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Originally Posted by XSleepingSiren21X
I've never talked to my psychiatrist because she was busy, but I did talk to another and she told me that, I'm just bi-gender and don't have DID, but I show slight characteristics of them, but not fully. I asked of it just being a split-personality, but it doesn't exist she said.
That's why I'm still a little confused, my alter does exist, he can talk the way he wants, and tells me things.
I think the whole idea there is anything wrong with me is bull. Ever since we went to the psychiatrist our mind as been wrapped around this false thinking and fear about our self existence. We haven't been one bit normal now, because of this whole mess, I knew we shouldn't of went to the mental health clinic. I knew it wasn't a good idea, but we went anyways. Now we haven't been able to do the things we used to anymore. Like daydream, play video games, talk to my friends I want to talk to.
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Originally Posted by XSleepingSiren21X
I asked of it just being a split-personality, but it doesn't exist she said.
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yes here in america that diagnostic label no longer exists (is not in the DSM 5 which is the diagnostic manual that tells all of the mental disorders recognized in america...
short version way back when the first DSM (diagnostic statistical manual) was published in 1952 there was a disorder called Hysterical Neurosis. then later by the time the DSM hit its 3rd edition this same mental disorder was called Split Personality Disorder. then with t he 4th edition of the DSM printing this same diagnostic label was changed to Multiple Personality Disorder.
Now America is using the DSM 5 diagnostic labels. where the diagnostic labels of...Hysterical Neurosis, Split Personality Disorder and Multiple Personality Disorder are no longer being used.
this same mental disorder is now called DID Dissociative Identity Disorder (Due to the fact that this disorder is a dissociative disorder not a personality disorder) here is where you can read what the DSM 5 says DID is.....
http://forums.psychcentral.com/disso...s-dsm-5-a.html
as you can see it is vastly different than GID (Gender Dysphoria) due to the fact that having imaginary friends rules this disorder out and it has nothing to do with feeling male in a female body or feeling female in a male body.
yes your alter exists. its just that your treatment provider believe your alter is one kind and the alters with DID are a different kind of alters. talk with your treatment providers they can explain the differences more in detail and help you to understand your problems better.