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Originally Posted by anderson
WE finely got somethings lined up. So that we can start making changes in our life. We have a chance to move in a month or two but that leads to the question of where. Does anybody Know of any drug free services for DID and where they are located. WE hope to move to a community that is DID friendly. Or just a fresh start. WE have worked on so many issues that we feel more secure in our selves. so if anybody has any information pleas post so we can check it out
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there is medications for some problems like depression and anxiety but there are no medications for DID so right there you can relax a little bit. I have a question is there a reason why a community (town/city/neighborhood) full of people must know you are DID? Ive lived in a couple different towns and no one was told that I have DID before I wasn't integrated and no one was told after I was integrated. Even now the only people in this community that know I have dissociative problems is my partner, my therapist and my doctor. my partner because we live together and we developed a friendship for about 2 years before we even discussed medical and mental health issues that each of us has. my therapist and doctor because they treat my mental and medical issues. none of the neighbors, my classmates or city wide know I have dissociative problems. Im sure there are people here that accept and people that dont accept those with DID but thats just human nature isnt it. there are people in this town that are against blacks still even though we have a black president and there are people that are not against black. I think no matter where I move to there is always going to be people that are racist and against the handicapped and against those with mental illness and no matter where I go theres always going to be those in support of those that are different. For me the key isn't about finding that utopian community that is 100% accepting of everything I have a problem with. its about my living in places that are close to the things I need A college, a grocery store those kinds of things. I will know who is supportive of me and my problems as I develop friendships. I don't have the need to tell the whole world I have dissociative problems and never did. My friends and I don't discuss our mental and physical health problems. we talk about things we have in common like our classes, music, the only time I told anyone I have dissociation problem was when my partner and I decided to move in together. But that was after 2 years of knowing each other so I knew she would be supportive. She saw a painting on the wall one day and commented on the signature and asked me if I knew the artist. I said yup that artist is me. and then told her about the artist part of me. That opened the door for many more discussions on the many parts of me. I didn't overwhelm her with bang I have DID. I just took it one step at a time, one part of me at a time.
