Welcome!

you really support did thing?
im not so sure about it at this point. I know that ppl tell me of things that I have done that I do not rememver but is that not true with most ppl?

I'M GLAD YOU'VE MADE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN FEEL AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE FACING THIS DISORDER. IT'S HARD TO DEAL WITH. I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR WITHOUT IT. I WISH THE FOLKS THAT DON'T BELIEVE D.I.D. EXSISTS, HAD TO LIVE WITH IT A WEEK. THEY WOULD CHANGE THERE TUNE!

YES, I DO HERE VOICES IN MY HEAD. SEVERAL DIFFERENT VOICES. ALL THE TIME. I'M JUST GLAD I HEAR THEM "IN" MY HEAD.

Hi Benny!

Just wanted to welcome you to PC!

Petunia

peering through the window, not quite sure i'm ready to step in, but want to say hello and thanks for being here.

summer

Welcome summerflower!

Hi... I was recently diagnosed with DID, too, and I'm really scared by it all still... I'm desperately looking for someplace where I can get some support and understanding. I do have a great therapist, but I need something that's more day-to-day supportive. I hope that I've found that place here... I have so many questions about my new diagnosis... I don't know where to start... Someone please help me!

i hear ya docjohn but them peoples here that aint gettin the message

nona

is the garden a place for all members who participate in the dissociative disorders forum to hang out in when they are feeling vulnerable and want a light-hearted place...

or just for people with a dx of (who identify as having?) dissociative identity disorder?

curious...

Alex,

It's for members of this forum to have as a "safe", fun, interactive place to be carefree apart from difficulties, issues, conversation, etc. that is also needed in this forum.

It's something that's been considered for quite some time.

Thanks!

KD

ok. its just that the board description makes it sound like it is only for people with DID:

> For those living with DID and feeling vulnerable (not necessarily for littles). This is the place for lighthearted, safe interaction -- NOT for the difficulties in living with DID.

could 'DID' maybe be replaced with 'dissociative disorders'? i know that would make it a bit longer but the current description makes it sound like it is only for people with DID.

doesn't that make any sense at all?

i mean... i do understand that people often don't mean what they say here (e.g., saying that people aren't welcome to post at psychcentral if they have had thoughts of hurting other people when one really means to rule out pedophiles).

but i would have thought there would have been some respect for conventions on the meanings of terms...

I think the description is consistent with others within this community, and is put into practice consistently. I don't understand the "don't mean what they say here"? I thought the description a good one.

Let me try to expand my understanding of the description which is, as well as the intent for this forum...

I'll use an example.

The Bipolar forum description states: For the discussion and support of individuals who suffer from bipolar disorder and mania (or hypomania).

That description doesn't mean, nor do we enforce, that only those with that specific dx, in one of those specfic states of it, can post there.

Much like the description of the Bipolar Forum is any forum, this specific description is the same.

It's for those living with DID and feeling vulnerable. That is the forum's stated purpose. What will be required (more than who, with what, is posting - but keeping in mind it is a place intended for DID'ers when feeling vulnerable) is the interaction that takes place within what is stated in the description...so that it stays "The Garden".

I really don't think the words need changed due to the above and because it is a forum created for those with DID feeling vulnerable (again, like the diagnosis specific forums - Bipolar forum, Dissociative Disorders Forum, Depression Forum, etc., etc.).

KD

Hello everyone,

I have searched many many times for some help for myLove. which I believe has a disorder of multiple personalities. And to see this forum is just a GOD send.

Thanks 4 being there

I'm new.... and DID. thought i'd say hi
kiya

Thank you for making a place where I can openly discuss my disorders without being judged

hello again Doc John! thanks so much for this forum, and for PC in general. This really is a safe place ( or has been so far anyway) and as a distressed DIDer it is really appreciated by 'us'. we are constantly looking for support, a friend, etc. and to lend a hand to others i can relate to when its something we know something about. Really a cool place!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I'm new too, but I just wanted to say that I do have inner voices..well, not exactly voices, but voices, if that makes sense. It's hard to describe. I have have dxed with mpd but am having a hard time accepting it even though I have known it all along. Sorry, don't mean to be so cryptic--my brain feels like it is overpopulated right now! Everyone is awake and wants to be heard

As far as what's involved in being dxed, I would think it is a very individual thing depending on your how your doctor wants it to go, you know?

Welcome to PC everchanging. It's a hard diagnosis to accept I think. Being here and realizing I'm not alone really helped me to be able to accept it and move forward. We're glad you're here and look forward to hearing more from you.

Hi
I need to know how this work I'm
kind of lost in this.

Please help

Hello! My name is Tha Crew and I am new to this forum. Just wanted to introduce myself and say hi!

Also, I was wondering if you could help me with uploading a profile picture, Im having some trouble with it allowing me to save one. Thank you!

Just wanted to stop in and say hi. I am new here and not sure what to expect. I call my self Diana's Clan as it fits the way I feel. Maybe some of my others will feel comfortable and post here. I am looking for a safe place where I can post and learn. This seems like the place. Thanks for having it. Diana

sorry ta take so long ta say this...but...TheJewelsofEagles rests on its Jewels now!!! Short, sweet an ta the point! is good ta b back...we r so tired...

I have been dealing with my mother who says she is DID and muliple personalities for over 5 years now and I just have hit the wall. Are there any tools that I can use to help her out? I don't understand how she funcioned just fine until I hit high school and then **** hit the fan, so to speak. Please get in touch with me, I am at my wits end with how to deal with her.....