Category Archives: DID Diagnosis
Over the years I’ve heard many people advise dropping the word ‘disorder’ from Dissociative Identity Disorder, citing A) dissociation as a normal response to trauma, and B) honoring subjective experiences as the primary reasons that it’s not helpful. But the … Continue reading
I write about Dissociative Identity Disorder in part because I’m disturbed by the sheer volume of false and misleading information about DID. It bothers me that an overwhelming number of online resources are teeming with misconceptions so profound that the … Continue reading
Recently a reader asked how to get over the feeling that her sister is faking Dissociative Identity Disorder. If you doubt your friend or family member’s diagnosis, I think it’s important to identify why you’re skeptical. What in particular has … Continue reading
I wrote the series, Diary of a Newly Diagnosed Dissociative, because I know I’m not the only one who has wrestled in turmoil over their Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis. I want those who are struggling to know that, within the … Continue reading
It seems many people think of Dissociative Identity Disorder as the pinnacle of crazy. But if I’ve ever truly lost my mind I did so when I was trying desperately to escape DID. It was when the confusion, fear, loneliness, … Continue reading
In my current series, Diary of a Newly Diagnosed Dissociative, I’ve been writing about what I’ve observed to be common emotional reactions to receiving a Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis. I say, “emotional reactions,” but I don’t know if that really … Continue reading
Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder can be excruciatingly lonely. I endured my loneliest moments with DID in the first few years after diagnosis. Granted, my primary relationship at the time was drawing its dramatic last breaths and I’d recently lost … Continue reading
Prior to my Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis my alters existed and operated outside of my awareness. They affected my life in ways I had no explanation for, like invisible strangers living in your house and rearranging the furniture. Receiving the … Continue reading
The first couple of years after my Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis are heavily documented in my diaries. The entries tell a disturbing and, I now know, common tale. I wish I’d known that what I was experiencing, as unhinged as … Continue reading
I was sitting in a group therapy session once when the leader succinctly described the perception those of us with multiple personalities have of ourselves as groups of entirely separate people by writing the following on the white board: Me/Not … Continue reading
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