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Originally Posted by toomanycats
I am hoping nothing I said made you feel ashamed, because that's not at all what I meant.
To be totally clear: I absolutely believe DID is a real thing. I do not think it is shameful or makes someone "sick." I just also happen to feel that people who have DID have usually been through really awful things and, therefore, deserve more support and care.
Thus, I'm afraid that when I talk about having been diagnosed, people will be like "*eyeroll* you do NOT have DID. That is such an exaggeration. You are just making things that happened to you out to be worse than they are because you want attention."
I hope that makes some sense. I don't want anyone thinking that I think DID or any disorder is something to be ashamed of. I do not at all think that.
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Not at all, tmc. I also do not have a history of horrific abuse. I was really just wanting to let you know that I relate to the fear of being perceived as attention-seeking, and also that I relate to the "I can't possibly have this because nothing that horrible ever happened to me".
And the shame is all mine, too. I don't know that my shame is any worse than that which others feel over other diagnoses. It's the usual don't-want-people-to-think-I-am-weak. Or that I am not competent or worthy of respect.
You were not at all shaming or doubting in your post.