what got me through it was my therapist telling me many times....being diagnosed doesnt change a thing.. all it does is put a name on what has been happening since before you were 5 yrs old. nothing is going to change now that you have the name for it, except now you are going to get better and better, feel better and better because now that we know what has been going on it cant be treated.

then she told me

the first step is understanding you are the same after diagnosing as you were before diagnosing, its just a name. like if someone has had allergies (sneezing, coughing, stuffy head) every spring for years and year. then they get allergy testing ...does anything change when they find out they are allergic to pollen....nope they are still the same...

the second step is finding out what thew symptoms/problems are

and the third step is treating those symptoms/problems/ issues.

in this case its find out what your triggers are, if possible find out what trauma's you went through (in my case this wasnt always possible) and then set up a treatment plan that addresses those symptoms/ problems/issues.

for example we knew an alter would take over when I was stressed out so to help me deal with stress and anxiety on my own my treatment providers prescribed antidepressants that would work with anxiety. once I had the medication, i was able to face those problems head on, and on, my own instead of panicking/ having anxiety symptoms to the point where an alter would take over to do her job, purpose reason for being which was to handle stressful things I could not handle on my own.

After I was able to face /deal with those problems that caused me to have anxiety, that alter whos job, purpose, reason for being was to handle those stressful things, integrated and we became one whole person again.

now I say to you... you are the same person now as you were before you received the diagnostic of DID. all thats going to happen now is you will become better and better at handling things, you can now start healing from your symptoms/problems and issues.