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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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what is a dissociative disorder?

JayJayy
JayJayy
A few months ago I went for a psychological assessment to a psychiatrist.Im not overly into talking to people in public let alone talking to people I've never met that smell like they wash their clothes 14 times a day.
So back to my question, I was diagnosed with severe anxiety with a dissociative disorder.

Is anyone else in this boat, what the fuck even is it.

P.s. (I'm not aware of anything when my brain goes somewhere else, im there but I have no control. )

So anyone able to shed some light?
deleted_user
deleted_user
DID involves dissociation, but general dissociation does not necessarily, in fact not usually, involve DID, or multiple personality disorder.

Here are some links to info about the dissociative disorders:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dissociative-disorders/basics/definition/con-20031012

http://nami.org/content/contentgroups/helpline1/dissociative_disorders.htm
john12as
john12as
for many people, it is a coping mechanism the brain uses to protect itself from trauma/traumatic experiences...

so, many people feel the word disorder is not really accurate...

many people with highly developed dissociative skills don't know they have it until they start to lose time or people tell them they are acting weird...

anyhow...i have found this book helpful...but there is lots of free info. on internet

The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook (Sourcebooks)
by Deborah Haddock
deleted_user
deleted_user
sometimes i disassociate without triggers, for no reason..than next thing u know, its been days, or i swear it been days but its only been about 10hrs. i also disassociate when it comes to me identifying my own identity. like i said, i learned to disassociate as a copi9ng mechanism and now im so stuck with it that it does what it wants
Reed31
Reed31
I'm recommending a lot of books today but there is a very good, inexpensive, quick and easy read called "United We Stand" which explains dissociation really well. You can find it on Amazon.
deleted_user
deleted_user
There are a few "United We Stand" titles on amazon. do you mean the one by Eliana Gil?