I'm new here and I have a question. I was wondering if what I have is a dissociative disorder. I started regressing when I was 15 years old (I'm 19 now) during a severe depression. I regress into a 2 year old and a baby of I'd say 9 months. When I'm regressed my thoughts typically race. I'm either very happy, talkative, and clingy or very scared and vulnerable. Most of the time I can control the regression although sometimes it happens by itself when I'm overwhelmed or just whenever. When I'm younger I go by the same name though sometimes I put "Baby" in front of it. My handwriting is sloppier when I'm regressed. My little self is obsessed with Barney the Dinosaur, my stuffed animals, and sucking my finger or pacifier.

I don't really think that I have DID because I can remember everything I was doing and thinking after I regressed. I never lose track of time. I don't recall that anything traumatic happened to me at any age.

I enjoy regressing immensely. I often wish I could stay regressed forever. I'm worried that I'll start regressing more often and that it will become a problem. Should I see a therapist that specializes in dissociative disorders?