Don't worry SideBlinded, ask any question you want. Most of the folks on Psych Central are here because of issues that are similar in so many ways that one dx overlaps with another, etc.

I knew what - and why - you were asking. It's okay.

Big chunks of your childhood missing and a pedophile stepfather are certainly issues that would signal a mental health pro to ask the appropriate questions. As you probably know, dissociation is a normal defense reaction to an abnormal situation.