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Originally Posted by Rhiannonsmoon
HEllo Pegasus
Yes I am aware of that. I just don't want to go to my doctor and be put away that scares me more than anything. I told my doctor last year about the voices and the things they say. He said that we should wait a while then book some test thing. I got very worried they would lock me away so I never mentioned it again. But a couple of the voices are getting louder.
This was the only place I felt safe discussing it. But I get the feeling now that I am wrong about that. I'll just keep it to myself that is probably the best thing to do. i've done it this long
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Rhiannonsmoon I agree with pegasus diagnosing yourself you can possibly be doing your self great harm.let me tell you about someone who used to live around here. his name was roger. he called in to the crisis center saying he heard voices, knew who those voices belong to and was losing time so he self diagnosed himself with having DID from reading things on line and researching psychology books. two months later we met Roger at his wake and funeral. he didnt have DID. he had a brain tumor which was causing his Dissociative Disordered symptoms. why didnt he take the time to tell his doctors - because like you he was afraid he would be locked up in some mental ward for being crazy. he didnt know that times have changed. the mentally ill are not locked up for every symptom any more.
Rhiannonsmoon please stop self diagnosing. contact your doctors and tell them you think you have DID and would like diagnostic testing. the only time people with mental disorders are locked up in mental wards or hospitals these days is if they are hurting their self or hurting someone else. having the thoughts of self injury, suicide or hurting others is a symptom of many mental disorders so as long as you go in without any cuts, burns or other self injury wounds and are not hurting someone else you wont be locked up.
you will be tested and diagnosed and then treated for whatever the problem is that is causing you to have DID like symptoms. who knows maybe the solution to your problem is a medication for some chemical deficiency or overload in your body or it could be vitamins for anemia or any other vitamin deficiency that may cause these same symptoms.
DID symptoms are the same symptoms that come with all kinds of things. google hearing vioces and you will find schizophrenia, bipolar and lots of medical problems that have this same symptom.
please contact your doctors. dont be one of those people that end up diagnosing their self with a a mental disorder and trying to self treat it and end up dead because it was a medical instead of mental problem
