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Originally Posted by Singularis
I have been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder in the past, but that diagnosis has changed to schizoaffective disorder. Which is basically bipolar and schizophrenia in one.. yeah.. it sucks. Anyways I never knew what dissociative identity disorder was when I was diagnosed. Now that I do know what it is I'm afraid I have it, but I'm not sure.. My accent sometimes changes especially when I drink.. and I feel like a whole different, more confident, person at times. I've also done things that I would never do right now as if I were a completley different person. So I'm confused and am considering going to the hospital. Is there such a thing of having a mild form of D.I.D. with schizoaffective disorder? Maybe I shoould ask a doctor.. that's if they don't decide to rob me blind when I get to the hospital 
**thanks guys 
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if you think you have DID contact your treatment providers they can do diagnostic tests that will tell you whether you have DID or not.
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Originally Posted by Singularis
My accent sometimes changes especially when I drink..
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one of the diagnostic criteria is that the symptoms can not be because of drug and alcohol use. when people or do drugs it causes all kinds of things to happen like accents changing, slurred speech, mood changes, lowers their inhibitions ie the shy introverted person becomes the life of the party type person and other problems that may mimic DID.
yes people can have all kinds of mental disorder combinations.
that said Schizoaffective disorder does have symptoms that does mimic each of the dissociative disorders and many other disorders too. sometimes only a treatment provider can distinguish the symptoms of the mental disorders from each other. So I think your idea of contacting your doctor is a good thing to do.