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Originally Posted by AlwaysChanging2
The dissociative disorders is like a PTSD spectrum as described by some with DID as the ultimate worst version with its own definition- the main characteristic being is having amnesia between parts- and OSDD being where the rest of us (nut jobs) lay with co-conscienceness.
Not everyone knows that they are DID/OSDD at first or even suspect it....it's either discovered later in life or kept under cover in denial. I know along the way I've often dismissed things as quirks, called it "normal", or flat ignored it.
So, if you do suspect or are concerned about something, start investigating and asking questions and to make sure to have a therapist validate your concerns.
Calling yourself 'we" in mind and thought shows that you have awareness of some kind of multiplicity, but as to what kind it is is still a mystery yet to be solved. I'm open to answer any questions that you might have based on what I know about this in hopes of not misleading anyone.
We have debates quite often over things that some gets pretty sore headed that they don't get their way just to have the final "I told ya so" in the end! Lol
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Here is a question: I wonder if one of my friends has DID. I moved away from him about 15 years ago. He mentioned to me once, that he would often send emails to people that seemed strange or offensive, but he had no recollection. He attributed this to drinking. I received some of these strange emails myself, that he claimed to not remember.
Later I went to visit him for a weekend. One evening he insisted on experiencing the night life, so we walked from our hotel to a club. He left me to find a restroom, and he didn't come back. I caught sight of him briefly walking through a crowd, and his face looked like another person somehow. I tried to find him, and finally went back to the hotel. The next day he claimed to have no memory of going out at all. I had wondered if he might have taken Xanax, because I have heard that this can cause amnesia. (Actually that weekend with my friend apparently was the stressor that caused me to have a psychotic breakdown.)
I continue to get emails from him that confuse me, and I have problems with paranoid thoughts anyway. But now I wonder if he might have DID. I guess it doesn't matter though. Our interaction is just an occasional email and we live in different states now. We were very close friends for many years, so I hope he is getting help if he needs it. *sigh*