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Old Jun 19, 2017, 07:22 PM
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a lot of professionals have a hard time believing in DID and the spectrum. dissociation in general like the depersonalization and derealization is more known/accepted, but even that is difficult for some professionals to grasp the concept of.

you could have had some trauma as a young child. even emotional neglect, etc. can cause a level of trauma and detachment which could cause a child to dissociate. not sure if you had emotional neglect or not. i had it in the way that my mom (single mother of four at one point) had to work to support our family, and when i wasn't at school, i was at a babysitter's. she also wasn't able to give me the emotional support i needed and neglected me in that way as i was highly anxious. she didn't mean to do that but did the best she could given the situation. i did have a lot of other traumas though early on, so that was just one type.

have you seen therapists that work with dissociative disorder clients? if not, they might be a better type to consult with. maybe you could find some to phone and ask questions before you decide if you want to see another one or not.
Thanks for this!
Michael W. Harris