosses we have to bear.

I hear where your going with this Wheezie and this is our take on it. everyone on planet Earth is multiple! That's right, LOL There is a work self, a play self, a reserved self, and so on, but they are not like us. These people don't have the "joy" of coming back to reality and realizing the "play self" hijacked the car and your now in another state.

Simply talking in third person does not afford one the dx of DID or DDNOS, there are more components than that.

Hope that helps.
~K and ISH of Destany's House

My bad.. we wish to inform you that Saga our inner therapist (IT) was speaking, not ISH. *rolls eyes*

~K

I don't have any issue with feeling alone in my diagnosis. If I was the only one on this planet to have MPD I would be fine with that.It would mean that there is much less abuse happening out there.The sad truth is that everyone I know has been abused in one way or another.Many of those people display the same symptoms as me.

LOL K and Saga.

It is sad that everyone you know was abused. I feel the same sometimes. I had to lol at myself too.

I agree with Ausie, I think every human is made up of many parts, we are the blessed ones to get to know our parts in this lifetime. I think the evolution from the mind into the heart will happen when each being truly knows each and every part of themselves. So actually we are ahead of the game, right?
Wheezie, I also never feel alone. I have a support group of 31 right heare inside me. I actually prefer to be physically alone because then we all just hang together, and hanging has been our greatest healer. I Love my Journey!
Love and Hugs
Carla

Most people are one consciousness with many facets. Situational-specific behavior and learning is a pretty common thing.

Example: my old bank-account number; I could not say it correctly, but I could write it correctly.

Due to severe trauma( mostly), dissociated people...it's as if they have had that manyfaceted crystal of the self smacked with a hammer.
This can result in splitting into fully or somewhat separated subcomponents.

I am still not sure I am multiple, but I started talking to my therapist like a 6 year old this week, and when she read back what I said there was an item I could not remember saying...and I was in a trance state.