reply to Doc John
tried that, it does not work, i have stopped even looking on the dissociative disorders bit, because the only things mentioned there are DID things!
another idea , Doc John stated [We only make groups for larger categories and then, when enough people use it for some sub-topic, we will consider splitting that sub-topic off into its own forum.] well would it be possible to make a forum specifically for DID? this would free up the dissociative disorders one for the rest of us to use, afterall you have ones for teenage and child alters, why not one for adult alters too! Other dissociatives may only be a minority but they still should have a place to talk where they do not feel like the odd one out! Even if America does not recognise the differences in different dissociative conditions they do still exhist in the rest of the world and as this site is not just open to Americans it should cater for all. Like Amandalouise said it has been done for personality disorders so why not for dissociative ones, we do still exhist, even if it was just the main 4 (DID, Fugue, - and -) plus one for the rest, even if they only get a few hits a year, it will be a place where newly diagnoseds can find older posts from others who have experienced the same frustrations as they are. believe me there is nothing worse than having no one elses experience of your condition. just to look on a site regardless how old the post is and realise someone else has been in your situation is such a comfort especially when your condition is an unusual one.
If not it looks like i will have to go find a different site that does have other dissociative disorders on it as my dissociative motor disorder is a million miles apart from DID, i do not have alters, do not loose time etc, but have multiple motor difficulties from paralysis to being unable to sit unsupported, past pointing, double incontinence and many other things too which i do not feel most DID people will understand. (imagine a severe stroke victim lon Mars with only martians (who have never seen a stroke victim before)for support, no rehab and no means of getting to the bathroom) thats what its like.