I’m 18M and went through severe repeated childhood trauma that caused me to never form one full personality- so now I’m a bunch of people instead of just one.
I only realised I wasn’t the only one in this body late last year (2024), and am now diagnosed with DID.
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What happens to “you” when one of the other identities takes over? Do you even see what they do, or are you “sitting in the chair at the back , in the dark”?
Do you ever refer to yourself as “we” when referring to yourself?
How many persons are there in you?
Is there a genius among u?
If you don’t mind me asking, how did you come to realise that you might have DID?
How do we know which personality is replying?
How long did it take for you to get the diagnosis once you realized something was going on?
What is your response when people say DID doesn’t exist?
Do your personalities communicate with each other?
What would happen if you wrote a letter to one of your other personalities now and then responded when you were “them”? How do your memories work in relation to each of your other selves?
Also, do you have a “main” you?
Tell us a little bit about your personalities’ personalities.
Have you dealt with much frustration towards the part of the psychological community that refuses to believe your disorder is real?
Do you have ones that are your protector? If things are going bad, they take over.
Thanks for the AMA; I could ask questions all day.
What triggers a personality to come out?
Have you seen United States of Tara? If so, is it realistic?
Can DID be cured?
Do you feel like there’s generally a positive connection with your alters?
By coincidence I am reading the book Set this house in order by Matt Ruff which is based around two individuals with MPD and it is a fantastic read. The way that you describe fronting and the other personalities is very similar to the portrayal in the book. What are some of the different personalities that are part of you? Are they different ages?
Do new personalitys “begin existing“ sometimes, or has it always been this group ? Sorry for the phrasing, didn‘t know how to say it in english
This is so very interesting.I ve read the comments and i have no more qurstons apart 1.
Is there any serious hindrance having this condition?Like ,if you could have a single formed personality would you prefer it?
After reading your replies about separate interests and memory (super interesting!!) if one of your alters were good at and loved to study math (for eg), and you weren’t great and hated math before this alter- would you theoretically be able to study through this alter and absorb the understanding through that alter? Maybe even catch some of the love for studying math through that alter?
If you had multiple alters with different interests, I wondered if you could motivate them all into working towards making you a super-charged student or something lol.
1.What do the others do while you’re in charge,do they have a place to chill and wait for their turn?
2. Would you say you have multiple souls in your body that is if you believe in that kind of thing
I also have professionally diagnosed DID. My question is, is your ultimate goal to reintegrate or live in peaceful coexistence with each other?
whats ur opinion on the wonderland system
do different alters have different friends? if yes, how does that work out?
also, are your fam members ur alters fam members too, or how does family work in ur case?
This is my second question, because I forgot to put it in my original one. Does DID scare and/or upset you? How do you deal with it? What are your intentions for the rest of your life?
For someone like me who was recently diagnosed with childhood PTSD, dissocial and paranoid personality markers, the topic is really super exciting to read about. It’s fascinating and scary what our brains are capable of in extreme situations. Thank you for answering so many questions here!
Do your personalities have different abilities that they can only access exclusively? For example, can one play the guitar, inline skate or something else?
When you dream, do you also dream as one of the personalities and then who remembers the dream?
Is this disorder also discussed in legal matters? If one of your personalities signs a contract but your main personality can’t remember it?
Are all your personalities pursuing the same goal? Do they all want you to be well or are there also personalities you don’t like so much because they harm you?
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Do you dress differently based on alters?
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Did this discovery make you feel less like, well, you?
What’s weed/alcohol like for you?
What’s dating like?
Do they have self awareness? Like can you tell what they’re thinking?