Posted by shellie on July 21, 2000, at 19:52:19
In reply to Re: New diagnosis today-re DID » shellie, posted by kerryB on July 21, 2000, at 16:55:27
Kerry,
I guess I'm a little surprised that you had such a good reaction to anti-psychotic meds if you have DID. Mostly people with DID don't respond very well to meds, especially antipsychotics. DID is a dissociative defense created in childhood to get through horrible trauma. You would have created the personalities unconsciously so "they", not you, would experience the trauma and you would stay sane and keep your personality in tact. It would be unusual for others to comment (especially as a child) that you have a "split personality", because the personalities were created as an internal protection system to protect the main personality (the host).I guess I would be cautious about accepting a DID diagnosis, certainly not rule it out, but be certain that you fit all the criteria. You would need to have alters--full personality systems that take over, not just parts of yourself that are different (ego states). People do have DID--I'm not questioning the possibility-- just that sometimes I think a there has been a recent tendency for overdiagnosis. (I know this from personal experience as well as observation). In any case, if you feel you fit the DID criteria, you can do a lot of research on your own on the internet. There are lots of groups, and boards for DID, how to cope, how treatment works, etc. Good luck! Shellie
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