Hi - I was diagnosed with dissociative tendencies. I definitely don't have DID, sorry if it looked like I was saying I had DID, I meant that my coping strategy is dissociation and I appear to just keep doing it without meaning to. It's a little like my history disappears behind me, like all of my memories are blurred and I have dreamed my life. Essentially, I am held at a slight distance all the time.

I was diagnosed with depersonalisation/derealisation and my therapist suggested dissociation is my main coping strategy. Unfortunately, there have been times when it has led to significant disruption to my life, but nowadays it just leaves me feeling a constant sense of confusion because it feels like nothing that has happened has actually happened and nothing is ever quite real.

I'm seeing a person-centred counsellor and a CBT specialist but I guess I was getting frustrated. It's ok, I'll just take it my therapists.