People who become DID do that in early childhood. The thing is that when they discover dissociating as a way to cope with unbearable situations and experiences then they continue to do that. We do not question what we have lived with since the beginning. I basically had two different histories in my mind the real one which I hid and the better one which is what I made myself believe. This worked ok until I grew up and then my coping mechanism of dissociating began to fail out under all the pressures and responsibilities of adulthood.

I understand feeling confused. My T had to keep telling me for years before I believed her about the DID and began to try and work with my alts. DID is great for coping as a helpless kid, but it sucks as an adult. It gets me in trouble with the mono-mind world - those who think all things are singular. PHOOEY!!!!

Leah