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yes, that is so true. everyone is so different and their lives are so different. you are so right, DID is very confusing. i haven't actually read up on it, i have gone only on what t says because i didn't want to be influenced i guess is the word i am looking for.

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very understandable to not want to be influenced by what you are reading.....however if there are things going on that aren't being adequately explained by your T then maybe asking T for recommendations on what he/she thinks is safe for you to read?

many folks have things that have helped them. some books are straightforward and concise, some are autobiographical nightmare stories, others are written in the self-help vein.......so finding a book or a few that are written in ways that are useful and non threatening to you could be helpful at this time.

we've read much over the years from many sources and indeed asked our T if what we had read influenced how things are now.......T's response? if you read up on bipolar and are not showing sx of that dx then why would reading up on DID be any different?

we agree. we're not reading up to create how we present ourselves. we're educating ourselves so that we don't face more ignorance from the public at large, our family and friends and even from within ourselves.

very relieved to read you are working with a T through all this. keep going wantto....you are worth the work to feel better........you are worth the work of learning better ways of self care..........you are all worth learning and growing into healthier ways of living and being.

kindly,