I have not and will not inform my employer of my DID or other diagnoses. My state is a hire and fire at will state - as long as I am doing my job sufficiently, I should maintain my position. If my employer feels as though I'm deficient, I will be terminated. The cause and effect are not mutually exclusive and I feel it is not their business or in my best interest to inform them of anything unless it becomes necessary to do so (ie. generalized information should I have an illness, injury, or tragedy which would take me out of work for a period of time).

My parts take over when they need to. While it is possible for a smaller part to come out and not be able to function as an adult, they wouldn't as they would not feel safe to do so. I have parts who can do everything I do and then some. They'll take care of situations when I am unable to. And, I am grateful for that. And, in knowing that this happens, I have become adept at pretending as though things are normal when I come to. I cover for my inability to remember things and keep notes so that I can continue on where, perhaps, someone else left off.

Very few know about my dissociation. Even fewer know to what extent it impacts my life. My job is the last place I, personally, would divulge my diagnosis. I'm fortunate that I can function within my workplace and be effective. If that changed, and there are certainly times where it is less fluid and more difficult, I may have to make some adjustments or changes. I'm thankful to not need SSD. But, this is just my experience and I understand everyone is different. So, I can only speak from my personal experiences to date.