something you may not be aware of...

though the internet still has the diagnosis label and criteria for a disorder called DDNOS...

back in 2013 this was discontinued around the whole world. there is no longer any diagnosis label called DDNOS anywhere in the world now...

not saying your problems dont exist. just what you are finding on the internet now about DDNOS will actually get you diagnosed with things like schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders. not a dissociative disorder.

this is why I caution people when I see they are trying to diagnose and fit their self into mental disorder diagnosis's through self diagnosis.

what is on the internet and in books and movies is out there forever. it does not take into consideration that the world changes its definitions, diagnostics and labels. symptoms and so on every so many years, and also doesnt take into consideration that treatment providers get constantly updated through a system of supplemental updates which further makes changes to definitions, diagnostics, mental disorder labeling/ grouping and so on...

by todays standards by self diagnosing your self with DDNOS what you are actually diagnosing yourself with now is a psychotic disorder in the schizophrenic groupings and bipolar disorder with psychotic features.

here is a listing what the present dissociative disorders are now in the world....

Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Amnesia
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Other Specified Dissociative Disorder
Unspecified Dissociative Disorder

a few european locations also include conversion disorder in this group

but most around the world now consider conversion disorder to be a somatic disorder not a dissociative disorder.

short version on why the world gave up the DDNOS labeling and diagnostics is because it became a general fishbowl of people getting thrown into the bowl every time their treatment providers could not match them with an actual disorder. it was a catch all for those pretending to be dissociative disordered and those that really were but had only mild cases. the world decided to get rid of the fishbowls of lopping everyone into NOS categories and disorders and and actually take the time and energy needed to diagnose accurately.

some of the DDNOS diagnostics were added to other disorders and some stayed in the dissociative disorders grouping. some DDNOS symotoms got scattered around in carious disorders and some stayed in the dissociative disorders category. then new diagnosis disorder labels were created for every grouping/ category of mental disorders.

Again Im not saying your problems dont exist just that you have self diagnosed yourself with a disorder labeling and diagnostics that no longer exist in the way you may mean it to be.

my point if you are going to self diagnose you might want to have the correct disorders to look into / research rather than accidentally diagnosing yourself as a dissociative disorder and then your treatment provider telling you, you have schizohrenia type and bipolar type disorders. I had that happen to a relative who thought DDNOS diagnostics and labeling still existed. it was not a good outcome.

here is where you can find a complete listing of what mental disorders the world now goes by for recognized mental disorders........

re american recognized mental disorders

again please be very careful when it comes to self diagnosing. there is information that is not public, that only treatment providers have. what you may be diagnosing yourself with may end up being something completely different.

self diagnosing will give you a place to start but it wont ensure you actually have that disorder.