Hey Rhap,

I had read your question a few days ago, and the first two words that popped in my mind were "Good Question". I've sat still and done some reflecting for an answer. Now, mind you, that these types of questions are anchor questions for a book.

In all honesty(or at least as much as I can muster up at this time, as pertaining to previous posts in this thread;did never a dull moment;if I can remeber,hahahahaha....), I was never aware of working(employed) while having did. I guess that's why I had so many jobs and adapted to all of them, so very well.

I was actually forty years old, when diagnosed with did. I always new something was wrong; I just did not know what it was. I was on my way out of this country to find high paying work, when I went for a physical. They screened me for ptsd. It came back positve, when I answered "which time", to the question of "have yaa ever seen anybody die". At that time, I had totally forgot about my sequence of traumas begining between the ages of 456.

The part that did remember death, was my soldiering part,"infantrydude". That one part of me was, ready and willing (and remembering) to go back to work. It was about this time of the year, in 04'(I think). I was then asked if I would be willing to talk to somebody about this(a phd), and I agreed. From this point, I was then referred to an expert in traumatic stress(or did) when,he asked "whats wrong" and I said "I hear voices" and then, I touched the spot/spots on my head were I heard the voices speaking.

A few weeks later when I walked into the B.C.E.T.S.(board certified expert in traumatic stress, specializing in did),there was an introduction, then a barrage of questions, and within fifteen minutes (out of what, forty years?) I was diagnosed with did. This was the begining of the curse and the blessing.

The blessing was, I didnt have to physically work, because I qualified for dissabilty benfits and I didnt HAVE to go overseas to protect and hurt people for good money.

The curse was, now I know.

Being integrated today, I can write this legibly and be somewhat clear. Again, I am still new to this and, eventhough I dont find myself in strange places or predictiments........this is very tough for me to write because,there was a part that took college english and my writer used to just take over, under circumstances of this nature......but this is meeeee.
....and its still there......knowledge/experience......its just a matter of...its real different.....definately better than it was before,but I've done and am still doing the work..

So, being long winded in answer to your question "How do those of you that have DID and Work function?".....D.I.D work is functioning work....

...............sparrowstail...............45yearsold