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NoOneCasual Contributor
We have struggled my whole life with this horrible condition. Every month for as long as I can remember big gaps in memory. Burn marks cuts etc. Only last 3 years have We started getting help. Started coming to some sort of understanding. But still bad days. Am I only one or othets out tjeir with DID that would like to share tips etc?
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@Former-Member , I live with DID and C-PTSD. I have I would say 6 permanent and the others well come and go as needed I guess. We have Shadow who until recently mainly messed with our mind. Her role is to remind us of who we are and what we deserve in life amd none of it includes happiness/love/friendship/joy ect but in the last couple of weeks she has taken to sh and the body is feeling the pain a lot. I had a "normal" so I managed the DID for 10ish years, I worked, I divorced an a'hole found the love of my life remarried raised some pretty beautiful children's you know the tv blended family. In December last year I was physically assaulted by a dementia client amd bam like that it was like the ten years of treatment before my ten years of normal didn't even happen. I Never say I sufferfrom DID, I have or I live with DID.
@NoOne, I know there is really nothing funny about a child alter coming at Big W but I did laugh because I have the same problem with my child alters. We will take my GD shopping and bloody hell the amount of time we have left not getting a single thing I had to but my granddaughter could have new toys amd a whole new wardrobe. I feel your pain.
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NoOneCasual Contributor
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MySunriseSenior Contributor
Hi, I just came upon this thread. I have alters that front but I still feel like I'm kind of fronting as well. Does this happen to any of you?
I've lived with this my whole life but have only recently been diagnosed and I'm just getting to know these ep's personally. I'm still trying to work it out.
Can anyone else talk to me about early days when they finally worked out what was going on?
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We were recently diagnosed with DID, only a few months ago really. I (Ella) was really the only one unaware until earlier this year when I told my therapist about my symptoms she realised what it was and sent me to a specialist. I understand what you're going through, I came on here to try and find other people with DID to talk to because honestly I'm still really scared. I mean I'm only 15, most people don't realise until much older I'm just trying to survive high school. then I found out I have this whole past and 6 other people who are a part of me, idk I'm scared
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Hello everyone,
Just saw this now - not sure if we're organised enough to call it a system haha but working on it!
(I'm usually, but not always, co-aware, if not fronting alone, if that makes sense..most likely due to my role being an Observer or Record Keeper of sorts : )
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BraveOneSenior Contributor
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BraveOneSenior Contributor
Firstly, lve just read this whole thread and wanna say thanks to everyone's who's responded . I haven't met anyone else or talked with them about this.
Yesssss.
I've lived with DID my whole adult life. I actually only showed up one day in my adult life trying to figure out what was going on and other people inside were living it. I became a good observer and investigator picking up clues.
Right now lm in my life each day. Not the whole day however lve shown up amongst others for a while now. Feels like a good thing as this time last year l was under so much stress l'd be missing days of my life at a time and putting the v pieces together.
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