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Originally Posted by amandalouise
short version... there is no real way to tell someone is DID or if their problem is something else. most times people do have their symptoms all their lives but its the treatment provider most if not always that puts the name to all those problems that have been happening all that persons life.
the possession like symptoms Talk with your treatment provider, they will tell you if your version of possession like symptoms are dissociative or if they are something else. in short the term "possession" in the diagnostics is a cultural description designating ownership, not like having ghosts and spirits jump into ones body or appear through someone else like you see in the movies and books.
example
instead of saying....
"I got triggered, felt numb, spaced out and disconnected then my alternate personality named rainy came out to take care of things during the storm"
on the reservation we say...
Rainy had possession during the storm, after the storm i had possession.
see what I mean by a cultural description designating ownership. some cultures use type of language and language structure.
my suggestion is talk with your treatment provider, they will be able to explain in language that you can understand how and why they think you may have DID and the ways to tell the difference between your DID or your other problems, based on how things are with you,
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Thank you but I promise we have talked a lot. I was just wanting to get a realistic view from others as my therapist doesn't have these symptoms and so can only relate and understand based on how I can best describe how things are. I was hoping hearing how other people described or connected to things that I might connect myself and see where I am similar or different.
I do see where the term 'possession' is very vague but I wasn't trying to treat this as I was wanting people to give a diagnosis, so I didn't want to put symptoms out there in a manner that looked like I was trying to be overly detailed and wanting people to diagnose it. What I was trying to say was that sometimes it feels like somebody else has either come inside with me or even is pulling my strings more then I am or can sometimes even stop. Often I have enough control to keep it pushed down where nobody else would have a clue what is going on and sometimes I can't and remove myself from situations before somebody can tell and then other times I can feel and see everything change and even the attitude and feelings are different. That is the best I can describe from what I meant as possession.
Sorry for the confusion