I think your post is in reference to what I posted in your other thread?

I agree that treatment for a dissociative disorder is to improve quality of life.I guess my point was when someone has a dissociative disorder,even DID,it's not the cause of all their struggles and problems.Take the dissociation out of the equation and problems are still going to be there and are going to need to be worked on,like drinking,anger,self esteem,negative beliefs,etc.DID is a coping mechanism learned in childhood,a way to cope when things are overwhelming.No different really than drinking as an adult to cope,once you sober up ,the problems are still there,they don't magically disappear.

Speaking from my own experience,therapy for DID encompasses way more than just focusing on dissociation and alters,that was just a part of it,but not the main part.My therapist never said you have DID,lets get rid of that,get rid of your alters and all your problems will be solved.There's so much more to it than that,more than what you may think and probably more than you can imagine.And whether you found someone that would diagnose you in the first therapy session or years later, it's going to take years of hard work and time in therapy and all the things I mentioned would have to be addressed too.There's no quick fix,there's not even a guarantee that treatment would 'cure' it.

I was just trying to say that you could work on all your issues that are not because of dissociation in therapy until you could find someone that would diagnose and treat you for dissociation.

Also,since you are aware enough to know that you do have alters maybe you could work on communicating and cooperation with them on your own until you can find the help you need?

It was different for me,I didn't know I had DID,I didn't know I had alters,but you already do know.I wish I had known.

My other point was there's no age limit on healing,whether someone is 18 or 98 it doesn't matter.