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Originally Posted by finding_my_way
i do not know if you have DID or how your dissociation affects you, but have you ever tried DBT? it is used a lot for those with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder but is also used for other things, though i did wonder if you might have that diagnosis as it's common in it for people to not know who they are, lose their sense of self, and take on the traits of those around them. it also does include a type of dissociation in some. it teaches a lot of different things, mindfulness, etc. which also might be useful for you so you can try to stay more present.
for me, it took a lot of years and big life events for things to change and shift inside of me in order for intense symptoms to lessen enough so that i was able to be just me instead of a swirling mix of other parts/alters. if that never happened, i wouldn't have been able to start figuring out who i was.
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I did not know Canada considers people purposely taking on personality traites of those around them to be DID. here in america DID alters are not purposely created and do not purposely take on personality triates of those around them...
that said we do have a type of alter that is considered by american standards different than DID type alters called introjects that do take on the negative and abusive traites of someone that has been abusive and negative in a persons life. But its the alter not the one they reside with in and its not a purposeful thing for reasons of fitting in and hiding situation here where I am.....wondering if that is what you mean? that its possible to have this type of alter (introject) that does take on the the negative and abusive personality traites of others around them?