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Originally Posted by Omers
I am not a mod or admin and am a DID so feel free to ignore me but... the dissociative disorders forum is a very low use forum. If you look when you go in there is, rarely, if ever anyone else in there. Any post rarely gets more than one or two replies and those can take several days even weeks. I am sorry you feel so uncomfortable there, I have to admit I do too. I am not as "split" as others and have a different take on things. I have been told by "experts" that those with dissociative disorders tend to isolate... it is sorta like we have an autism forum to but autistics are often not particularly social again leading to low use.
IDK, is there a way perhaps we could promote better, more diverse and more frequent use of the forum that exists?
Just my thoughts as another who feels like an outcast and alone over there.
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I am not supprised there is little use as you say, that is probably because DIDs have the option of the garden, teen thing and the regular forum to post on depending on which alter is out at the time, and because there is so much DID stuff on the regular forum people with other forms of dissociation are put off from posting about their difficulties as they feel no one will understand about their difficulties. and when they do venture to the forum they are always told i have never heard of that or asked to explain it again each time! We want understanding and people who are experiencing the same things as us just like DID teens want to talk with other DID teens! I agree some dissociatives may tend to isolate themselves, but not all, I for one would love to talk to others with the same disorder as I. every disorder, disability, condition etc will have a percentage of sufferers who isolate themselves but that does not mean those who don't should not be given the opportunity to meet and chat without others chipping in about things they know little about.