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Originally Posted by Ocean5
That all makes sense and I realize only my doctor can answer this. Just wish I didn't have to wait 3 weeks to see treatment provider again. But they are going to call if an opening comes up.
I went into evaluation knowing I would probably be diagnoses with this. I even choose someone I knew had experience with this. Who knows maybe it was a alter that was making me go. Knowing I can't keep living like this....
Seems like this condition would require a lot of brain power and energy to maintain things.
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Originally Posted by Ocean5
Seems like this condition would require a lot of brain power and energy to maintain things.
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seems that way huh but it doesnt.....that is if the person really had the disorder. a person who has this disorder has been this way since before the age of 5 (according to the statistics and demographics here in NY) so for them it doesnt take a lot of brain power and energy to maintain it. but for those that do not have this disorder it is very hard and uses up a lot of brain power and energy.
a person who is DID well having alters and all the stuff that comes with DID just happens, its their normal. they dont have to think about how to act, behave, what alter should be handling this, what alter should come out during therapy when talking about this problem vs that problem.... its just done with out the host (person who the alters reside with in) having to think about it. the alters dont even have to think about which one takes control when, what this alter should say or do or act, how this alter should affect the past. the alters all have their own jobs, purposes and reasons for being created and because of this dynamic it just automatically happens.
it takes more effort and brain power for someone who is DID to stop using dissociation, and face their problems rather than the alters taking over.
to understand this take a habit you have had all your life/or a big part of your life and try to quit that habit. it may be sucking your thumb, or swearing, smoking, self harm behavior, ....try to quit doing that habit that you have done for so long.
being DID is like that a person with DID has been this way a majority of their life that its harder to break free of using dissociation than it is to do it.it takes more brain power and energy to go to therapy, take care of your present problems, learn new ways to handle the problems, learn grounding and other therapy techniques, live a life of being present in the moment ....