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Originally Posted by RubyRae
But Michael, what you said about the veterans, dissociation does not mean DID. Dissociation is and can be a symptom of other illnesses too, and PTSD is one of them.
Not all trauma causes DID as you are implying.
That's something I have noticed on this board often, people making it sound as if all or any dissociation equals DID or any trauma in childhood equals DID.
DID is a specific dissociative disorder and not the only one. And it develops in early childhood.
And the veterans most likely have dissociation due to PTSD or an additional dissociative disorder along with PTSD.
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I use MPD/DID as a catch-all when discussing dissociative disorders with people who may or may not have studied the mental illness. Most people have heard about Eve and Sibil. Even in my own case, if I ever got a diagnosis, the mental health professionals may not give me a MPD/DID diagnosis. But, I know that my other sides act and think differently than me even if other people cannot see it. Therefore, I believe that I do have a milder/hidden case of MPD/DID.