Hiya Whickett,
Elysium is correct when she says that we should never self diagnose. So I would check things out with a psychiatrist. Maybe try to locate one that deals with DID (cos some in Australia don't even recognize this yet).
20 years ago I was diagnosed with being schizoid. But the meds were awful. So I just forgot about it, maybe my shrink didn't but I did.
I have now been diagnosed with DID. My other parts don't have names either and my shrink doesn't want to give them names because he thinks it will split me even further. So don't worry about the names.
The best advice I can give you on finding a shrink is to find one that you feel comfortable with and that you connect with. Don't just settle for the nearest in location because in dealing with DID you need to feel emotionally safe.
Maybe if you rang that shrinks practice back and ask them if they know of any other p'docs that deal with DID. They maybe just haven't registered on the site that you found. (As I'm sure they would have had to have relocated this current p'docs clients).
Good Luck 
Possum
Last edited by possum220; Apr 07, 2009 at 05:27 PM.
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