Hi and to PC
I think the other posters have already given you alot of information to work with. And only a proffesional can determine whether or not your identity disturbances fall under a Dissociative Disorder or not. It is important if you are having daily functioning and/or relationship issues due to your symptoms to seek full, physical, neurological, and psychiatric evaluations, as identity disturbances can be a symptom of many different illnesses and disorders. Regardless of whether or not you do suffer from a DD, I want to make sure you feel welcome to post on this forum if this is where you feel most comfortable discussing your problems. Please check out the FAQ Tab to learn the posting icons and codes. As DD are trauma related it is important, as much as posible ,to be mindful of clearly marking/hiding text esp re: specifics of abuse and violent thoughts or behaviours as reading these experiences w/o warning can be extremely distressing and triggering to other members. Please Keep on Writing! And i hope you are able to find some answers soon and that you feel helped suported and understood here at PC.