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Should a loved one or a friend ever be allowed to force a switch in someone with dissociative identity disorder (DID)? What does forcing a switch mean? Let’s go back to basics first. In DID, a switch is when a person changes from one alter ego state to another, or, in very loose terms, from […]
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For those of us with dissociative identity disorder, we experience extreme parts of ourselves that have their own thoughts, opinions, beliefs, wishes, needs, etc. If you have DID or know someone with DID, it is important to understand the signs and symptoms for when someone with DID is switching alters and what you can do to help.
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I’m going on record declaring this complete bull shit. —————————————————————————————– I don’t know what to say really. I don’t know what to feel either. Maybe I am really okay, and it didn’t hurt as badly as it seems. Or, maybe I’m covering up the greatest pain we’ve ever known throughout the gift of numbness. I’m […]
Read MoreIf you asked me what is wrong, I couldn’t tell you. I would want to tell you, but I wouldn’t be able to. I don’t know what is wrong; I only know something isn’t right. I’ve been feeling this way off and on for two weeks. The anxiety is palpable. It comes in waves […]
Read MoreI’m trying to write through the anxiety. Right now I’m about to jump out of my skin. Not sure why. I was reading for school when I first noticed the anxiety welling up in my chest. Then come the switches. And these aren’t regular switches. They feel more internal than external. Like, I know when […]
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