PurpleFlyingMonkeys,

I have been diagnosed with DID. Not sure I can help but if I just share some of my thoughts you might find something useful. So here goes.

Hearing voices can be scary. When I finally got up the courage to tell psych-doc way back that I was hearing voices this is what he said, "Is that all? We can fix that." I was so relieved. It meant going on some meds for a while but I didn't stick with them for long. Just having him acknowledge what I said made things easier to deal with. It was still a rough road for a while but at least I knew what I was dealing with and began to search out more information.

When we become aware of the fragmented parts of ourselves, as difficult as this may be to believe, it means that recovery has begun. If we still needed them they would still be working in the background and we would be unaware of them. We become aware of them because they are coming to the surface, and they only come to the surface when we are actually becoming stronger and more able to deal with them.

Unfortunately we still have some fall-out to deal with. The healing process isn't an easy one and may take a few years. But reminding ourselves that it is a healing process helps.

Meds don't do anything for DID. They do however help with some of the resulting symptoms like depression and anxiety. We have to weigh up where the biggest problem is. If it is with DID, personally I think it's better to work on DID without meds. But if the bigger problem is the depression and the anxiety meds may be the answer in the short term just until we feel strong enough to deal with the DID.

This may help, try to ignore those noises on the outside of you and pay more attention to the voices on the inside. Sort that bit out and the outside noises will sort itself out.

Try this too if you like. Stay calm and 'talk' to those parts of yourself. In your head. It's just like praying. Let them know that you are working to understand what they need. Let them know that you are thankful for their help in the past. It'll feel a bit strange to begin with but it will eventually bring some peace within, and that will allow you to work on getting well.

Just some bits and pieces for you to consider.

Take care.