the worst thing is not the loss of time, not the headaches, nor the feeling of being unreal. The worst thing is not the finding yourself in random places, or covered in random injuries. It’s not the constant chatter in your head, nor the inability to plan ahead as you have no idea if you will even be pressent or not at any given time. It’s not even the flashbacks, the lack of a memory or the way it messes up the way you think and learn making you feel asif you’ve basically become stupid…
nope… the worst thing is that in any given conversation where it is brought up there is about a 60% chance that someone there will claim that it’s not a real disorder, that alters are not real, that essentially you are faking.
If I wanted to fake a disorder (and god only knows why anyone would) then surely I would have picked an easier one to do so than DID???
May 5, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I have to agree on this issue!! It is maddening how so many people out there are ignorant enough and biased enough to think anyone would choose to fake such an illness as this. I limit who I let know about my diagnosis exactly for that reason and that reason alone.
May 6, 2010 at 2:53 am
I guess it’s just so far out of most peoples rhelm of thinking… but if someone doesn’t beleive I wish they’d just keep it to theirselves
May 6, 2010 at 12:55 am
This may be of interest:
Psych Week 2010: EEG Test – An EEG test shows physiological evidence of Paula’s D.I.D.
http://health.discovery.com/videos/psych-week-2010-eeg-test.html
http://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Dissociative_Identity_Disorder
May 6, 2010 at 2:52 am
thanksyou so much for that link about the EEG. It actually made me cry to see that it’s more real in that form than in written articles
May 6, 2010 at 2:49 am
My partner has DID, I have seen her dissassociate. Very real. I have been awakened from sleep by Parts afraid and needing help. Very real. Her face changes when a Little, her voice is animated in a way that can not be faked. DID is real, very real.
May 6, 2010 at 5:55 am
The worst thing about DID « Shadowlight's Blog…
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May 13, 2010 at 1:40 pm
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July 25, 2010 at 12:32 am
I found your blog tonight and this particular post really strikes me, it’s so true. I hadn’t thought of it that way, but so true.