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D.I.D....

SmcSenior Contributor30 Dec 2016, 4:14 pm AEDT

D.I.D....

Wanting to know if there's anyone else in this group caring for someone with D.I.D.?

We've got a family member with a very "crowded" internal world of multiple personalities. This goes along with compulsive behaviours, phobias, social anxiety, derealisation and other difficulties. The person in question sees medical and psychological practitioners regularly; it's a disorder that apparently doesn't respond to medication, and they have previously reacted badly to medications that have been trialled; I'm seeing a psychologist regularly myself to deal with the pressure and get some feedback/backup. I have a supportive husband and family, but otherwise it's hard to know how to or who to talk with about what's going on. It's an uncommon enough disorder that you have to explain an awful lot about it before a conversation can even really start, and then you run into dangerous ground regarding the privacy of the person in question.

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SmcSenior Contributor08 Jan 2019, 7:13 pm AEDT

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Older Daughter SH today. She's damaged a tendon this time. Seen a specialist, he won't know for sure how much damage until she gets surgery for it on Thursday. Doesn't seem to be critical damage, but that one will take a while to heal. She's had a patch up job plus a plaster splint to get her through until then.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor08 Jan 2019, 7:18 pm AEDT

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ohhhhhhh hugs and sitting with you @Smc

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SmcSenior Contributor08 Jan 2019, 8:34 pm AEDT

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Ta Shaz51. Feeling flat and burnt out.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor08 Jan 2019, 8:46 pm AEDT

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Oh @Smc so sorry to hear that 😔

You would be feeling flat.

Extra prayers here for you and family.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor09 Jan 2019, 9:50 pm AEDT

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@Smc thinking of you.

How is daughter getting along?

Hope all is as well as it can be.

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SmcSenior Contributor09 Jan 2019, 9:53 pm AEDT

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@Determined, she's getting tendon repair surgery tomorrow morning. We need to be at the hospital by 7:00 am, so we're heading to bed, and hoping we'll sleep soundly.

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Unknown userMember10 Jan 2019, 9:02 am AEDT

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Oh @Smc 😢

Missed your earlier message

Thinking especially of you today.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor10 Jan 2019, 9:52 am AEDT

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Thinking of you today @Smc

Hope daughters surgery is successful.

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SmcSenior Contributor10 Jan 2019, 10:48 pm AEDT

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@Determined, @Former-Member, surgery was successful but oooh what a long day...

We were told to bring her in at 7:00, but she didn't go into surgery until 11:30. We went off to have lunch, having been told she'd be out sometime around 1:30-2:00 and they'd ring us then to come back. When we hadn't gotten a phonecall by 2:30 we went back anyway- she was out but very groggy so they were planning on ringing us when she was closer to awake. They ended up discharging her 6-ish and still somewhat groggy, but I think as good as she was going to get. She's home with her brother now, we all ate dinner there so we know she's got some food in her system. She's in pain, but should heal up OK. They repaired minor damage to two tendons and an artery.

Am very tired now and looking forward to sleep. May it be deep and uninterrupted!

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outlanderSenior Contributor10 Jan 2019, 10:50 pm AEDT

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@Smc 😘

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