it is frustrating when people you seek help from get it wrong, and you know they are wrong but to say it would just create more issues. i was not treated appropriately for years, but it was because so much was hidden. i guess things were not shared or what was shared was twisted into what the professionals wanted it to be so they could fit it into one diagnosis.

i started out as a young teenager with the diagnoses of dysthymia and panic disorder without agoraphobia. then by 16, they added 'probable' borderline personality disorder since they couldn't technically diagnose me with it until i was 18. then at 18, it was official and knocked out the other ones. at one point, i also did have panic attacks with agoraphobia. the borderline diagnosis stuck which was what every other professional ran with until my current psychiatrist who noticed from the start (2003) that i most likely had DID which was JUST confirmed to me in the last week. i had not shared with her a lot of details of things which i really thought i did...or maybe i did but in too vague of ways..so i decided it was time to let out more...and it resulted in confirming the DID but also still borderline personality disorder (though moving away from it), and OCD..so i suppose they all cover all bases.

for me though, there can also be elements of hallucinations, paranoia, and delusions..though i'm sure it's more related to the DID and sometimes maybe OCD..but it all overlaps so i cannot figure out what is what from.

anyway, i am glad you have found a good therapist who believes you and can help. i feel so relieved with my psychiatrist because nothing is worse than not being believed and knowing what you experience is real. no one should have to hide.