She was disoriented and out of it. ??

i have several. theyre always like that.

[Luce]

Yes, we do too.

[kecanoe]

Yes, I get disoriented. It's more than one alter that gets that way for me.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by ~Tsunami

She was disoriented and out of it. ??

here in my location disoriented in the psychological terms means detached from reality ie hallucinating having delusions, delusional beliefs...

under this definition no I did not have alters that were psychotic \ psychosis symptoms of hallucinations and delusions.

I on the other hand did have this associated with my psychosis containing diagnosis's like bipolar disorder and my physical health problem of having MS (a physical disease)

how my treatment providers were able to tell when what symptoms belongs to which of my problems was through the diagnostic criteria of reality testing remains intact with DID.

what helped me when I was going through this was medication changes.

I did have problems where my alters and I sometimes lost track of time or felt numb, spacey\ foggy and detached from one self and body mentally. and sometimes had trouble knowing what day it was and such forgetfulness/ memory type problems but here in my location this isnt called being "disoriented". here in my location these problems are called dissociative, depersonalization derealization and dissociative amnesia.

what helped me in these situations was following through with the breathing and other grounding tools I learned in therapy.

suggestion not sure which way you are using the term disoriented but either way if this continues to bother you contact your or a mental health treatment provider in your location, they will be able to help you to stop the hallucinations and delusions or help you to learn grounding and other self care tools that will help you to be able to control your dissociative symptoms.

[ChildlikeEmpress]

I have one that is like that sometimes and another that always talks in word salad, so I guess that counts.

[ruh roh]

Yes, she is super confused and when she's out, it's a mess. So we have created a safe place for her to sleep and it's helped.

[whispers_inthedark]

i have one, it's kind of like he's a bit simple. he's scared of the cats but mostly just clueless about everything around him.

Thank you for everyone's reply. I appreciate it!

[Lost_in_the_woods]

I have been told by trusted 3rd parties accounts of a few that seemed very confused/disoriented. But upon review and reflection of these "parts" and the specifics of the accounts. These are not "true/full" parts (I really dislike the word alter). These instances can be more attributed to PTSD symptoms. Flashback states that are fragmented enough to hear an outsider. Then get very confused by sudden awareness and conflicting timelines. I guess like waking a sleep walker?.. but, they have been few and generally disappeared fairly quickly once "woken"...most not to return...and this, to my knowledge has only happened two or three times I can recall, but I will have to check my reports for definitive number.

[monarch5061]

Omg... yes!! I am confused and lose time all the time