Ive been told in the past that its nearly impossible to have both and that one is often mistaken for the other. This thread is in part a spinoff from a thread in the schizophrenia section. But i am here because my current diagnosis is once again DID. A diagnosis ive had for going on 11 years. However, ive also been given the scizophrenic diagnosis for about 12 years but it is currently ruled out by my t and pdoc. I am aware that some of the symptoms mimic eachother but is it possible to have both? Dad is a schizophrenic, but that does not take away the trauma that brought about the blackouts nor does it change the blackouts and reasons for my DID diagnosis. But because i have blackouts, and such, does also not mean that the genetic disorder could not have been carried on to me, since i often have those symptoms as well. Im not looking for another diagnosis to add to my collection, it just seems that my t believes it has to be one or the other. Its my understanding that schizophrenia is a physical brain disorder, that is often inherrited, and DID is a disorder that comes with extreme trauma, so why can they not both exist at the same time? Id prefer to not be schizophrenic, but my prefrences have nothing to do with my mental state. I just want to know why t's and pdocs rule out schizophrenia when diagnosing DID and why they would rule out DID when diagnosing schizophrenia. Its to me like saying you cant have bipolar and generalized anxiety disorder, it has to be one or the other. But one is a physical condition, the other emotional/mindful disorder. Can they coexist or not? Im rather confused on this