Loving DID

The rest of the system:

Me:

I wish the link between anger issues and ptsd was talked about more. Because seriously… When I feel low, I take shit so personally and feel annoyed so easily.

I just get filled with frustration for everything and snap really easily.

trauma

CSA / COCSA

mental illness (BPD, DID, PTSD, depression / anxiety, etc)

any kind of abuse 

vent art

personal journals

or anything else that’s abuse / trauma related!

i’ll check you out and follow you if i’m interested.

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- It is not schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder.

- It is the result of severe childhood trauma.

- The identities of someone with DID are called different things. Alters, parts and others to name a few.

- There can be as few as 2 alters or into the hundreds with the average number being in the teens.

- Alters are not hallucinations or characters and ignoring them or telling the person to “snap out of it” will not make them go away.

- Although for some with DID the goal of treatment is to integrate alters into one whole identity many with DID feel this is not the right path for them and rather work on cooperation between alters to live as a team. Both of these are acceptable forms of recovery and it is up to the person with DID what path they want to take.

- DID is found in 1-3% of the population (possibly even more) making it more common than schizophrenia and not as extremely rare as many people believe.

- People with DID (or any mental illness) are statistically no more likely to commit any type of crime, violent or not. They are however more likely to be the victim of a crime.

- The “evil alter” trope seen in fiction is not accurate and alters that hold trauma or anger are much more likely to hurt themselves than anyone else.

- if you meet a little unexpectedly, treat them as you would any child. Ignore the body, basically. Watch curse words and other ‘adult’ things. They probably just want to play.

- if some one has switched in front of you, don’t be alarmed. Act like you’re meeting a new person. Say hi, hang out, do normal stuff.

- Don’t ask people with DID about their trauma! Or at least not randomly. Its rude. Ask if they’re okay to talk about it, and if they aren’t, leave it alone.

- Keep in mind that some alters may use different pronouns or have different preferences.

- if an alter doesn’t like you, don’t be offended. Alters can be and generally are very different from the person you know, so please treat them with respect.

- if you’re dating someone with DID or interested in someone with it, be sure you know how their system handles dating. Some systems only allow one alter to date at a time, others allow all alters to date. If you arent comfortable with their decision, don’t presure them to change.

- DON’T FAKE DID. I shouldn’t even have to say this. Faking did or any mental illness is unforgivable. I know I’ve lost friends because of this. Its okay to be interested in did, but faking it makes us feel horrible. We had intense traumas and did is not some cool new trend.

- acknowledge that we’re different people. An alter may not know where they are or who you are. If they don’t, let them know what’s going on.

- some alters may not be able-bodied. They may have allergies or other mental illnesses that other alters don’t have. Please keep this in mind.

- know who you’re talking to. If you’re messaging a person with DID, check it they have a tag on who’s posting. If not, ask them.

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The term dissociative identity disorder and used by psychologists and psychiatrists, and it’s more friendly.

Here’s a sad example. My fiancé has DID, and when he was just a teen, he was in a bad psychiatric hospital, so he didn't receive the proper treatment. He still has the trauma because the people from there used to

I am so proud of you.