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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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Hugs @Smc ,.... 💜💕

Listening along here.

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@Smc

I found it so much easier when I was more direct and stopped beating around the bush - it actually felt like a burden had lifted.

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@Smc 🙏

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thinking of you @Smc 🧡💚💛💛💚🧡

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Older Daughter is coming home tomorrow. We'll be heading out tomorrow morning to pick her up, and will get to the hospital about lunchtime.

The hospital has kept her in for as long as they could, well beyond what her medical needs required, but despite all their efforts they haven't managed to find a MHU placement for her, either public or private.

This means we're back to wondering when the next SH event will be. If it doesn't happen the day she gets back, she might manage to hold off for a few days. 😞

This sounds so bleak, but based on what her pattern has been in the past, it's highly probable. Both Hubby and I are feeling totally flat, and dreading tomorrow's trip. She is never "safe" at home, and a few weeks of knowing she was too closely watched to do any damage has really underlined that fact.

@outlander @Determined @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Shaz51

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💜 @Smc ....

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@Smc sending ever so gentle thoughts your way 🙏.

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hugs @Smc im glad the hospital did at least try to find placements for her. hopefully a spot will come up soon
thinking of you all

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Thinking of you and family @Smc 🙏

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Trust travel etc goes smoothly today @Smc

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