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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 Contributor15 Feb 2019, 9:59 pm AEDT

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Ta @Shaz51 @Former-Member .

Post swung too close to the guidelines. Reposting slightly gentler version.

"Older Daughter's in hospital again. Will be OK, but has been under medical observation overnight and today while recovering. Once she's well enough, she'll be transferred to the psych unit for at least the weekend, maybe longer. If longer, we'll be requesting day leave under our watch for her surgery follow up appointment.

And Friday next week we'll be travelling down to the city for our bridesmaid's funeral. We heard yesterday that she'd died Tuesday. Cancer- we were expecting it. But 'tis a lot happening at once. Am expecting that to be an odd sort of day. It looks like it's going to be a bit of a reunion with a whole lot of people who were part of our life nearly 30 years ago, but we haven't really had much contact with them since."

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SmcSenior Contributor15 Feb 2019, 10:02 pm AEDT

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Have just given her a goodnight phone call. She's sounding a lot less groggy, but I'm guessing transfer to psych unit will probably wait until tomorrow.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor15 Feb 2019, 10:04 pm AEDT

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@Smc

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SmcSenior Contributor18 Feb 2019, 5:37 pm AEDT

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Bit of update.
Older Daughter is in the psych unit. We visited for a bit yesterday, and again this morning. We were hoping to be there at the time that she had a review with the psychiatrist, but he was delayed, and we couldn't wait it out. We did get a phonecall from one of the psych nurses afterwards giving us basics of how the review had gone. It sounds like she's got the better part of a week in there, and some medication adjustments during that time.

We may be able to get to the next review on Thursday, but we have an old friend's funeral to attend on Friday morning, and that's happening a couple of hundred k's away, so we're travelling Thursday afternoon...

Our car's brakes failed yesterday after our visit to Daughter, so that's currently waiting at the very busy mechanic's workshop. We probably won't have it back for a week or so, but a friend from church who has recently bought a new car has lent her "old" car to us. We'd be in a bit of a spot otherwise, since we're taking Older Daughter "out" for the day tomorrow down to her surgical review at the 300kms away hospital.

Is all happening at once at the moment. Hoping my Mum and Dad stay well-ish until we're past this bit please?

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor18 Feb 2019, 5:43 pm AEDT

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❤️ @Smc ..... big hugs ❣️

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DeterminedSenior Contributor18 Feb 2019, 10:52 pm AEDT

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@Smc sending big hugs here also.

Thinking of you and family at the moment.

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Unknown userMember19 Feb 2019, 3:45 pm AEDT

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@Smc

Trust things went ok today.

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SmcSenior Contributor19 Feb 2019, 7:29 pm AEDT

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Thanks again...

@Former-Member, today went surprisingly well.
She's healing well, doesn't need a splint any more and has been given exercises to do so that scar tissue doesn't form along the tendon and to get movement back. The nurse and therapist who saw her were friendly, gentle and encouraging.

The trip down was long but pleasant, interesting scenery but otherwise uneventful, and we've delivered her back to the MHU in a much better state of mind than she has been. Her nurse commented that she was a different person to when she left this morning.

Really, I don't think we could have asked for any better. Answered prayers. 🙂

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DeterminedSenior Contributor20 Feb 2019, 8:39 pm AEDT

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@Smc thinking of you today and trust daughter continues to improve.

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SmcSenior Contributor20 Feb 2019, 9:04 pm AEDT

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Ta. Spoke to her on the phone today, she sounds fairly good, but says she's still getting frequent SH/SI thoughts. She'd like to be going home, but recognises that she may need to stay in a bit longer.

Lots to deal with the next couple of days. Psych review for Older Daughter in the morning, travelling down for our friend's funeral in the afternoon, staying overnight then funeral the next morning. Younger Daughter has been wanting to come with us, but she didn't know her, and I don't think it would be good for her. She's staying with a family friend overnight instead. That also means she doesn't miss more school. (She was home today with a sore and nauseous stomach. Very probably stress related.)

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