Dayzee,

I'm not sure what you mean by standing at the outer ring of a younger group.

I feel badly if you offered your support to someone younger and more newly dx'd than you and they were less than receptive. Ya gotta get back up in that saddle gal!

Personally I find the root canal prattle to be helpful as I am dental phobic and find it very hard to stay present while in the chair or to be able to voice anything. I find the input from others is helpful to me to better understand what others have been through and what ideas may be useful for me for next time I'm in that situation.

Sure there are folks in this forum that were born after the late seventies but that doesn't make their experiences any lesser than yours.

I know you have a lot to offer and that's why I said I was glad there was another old timer here to offer perspective. The great, and sometimes frustrating, thing about these forums is that often what we're feeling is a projection of our own stuff up onto others. I know you're a psychRN who also deals with your own disorders so you have a very unique perspective to offer. Not everyone is receptive at first or sometimes ever.

The forum guidelines at the top of this forum state: This is a support forum, so discussion about whether or not DID or other dissociative disorders exist are not appropriate here. Please refrain from calling DID a fad dx as that can be hurtful to those seeking support here.

I'm sorry that you have lost your life mission to heal as you wrote. Maybe taking some time for yourselves would be helpful to recharge your batteries? I know a lot of people come to these forums and burn themselves out by trying to 'be there' for as many as they can while letting their own care slip.

You've been a member here just under five weeks. Give it a bit more time if you are willing. Or if this is your time to move on then I'm sorry that your time here wasn't more satisfying for you. I sure am glad you stopped through.

Take care and healthy wishes for you all.