As a monobrain I had never thought about DID and I wouldn't be here now if I hadn't been having trouble with dissociation as well as having a girlfriend with DID. I have read the thread here and I object to the tone of it. It seems like as a monobrain I have no place here and I am struggling too you know. Zenhussy you are making me feel unwelcome and I do ask that you judge me and others not so much by the standards of our ignorance about things, but rather by our willingness to understand and offer support. I am not looking for you to educate me, just tell me about what is so about your life, where it has a bearing on mine.
You are making me feel like any question I might have is wrong to begin with. I think it is not wrong to be curious about something you do not understand. DID's seem to have found a way to deal with childhood trauma that I find interesting because it has some parallels with my way of coping. I am sure there are a lot of differences too, but as a way of seeking and offering support I tend to look for the commonality of the human experience.
I hope that for this forum respect is going to be the operative word and not judgement. I for one have had to cope with judgement too often and I am not having it anymore.
Ivonne