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Originally Posted by precaryous
Thank you very much, amandalouise. I have all the symptoms of DID except A. "Two or more distinct personality states which may be..."
If data goes back to 1800 that proves DID has a specific set of values, etc., then, I guess that answers my question. Thank you.
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with out the alters well there are dissociative disorders and other mental/physical health problems where you may have problems with memory that causes you significant clinical distress and other dissociative like symptoms.
Dissociation (not DID Im talking about the word dissociation) is a normal thing that happens to everyone. its a reaction to anything a person finds stressful, painful or even good things too can make a person have dissociative like symptoms.
A few years back, after New York passed the gay/lesbian marriage law, I got married to the most wonderful woman. it was such a happy and exciting time in my life you would think a person would remember everything there was about that. but I dont. I can tell you we traveled to Niagara Falls, and alone the way invited our family and friends along to be there with us at the wedding. I can tell you my wife and I both wore wedding dresses, ....my point is I can tell you the basics like telling a story but actually remembering it with all my senses I cant. I was so emotional that my brain dissociated many of the details to where it doesnt feel real sometimes. I know its real and I know it happened but my memory now has gaps in it from being so emotional. sometimes this causes me distress. I will be looking at the pictures from our trip and wedding, reception, honeymoon and not remember what Im seeing in the photos. how can I forget that, you know. it affects my social life, sometimes even my work life....
At the time I got married all my alters were integrated. which means I no longer carried the diagnosis of DID. but I did /do still have other dissociative symptoms.... the above situation well my treatment providers call it dissociative amnesia and depersonalization/derealization disorders because there are no alters that took over during the event.
My suggestion talk with your treatment providers, they can help you discover what your mental disorders are and help you with your dissociative like symptoms. one thing that helps me to not dissociate when under stress/anxiety is medications for anxiety/stress. maybe it can help you too so that you dont have as many events that cause you to dissociate to the point where it affects your memory.