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D.I.D....

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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@Smc 😢

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Thinking of you and family @Smc

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ER Staff were unsure as to whether she might need another round of surgery, so they put her in a short stay room overnight. Doctors this morning have decided no surgery needed, so once she's had "normal" repairs she'll be back home.

Short stay room was probably a really good option. It was somewhere supervised and safe without the added baggage of a psych unit admission. However, that's not its intended purpose, so we can't count on that happening again.

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@Smc

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@Smc thinking of you and family.

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Ta @Determined (and @Former-Member ).

All quiet for now. Older Daughter seems OK. Younger Daughter is back at High School, a little stressed about it but seems to be not too bad.
And the two of us are OK-ish too. Had a mildly disturbing dream last night, so obvioulsy my mind's not completely settled. Am trying to take it easly and take care of myself. (Got some gardening done yesterday- that counts. 🙂 )

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Thinking of you @Smc

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Thanks... still all quiet here.

Had a fun afternoon out with our younger two, catching up with the "Spiderverse" movie before it completely drops off the cinema lists.

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@Smc continue to think of you and family

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