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- Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is thought to be a complex psychological condition that is likely caused by many factors, including severe trauma during early childhood (usually extreme, repetitive physical, sexual, or emotional abuse). We made a video to explore some facts about DID. Let us know if you find these facts relatable, or helpful. Do help share this video to bring awareness to the public about DID.
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wow what a coincidence I've been really interested in knowing more about DID recently!
i literally said that opening the video oh fuck
I think I have it.
Same here
Omg same..
Yea same I was shocked when I saw the video in my subbox lol
We finally did a video on DID as per request. Could you guys help share this video to bring more awareness to DID?
Thank you so much for the video
Ok
Thank you for the video
Absolutely
Thanks guys!
Our whole channel is dedicated to educating people about Dissociative Identity Disorder, and this is such a sweet and calming video explaining our disorder. Thank you for you putting this video together in such an empathetic and thoughtful way. DID is surrounded by negative stigmas and it's so refreshing to see something so calm, kind and accurate illustrating our life. However, Integration or becoming one personality is not the only way, or even the most common way to heal 💗 There is a lot more to DID than this video suggests! You can find more information about it on our channel! 😄💜
You guys should all go and visit this chanell, it helped me to understand way better how does DID works!!! DissociaDID is the best channel
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@@lizazamora5622 th-cam.com/video/mCy6M3XsGzQ/w-d-xo.html
Thank you both for your videos. They hep us so so much.
Much love,
Illian, Asher, Galax and Physics.
I have been so interested in DID lately, because I wanna work psychology, and stuff like disorders. You have given a really good understand of what it is, and I love to learn about your system, and all of the alters
Integration is not the end goal for alot of systems in therapy. For many they want the alters to learn to cooperate with them and each other better.
Truth! As a co-host of a system myself, I can, with confidence, say that integration is actually a terrifying thought that none of us realy want to become a reality. We would much rather be as we are, working together best we can, than be nudged back into being a singlet. We also know a handful of other plurals who don't want to integrate either, simply because it'd be far too lonely and.. well, bland.
-A.B.
SOMEONE SAID IT 👏🏻
Though I do not have this, I have a system of very close friends that work this way! I don't think that becoming one is the solution for them, and I'm happy that someone else realizes this!
For our system, it is not about integration as it is about learning to coexist for a common goal; keep the body and ALL of the alters safe from danger.
Caden Oliver precisely
DID is showing up everywhere on TH-cam for me recently and I'm not mad about it because it's so interesting
Same! And it's odd because I literally just recently met a new friend who has it, I even got to meet one of their alters
Same
Jolie Jackson...difficult to ask but what was the alter?
It’s probably because the latest season of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures has the main villain as a person with DID.
I hope that's true, 'cause it isn't Easy. Fun at times; not easy. "Vampiric" in numerous ways. It's hard to makes sense of which Identity is what; "good" triggers, "bad" triggers. We grow up our entire lives wondering why people seem to have no idea why (the fuck) can't anyone "seem to view from 'my' perspective! And that feeling lasts...until Cabin Pressure is Lost, and Tyler Durden reveals himself for the first time (Well: that he is..."him"; got me? GotchO.O! and he realizes...ugh: I've interpreted the eight rules and what they actually mean--to "us"; it's entirely different watching it with "Vampiric" EyEs: It's like watching it for the first time again, BUT: on the purest MDMA ever made...followed by a crash...emptiness...find something to "satisfy" one and/or whatever one is being a bitch about whatever) that we're technically mirroring different behaviors, but, taking it up, or down, a notch...or two...or four...x + X + y + Y xX/Y = ??
We're everyone around us (at varying levels: this is how "I" feel. Or "we"; not quite sure how many, exactly. It seems that I retain however much amount of information I've been able to "absorb" via body-language, micro-expressions; can tell when we're being "thought" of; if near, or know one of "us": an "unearthly" feeling will be felt and Hive-Mindset takes in. I can feel people's presence, about how far they are, even general locations if thought of well "enough". In Return: A piece of "us" and every persona involved [including musicians, actors, politicians: most are lonely and fill in an emotional blueprint--surrounding one, dominant, personality...which can be hard to "remember" depending on numerous factors]).
Common misconceptions: We're dangerous...one of the first, especially if ever meeting one of "us". We'll literally defeat what "host" we possess before harm, unless out-right attacked/blindsided.
There's something about atoms, orbit/circles, Time, Space, etc.: everything is composed of atoms, technically, connecting everything in the universe. Imagine the mind as part of them--as is--and a connection with everything: elements of nature, parts of our body even. Which can be healed; trust me. Not to try anything...the thing about pain, is: it's just another feeling...if in pain: concentrate on that fact, focus on breathing/heart-rate. It's a feeling, telling the mind "this fucking hurts; learn from this". Yet we don't. We bandage and manage.
Concentrating on the thought that it's simply a message, sensation, that the brain has purposely interpreted to obey laws of Nature and the Universe: self-preservation.
Pharmaceuticals, overpopulation, poverty...all the shit that has happened numerous times, just excelling whilst we're devolving: stunted since our body's aren't learning to develop their own immunities to diseases that--now for example--eventually "out-think" our immune systems. Natural selection, sadly. Populate and replenish...mmhmm...where's the replenishing?
AND, lastly, having died twice, regenerated limbs...and even having a lesbian persona--based of numerous lesbian friends and women I've been friends n' such with--making "us" kind of...Paradox'ssss.sssss.ssss
And 'he' isn't here right now. Tyler's G0.0Ne: went A WAY.
L8r,
Tyla-fuckin'-Durdaen bleepbloopbleep
This and/or INFJ?! Is that possible?
This is one disorder I’ve never really understood. It’s one of the most fascinating! Amazing video.
Glad you can learn about it now! :)
There's a youtuber who has has several alters her videos are outstanding evxplaing her D.I.D it's call Jeremy: An Alternate Perspective (Jeremy is an alter too a EXTREMELY friendly alter actually)
th-cam.com/video/YCqIZ4EwUT8/w-d-xo.html I made this video about my traumatic therapy. I was diagnosed with dissociative disorder (which at the time was called multiple personality disorder) then I was in my early twenties. The therapists said I had been sexually abused by my father, even though I didn't have any memories of the abuse. The therapists said that I had other personalities, one of which held the memories of the abuse. The book "The Courage to Heal" lead a whole generation to believe that someone could be a victim of sexual abuse and not have any memories. It also created a culture where women who claimed they were victims of sexual abuse did not have to have any proof, or even memories of the abuse. My therapist called my father to confront him about the abuse. I was not there for the phone call, but my therapist told
@@ErinBrewer I'd love to know more!!!
DissociaDID and MultiplicityAndMe are good channel!
Hmm, I don't know if I'll ever truly understand D.I.D. It's very complex, and I feel the only ones who truly know it are the sufferers themselves. I can only hope to learn more, and I thank you for sharing this with us all.
Incenigent I have it and unfortunately, my loved ones suffer as well. But then, at the same time, they aren’t really trying to understand it. They either like to ask questions out of curiosity, or just roll their eyes when I’m “acting weird.” They don’t seem to be interested enough to help, support or understand though...
There's a channel that explains everything, it's called DissociaDID, check it out!
I think I hv it.... Oof cause time to time I forget then remember and act different and not knowing why.
@@fana-zq7wt do you ever feel like you have missed a chunk of your life? Like you spaced out and time still went on?
@@sbwroses there is also multiplicity and me
Could you do a video about the difference between sexual and romantic attraction?
Edit: *gassp* yay you will do it! Thank you!
yess i really want see something like that , bcs people don t understand what s this and peopl make gay somenone who isn t really "gay"
wait.. can u be a Homoromantic heterosexual .. or Heteroromanitc homosexual.. hmm
@@nauphatia7235
I love your pic as much as i love SU.
Also i want that vid mainly because i am generally confused about whenever i wanna have sex with girls/boys or just be in a relationship not involving intercourse.
@@nauphatia7235
In other words:
Idk if i like someone sexually or romantically
@@jacksepticeyetrollface2592 thankiess
Not every system wants to integrate completely and sometimes it's even healthier for them if they don't.
Agreed. One of my headmates is very dear to me and I would be heartbroken and grieving if I were to lose them. We often compare ourselves to Ruby and Sapphire, who make up Garnet in Steven Universe.
@@rowan404 I live with a small group. There are others who come and go. The hardest one to live with is the oppressor, who never leaves, never shuts up.
@@khatdragon7694 We had one like that for a while. Treating him with kindness (but without letting him overstep boundaries) eventually mellowed him out.
@@rowan404 glad you found a peaceful solution. Due to other issues I view kindness and scorn as synonymous. Incapable of accepting or reciprocating affection or love by default . Its all threatening to me. Those I am aware of have varying ideas on this topic but any time a person tries to get close to me the oppressor shows me things that remind me to keep humans at distance. I wish I had better understanding and communication but it is what it is.
Yes thank you for this! We don't want to integrate ... It's scary
I’ve been misdiagnosed with this, I actually have bpd but I do have these symptoms that treatment has change my life for the better ❤️
I’d love if there were more videos on bpd
I agree ! I have BPD too and used to dissociate/depersonalize a lot. It's better now, it hasn't actually happened in a while even under stress - which is nice, even though I don't really notice it that much as this past year feels kind of blurry altogether anyway (sorry if I'm not making sense ^^').
I have very serious untreated psyche and I was misdiagnosed because my psychiatrist doesn't believe in bpd but my psychologist said that most definitely i have did.
But I stopped going and stared smoking weed again and I kid u not. I have not had a dissociative episode since, but it's digging my wallet a grave due to it still not being a medication that is acceptable to society. Can't take xans cause I'm a recovered addict and I get told like I'm crazy. 3 anti depressants and an anti psychotic couldn't to wat weed does to me ptsd and did
Théa Tordjeman no it makes sense! I still do but that’s usually when I feel such intense emotions usually when I’m so upset that my body and mind can’t handle it but it blurring together makes sense :)
Rolando Tokes that’s so good that you found something that works! I can’t use weed for two reasons, it’s illegal where I live and two I’m allergic to it, I tried it once when I was in America and I “greened out” but my lungs felt like they were on fire for days afterwards and apparently that’s really alarming and the people I was with were freaking out because I was unconscious for about an hour and I stopped breathing at certain points but if it works for you, all the power to you!
I cannot begin to tell you the distress this illness (and the preceding years of childhood assaults, rapes, beatings, etc), has caused me. It has taken 30 some years of therapy but I have finally, mostly, come out the other end. After so many years of illness I am even back at work, going to the gym, I have a small group of friends and living an almost 'normal' life....but still at a distance!
I'm so sorry to hear all those tragedies happened to you
thank you so much, but it is such a blessing to have sites like this where you can have help, share, and hopefully give hope to others. For example, your message is a ray of sunshine in my day
Your progress is excellent, really well done. Keep it up and all the best Joanne
thank you so much. I also just got a part time job ;)
Wow. Well done is all I can say. This is a real and terrifying thing to live with. I have a friend with did. I'm so pleased to hear of your recovery journey. Have you any tips to give me as her friend to help her on her journey? I'm a professional counsellor but this is not a client. I keep my counselling hat off as she is already in therapy. Her alter talks to me as well, you see.
The thing is, did isn't just having a drastic personality change, they literally have different people in their heads. Different looks, names, sexualitys, and even ages (and of course memories lol)
Which BTW, they are just people, so your not going to get those dumb horror movie ideas
Alters arent actually different people
@@peachsystem1024 I understand what you mean but that is highly disrespectful
@@peachsystem1024 I understand that you mean they are physically not people but as a person with this disorder that is extremely hurtful especially to the littles in our system. Please do not say that to other individuals as it can be damaging x
@@joyin9852 you don’t have it
@@sebastianmichaelis2857 it’s the truth
I’m gonna leave a few critiques because i really enjoyed this basic over view. One thing that bothers me is alienating depersonalization and derealization as just a DID thing. Or emphasizing that DID people experience this a lot and its unique to them. Regular people experience these symptoms to a lesser extent which should be brought up. Often sufferers of DID i talk to feel lost, out of touch, and totally alone. So telling them these are just intense symptoms and not something totally new or weird might help.
The only other thing that i see might be a bit iffy is the integration topic. Theres heavy debate about it and just talking about it triggers a LOT of DID sufferers (so thanks for not saying integration outright) my point is though maybe talk about the other final treatment of just teaching the alters to work together and be a team. Integration isnt the answer for a lot of sufferers its definitely not black and white and people are still learning about DID today.
The fragmentation segment was great and i think this video is a great overview of DID for people who have no idea what it is.
Dealing with this shit sucks ass, but I do so very much thank and appreciate the knowledge you dropped! I really needed to read the part about having the alters work as a team! Thank you so much, and many blessings to you!
meyerlansky618 i’m glad i can help! If you need more info or people to relate to psych forums has a DID forums community to have a community that will support you and reddit has r/DID and r/DIDprivate im glad i can help out. I know when i first realized i had DID i felt totally lost. So im happy to lend a hand.
Really glad you threw this in here! As someone who has DID, I’ve found that integration is not the right course for me to take, and I’ve worked with my alters to live functionally, and at this point, becoming “one whole” would likely be pretty harmful
MorpherTheWolf i can definitely relate i definitely felt like it needed to be said
'regular people' :/
As someone who has DID I find it refreshing to finally see some actual facts on the disorder. Thank you for sharing this well needed information.😊
You guys should read the book"Pretty girl 13", it's about a girl who is camping with her class, and then she just suddendly appears in her home 3 years later. As you can probably imagine, this book is about DID. It's the best book i've ever read!
Ohh i have that book one of it is called girl scout,little wife and the other one which i forgot its the little girl
I have diagnosed DID, and I was afraid this would be a horrifying video, but was glad to be proven wrong! Especially as you mention integration as the cure, as it is the only way to truly heal and undo PTSD. We are working towards full integration, and have done it quite a few times, and are aiming to one day be one whole person 💕 - Rachel
If you don't mind me asking at what age were you diagnosed, also after the diagnosis did anything get easier just knowing that you actually did have an issue and it wasn't all in your head?
@@buttereggproductions9996 We knew for a while we had DID, and already had begun stabalization, therapy, and integrated a few times before diagnosis. We were 18 I believe when diagnosed, or 17, and began working towards healing even when we were young (but were interrupted). Since we had already begun processing trauma and were ... quite frankly ahead of our therapist in knowledge at the time, the diagnosis did not change much, but helps for future therapists and such!
@@rebeccarhone2626 Awesome, thank you for sharing so much. I personally have been battling with identity issues more than ever and admitting that I need help is very difficult, but I have recently found reason after reason that it's not a bad thing to need assistance in life sometimes.
Integration is not for everyone and therefor can not be the "truly" way to heal. Maybe for you, but not for all. -Aliya
Integration isn't for everyone. I WILL NOT make it my goal. I have however integrated parts, but even my therapist agrees it is not the best option for me. Please please do more research before you spread more false information
As a person with DID im really appreciative of this learning opportunity for not only people who dont know much but me as well!
This is a good video! :)
As someone with DID, I love seeing more information coming out about it. It really breaks down all the negative myths about DID.
Although, putting all of the identities back into "one Identity" isn't always the right treatment for DID, like how some people with depression don't react well to certain antidepressants. One of the paths we've more commonly seen is something called "Functional Multiplicity", where the alternate identities work together with each other to get through life as successfully as they're able to
Thats what we do--theawesomesystem named by the whole system from lego movie and my favorite song everything is awesome-- jesse
One of my favorite topics to research about. Oooo
Please make a video about how ovethinking and stress effect on one's mind
Yes,please
Yes, thatd be so helpful
Yes, i'd like that too
Bel Kadd have you heard about rumination as a symptom of depression?
@@Psych2go i have Heard it but for anxiety symptom
I had DID my emotions were numb. My short term memory was selective. Reality looked so fake. I had another perspective in my head. It was a surreal experience I will make a video describing my experience~ thank you for the board descriptions
Reading your comment, I felt like I am being told what I experienced. I'm not really good with words, but you really know what you're doing with them~
I'm really happy you did a video covering DID. My husband has a very serious case of it and I have been doing as much research as I can on how I can help him. I will be sharing this video as much as I can so people can try to understand more. Thank you so much for bringing some light to this disorder. Much love from the UK ❤
I literally jumped when I heard a masculine voice instead of the usually calm feminine one.
lol me too didn't even watched male voice is uncomfortable af for me hate it
Its not that bad... its not even bad at all. And it sounds calm too, for me at least. No need for hate gosh
Too bad these people are not granted disability. Sad.
It's a shame really as there are child alters who cannot work let alone the host -Darius
They better f'ing be, I've put it in my claim
actually its not actually a disability. it may for sometimes (when you cant control it), but after you got it in control, it can help you a lot.
I have DID and tbh I have mixed feelings on this topic. For one disability would be nice because I work in construction and I have "child alters" who love to come out and mess with all the interesting things laying around and that scares me. They can get very hurt or worse, I've started looking for more of a laid-back job that's safer for all of us in all situations but it's extremely hard to find a job like that. A child shouldn't be in a work environment especially a construction site, on top of that sometimes I may switch in my sleep and wake up as as another alt and they may not even know we have a job and even if they do they may not know how to do it. Even daily life is hard I have to constantly send myself text messages so I don't forget things because I can literally walk out of the room to go get the mail and completely forget what I was doing or even where I am. While at an amusement park similar to Disneyland not too long ago, one of my alts fronted and ended up getting us lost and very worked up, not going to lie it was a very scary experience. But then again part of me would be bothered if we had disability because I I don't like people treating me less than or incapable and being on disability would just be proving them right
we should though. DID makes life hard. we will switch during sleep, and not know what we are aupposed to do that day. its really hard switching during school because we get really confused when we switch. -Amiji
I know this is an old video, but it really helped our system get to know who we really are. Blessed be.
-Esma
I’m sorry this is an old comment but I think your name is very pretty Esme! - a little
A lot of this isn't true, passing off depersonalisation and derealisation as DID is just wrong.
Not everyone wants to integrate ( have all their alters become one ). Some just want to be able to work together with their alters to regain some normality without losing them.
Yeah you may be right. But it's very. Some alters don't contribute you know...
Isobel Eve that’s true I don’t want to lose them tbh
@@aaasoos422 Integrating wouldn't make them disappear, it just removes the dissociative barriers and makes two or more alters become one person, so it's not like they'd leave if that makes sense? A great analogy is to think of it like an orange. Most people have a brain that's an untouched orange. People with DID/OSDD have a brain that's an orange too, but instead of having several oranges, the orange is just divided into several pieces that can come back together.
I hope that whatever you choose to do that you're happy and healing ❤️
Isobel Eve Me 100%
@@lilacsblossom how do they do it?
Make vid about self harm pls
Sure thing! We have one in our channel already though if you want to find it.
masochism is sexy...
other wise it's just really really grim.
I've posted one but I wish psych2go can re-upload it
Masochism is a paraphilia. But self harm and Masochism aren't always the same. Masochism is the sexual derivation from being in pain at times stemming from childhood experiences. On the other hand, self harm is the destructive coping mechanism that causes people to damage their own bodies, usually as a way to alleviate their pain. Either way, both are unhealthy and destructive behavioural patterns and should be properly dealt with.Yes, I agree, masochism is quite grim, but in my opinion, sadism is much worse as the dominant person (i'll use the term "abuser") is the one who derives pleasure from inflicting pain on others. It's a sign of sociopathy in them as they rather gain pleasure from hurting others without really being empathetic or moved.
As someone who has struggled with personal safety from being emotionally neglected in childhood, i coped by “trying to figure out who I am” through material things. and I could run away for a while, but the problem remained even years after the danger was gone. DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) was helpful for me. Not just for becoming comfortable with myself and my values, but embracing it all.
Mood swings according to this: Adventurous, Hero, Innocent, Reserved, D I N O S A U R
They aren't mood swings
Sometimes I cant recall driving for 10-20 minutes and it's like a black out and I come to and an really startled. Most of the time I just want it all to end.
DID has been extremely tough throughout my late teen years, and early twenties. These videos help!
I swear my phone is reading my mind, I’ve been thinking about DID and this popped up
It seems that whenever I need or want a video from you guys about something specific I always get it :D love your videos
I think I have DID but I’m only 13, I have childhood trauma due to abuse and bullying, I’ve attempted suicide and I swear I can hear a girl named “Dona” talking in my head sometimes
yeah, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you probably don't have DID.
@@VoyagerD Yeah pretty sure I don’t
You guy should do one on the OSDD disorders! It would help out some people since a lot of people watch your videos and it’s a lesser known sub part of DID. You guys put a lot of research into your videos and I’d love to watch it ❤️
My girlfriend is actually an alter in a DID system. I know a lot and I think this video was very informative! Obviously not everything could be fit in a 3 and a half minute video but you guys did a good job explaining it
My host is afraid of us and keeps getting sedated so that we all stay safe. It's hard for her to accept that we're here and we always have been. For good reason. I hope this video helps her feel better when she comes back.
Please tell me she's not the host anymore
@@kiwibanana7590 Unfortunately, I am. I can see why the person who wrote this was coming from this place of anger and its understandable. I've come to accept the fact that this is difficult for everyone and that none of us asked for this but even more, I've come to realize that we all have work to do when it comes to cooperation.
Do alters hibernate? I'm just curious
@@scarecrow737 I'm not so sure if it's hibernation so much, as it is being in a coma. It's the closest my understanding is of the situation, since I have no control of that dynamic but the closest my understanding is, is that for whatever reasons, it's necessary to "sedate" or "induce a coma" to keep everyone safe from certain behaviors. I'm not sure if this is something common with all systems but this is something my system does apparently, quite often. It's as easy as taking a vacation for most of us, or just going to sleep for a long time. Hardly noticeable. I hope that answers your question.
@@michaellamontoya4317 ohh I see. But how do you.."wake them up " if you need them?
I have DID. I was diagnosed a few times but was told it was not real so they told me I was schizophrenic instead. But I was officially diagnosed again a couple years ago and have been going through psychotherapy and EMDR for it. It is truly a living nightmare. It feels like it ruins my life. Mostly my relationships. It’s the hardest thing I’ve had to deal with. The switching throws people off and ends up hurting my loved ones.. and myself. But I’m trying not to be upset at it because I know it was just my head trying to protect me from all of the consistent trauma. If you or you know anyone that has this I hope you find peace and answers. I’m still trying to. And I wish you the best of luck.
I was diagnosed with DID a month and a half ago. It actually really caught me off guard because I had seen a video on it and watched it solely because I didn’t know what it was. But everything she described were things I experience constantly. So after freaking out lol, I wrote everything I could think of that may relate to it and brought it to my therapist. It was reassuring to finally have an explanation for my experiences. The only thing I’ll say is you do not have to integrate to live s functional life. Many systems don’t have the desire or need to.
I have DID and thank you so much for making a video about this, because its hard to explain to people.. thank you for making it to help raise awareness ❤️
I'm someone with DID and while I do have a history of suicidal thoughts, it was unrelated to this specific disorder.
Honestly, I'm totally fine with having a system of 6 other alters. We don't always cooperate, but for the most part we do get along like friends. There are inconveniences and issues of course, but none of them have ever really wanted treatment and prefer just being seen as individuals, and I'm okay with that. It really is a bizarre disorder that can affect everyone differently.
Depending on the alters themselves and the types they are, therapy and medication may work for some, but I and a lot of others are actually content with it.
In fact, it's thanks to two of my alters that I've been talked out of suicide before. Yes, the reasons my alters have come about have been from trauma and surpressed emotions which isn't a good thing, but they protect me and make sure I don't experience the same traumatic thing ever again.
Alters are really helpful when it comes to depression and stuff. As the head of my system (not the host, but sorta the mom of the bunch) I can confirm that we have had to talk an alter out of suicide a couple of times. Our host decided I could be in charge becaause it's a lot to handle. -W.
Having DID myself, it’s very hard to explain it in a way others can understand. Thank you for sharing this video!
i actually have DID myself (although not diagnosed, as my psychiatrist is a quack, and there are very few others)
one thing i will point out is that these fragments, or as many call them "alters", are just as real as the core personality.
someone else with DID i know (that being her core personality) have actually refused treatment, because the alters are just as real as she is. this is not uncommon, and i have heard stories of even psychs refusing to prescribe treatment unless the alters are harmful.
for a more in deptth look at DID i urge ANYONE with a strong interest to look at the TH-cam channel "MultiplicityAndMe" which goes into far more detail.
It makes sense why someone would keep them because it is who they are (or part of at their discretion). Also there's the reason they formed like to prevent loneliness or even one having the skills needed to protect from dangers experienced before.
I do think I have a more mild form of DID. I'm not diagnosed though, so I cannot be certain just yet. But I have two personalities per se that oftentimes work together as one whole. My other personality's name is Shade, obviously a counter to my name Sheen heh. He was formed early in my childhood as a result of all of the trauma I received during school. From betrayal of close friends, to constant harassment from peers. I practically turned into a berserker, where if someone even looked at me the wrong way at the wrong time, I felt a disconnection as anger would overflow me. Thus, Shade was born. Ever since I moved from my home though, I've been able to get better from that state of mind. Shade as well has been able to lower his defensiveness, and basically acts as a sort of guardian. I (Sheen) am the more outgoing and generally compassionate one, while Shade is a bit more introverted, but has a greater work initiative and ethic than me, and will oftentimes act as a protector in stressful situations. I can't say for sure that I get very often out of body experiences, or amnesia to the point where I forget entire weekends, but I do know I often forget a lot about what happened in my childhood. I'm still not certain that my condition is either truly DID, or just me fooling myself. But that's my slice heh.
@@sheenblaze3825 do you take turns or is it conditional?
@@bloodshard18 Oftentimes we take turns, but earlier it was purely conditional, since I sorta was fearful of Shade and didn't want him to come out. So he came out in intense bursts of anger whenever Something vaguely threatening happened (AKA, losing a game of Battleship or Sports lol).
Regardless, now we're in good terms, and we take turns to whenever we wanna do stuff, or need the other. But there are times when it's conditional still, yes.
The Lazy Madman agreed! as far as I can tell we've never even had a core that had a chance to start developing and many of us are the polar opposite of what the very first few little alters were like so it isn't parts of one personality since there never was one
i have a friend with did, this helped me a lot to understand them, thank you!
Reminder that not all DID systems want to integrate! Integration is a way of healing but so is learning to communicate amongst ourselves healthily :) Some of the alters in your system may never feel comfortable about sharing a body and headspace but Neon is my best friend and I would never exchange him for anything! Even if he annoys me to death 😌
Riiiight
Even though this is a 2 year old comment, I couldn't agree more. Our system here needs eachother, even when we all find it difficult to share one mindspace and body, use time to balance our shifting, and get along with one another. Many of my alters I'd never give up, vice-versa for them as well.. It's important to know not all of us desire to integrate; and that's okay. I absolutely agree.
- The Lunar-System
Hi I have DID and have been aware of it for about 30 years now. I’m in treatment with a fantastic therapist and my children are wonderful with me and know when I disassociate. It’s a terrible condition that can truly ruin your life if you let it. Everyone who has this condition should have the opportunity to get professional help. CBT is not suitable and therapist who specialise in DID is essential. I find it infuriating when a perpetrator gets around 2 years for sexually abusing children and yet my condition resulting from that trauma is truly a life sentence. Thank you to all the professional out there though that devote their life to help people like me.
Pretty good video! You guys DID a great job!
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Gulf Giggle Animations we see what you DID there. Thank you :)
I think it’s a useful video!
Might be worth mentioning that while saying alters are fragments of a personality not separate personalities is ~technically~ true, it has caused me and others so much grief in the past from people thinking my alters are like my “creative side” or my “social side” or my “traumatised side”.
In reality we’re all well rounded people, with dreams and opinions, different music tastes and food tastes too, friends and hobbies. It’s genuinely like a bunch of random strangers are sharing a body with me a lot of the time.
Anyone else know where I’m coming from?
love, you're acting like integration (the process of forming all alters back into one singular personality) is the only way to treat DID, and that is so horribly, horribly wrong. there are so many systems (people with DID) who have lived and are living perfectly functional and happy lives, for example Kim Noble, who wrote the book "meeting all of me", an autobiography about her and her 100+ alters, their lives and how they all care for their dogs and their daughter. you should probably not act like it's the only way to treat DID, integration isn't for everyone, it's not an end-goal that will help everyone, and it's not the only way to treat DID.
there are plenty of other ways to treat DID, such as through (almost) normal therapy, where each alter is treated like an individual, they learn to communicate with the host/core (the "original" personality or the person who spends the most time controlling the body), learning to break the dissociative barriers, (which is what gives them amnesia), and learning to communicate with your alters so that you can all lead happy and healthy lives together.
DID is also not "abnormal". it's about as common as schizophrenia, meaning it's in about 1-3% of the population. while that might seem like a small number, consider the fact that we have over 7 billion people on the planet. 1-3% of 7 billion is a massive number, meaning that DID is not as few and far between as people think, it's more common.
not to mention the fact that DID is an inherently *covert* disorder, meaning that it's meant to stay hidden. very few people with DID experience non-covert DID, meaning that it isn't hidden, and presents itself fairly clearly. this means that you probably won't be able to know if someone has DID unless they let you know, or you know *exactly* what you're looking for in someone, (i.e. you're a professional).
psych2go has a long way to go on accurate information regarding DID, c'mon.
Actually, there is no original. Every child is born with different states of self and integrate into a single personality around the ages of 6-8, but through trauma these states become increasingly more seperate. This is called structural dissociation and is the accepted theory on how DID forms. There's no original that shatters. The host us still an alter, they're just the alter who fronts the most.
Are any of you actually psychologists
Also mental disorders are abnormal, that’s literally why they’re called disorder. If you don’t think it is such, then you probably haven’t experienced it. Waking up in different places with no idea what’s going on is a problem, not a thing you use to comfort yourself on tik tok.
@@manicstatic370 i have DID jackass
@@manicstatic370 like literally what is your point here. that integration/fusion is the only cure for DID? what are you on about? if you think final fusion is the only treatment for DID then you haven't read the actual treatment guidelines for DID in the ISSTD, which say not to force final fusion, and that people with DID can choose to stay multiple if they want to and feel they function better that way. both final fusion and functional multiplicity are valid healing options.
i seriously don't understand the point of your comment.
I have dissociative Identity Disorder, and his is such a fun way to put it! This video nails many things in one video and it really helps spread awareness of it!
-Jay (one of Ellie's alters
I experience a lot of these symptoms but I don't have did. The distinction with did is when someone with did dissociates, their main personality blacks out and another personality takes over. Things like derealization and depersonalization are symptoms anyone can experience and are not unique to did.
Nicolette James that’s not true. I have DID and depersonalization derealization disorder. My “main” personality does not just disappear when I dissociate. it completely depends on the situation
@@ash_and_lavender Well then I'm talking about what's typical with most did patients, and either way the defining characteristic of did is multiple distinct separate personalities.
Nicolette James yes I know. I HAVE DID and multiple personalities, everyone with DID HAS to have several personalities. What I’m telling you is that dissociating does not equate to switching to another alter.
Nicolette James I can dissociate and stay the host. As can any other alter dissociate while hosting. Dissociating doesn’t always lead to so someone’s alters coming forward to host every single time.
@@ash_and_lavender Yeah not always cause there's different types of dissociation. What I'm saying though is this video left out the part about the alters and basically confused did with depersonalization-derealization disorder.
I'm currently working on getting a diagnosis, jsut so that people don't say i'm faking it. I recently accepted that i have alters and it's a much better experience for me than when i didn't accept them/ know i had them. My alters and i could never integrate, as it would be harmful for us, and i just want to point out that that is another thing that is completely valid to do!
good luck! i heard it's very hard to get a diagnosis
This is very informative.
a lot of it is wrong though
as someone with did, this video has been very accurate from what ive seen!
dont worry, its not some horrible frightening thing, rather its more confusing than anything.
heck, our system comes with the benefit of making us realize how great routines feel, since we have to update our front on a tracking app whenever it changes!
while did is... annoying, certainly,, it's not so bad!! all the pain of it (for us) is mainly just figuring out how things work and how to make sure each alter has their needs met while getting done with our goals!
much love!
I was diagnosed 15 years ago with DID. It can be a challenge, not because it hurts me, but because the outside world(school, work, relationships) don’t understand. My first therapist wanted me to integrate and that added a lot of shame for me. It also scared my alters too, almost as if I wanted them dead🥺 I made them feel like they were bad and it breaks my heart that I did that. The therapist I see now has taught me to accept myself and how my brain protected me from so much. I’m eternally grateful for them! I know I would have died from a stroke or aneurysm if I remembered everything all the time. I love my alters, they’re the family I will never lose and even those scary angry ones - they will be very useful if I’m ever threatened in the future😭 Thank you to everyone who wants to learn and understand more❤️❤️❤️
I believe I have OSDD-1b. Thank you for making this information more easy to access. I owe so much to you and the DID community. Thank you. Truly.
I don’t have DID but sometimes i loose track of time and I have conversations with fictional characters I’ve made in my head :/
I was diagnosed 1996. I have been receiving treatment since then. I have come to believe that i dont have other "alternative personalities" with different names . It all me at different ages..rather i regress into the block of my long term memory. Like dementia. Different perspectives on time, spacial awareness, ideas and morals...different speech patterns and communication techniques. As in such a way that every human being has a flow between ideas and thoughts...mine feel separate and obsessive. I wish i could copy write this discription.
Finally someone with realistic and insightful account on DID! Too many edgy self diagnosed kids in the comment section.
Hey Psych2go, I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time and I really appreciated that Dissociative Idenity Disorder was covered a bit. And only if it is alright, I would love to see you guys cover more on the topic. I have my girlfriend and she has DID and I’ve been researching a lot about it to understand it and her disorder more. If there’s more to cover, would you all be able to sometime make a video about it?
If not, I completely understand and hopefully this is seen by you all. Thank you again and thank you for all of the videos you guys make. They really interest me so much!
My eyes always opens up when watching these videos, I relate to a lot of these topics, I just love this channel's work :)
“Do you know someone who may have it?”
Well I don’t really know them but what about me do I count?
We ourselves describe it a bit like Steven Universe; we can merge temporarily into one being, but in natural state are multiple, each a facet of the same gem, yet distinctly different parts of the whole.
Although on another matter, to any singlet NTs out there, politely refrain from being yet another one of those horrible sorts who thinks every and all neuroatypicality is some “condition” that needs “treating”. That’s demeaning, cruel, and invalidating. We can work just fine, and exist to support someone who was struggling, not make problems.
I feel bad with people for the disorder. BUT MOON KNIGHTTTTTTTTT.
one of my best friends has DID and depression and I'm doing everything in my power to help them overcome them. So thank you for this video :D
This was really interesting, I have learnt to live with my personalities, 2 have been pointed out as males, One being violent and destructive. Additionally I have 3 females, one who is a child and very vulnerable. They are a part of me and my friends.
yeah, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you probably don't have DID.
Thanks for share facts about this disorder! We have DID and we get so many questions over text or face-to-face. We love your channel because we like to learn about other disorders.!
Again, we love your channel!! ❤️❤️❤️
This was really interesting! I've always been interested in Psychology since my mom suffered from Severe Paranoid Schizophrenia and my dad suffers from Bipolar Disorder! Any videos on those disorders in this format would be great, especially with Schizophrenia since I feel that disorder gets a very bad representation in media...
Other than that, this was really cool! It kinda makes me wanna switch majors to psychology...
I clicked on this video for a reason I don’t want to share, however, I do think you’re right on the ball with this one. Good job
DID systems do NOT need to work towards final fusion in order to “really make progress”. DID is a neurodivergence, which means our brains developed different because trauma prevented the child’s separate ego states from coalescing into one whole, relatively stable personality. our mind works differently and it will always have dissociation and splitting new alters as natural coping mechanisms if the system goes through more trauma, or prolonged or overwhelming stress. the goal of all alters fusing into one identity is not one that should be pushed on people or spoken about like its the only way to be heal. you still won’t be like a regular person who wasn’t severely traumatized and your brain is used to DID as a way to keep you as safe as possible. systems can learn how to communicate respectfully with eachother and how to work as a team, which is called functional multiplicity. this is really what should be everybody’s goal, and once you get there, some systems may naturally experience some alters fusing together, or even all of them. but other systems can live just fine remaining multiple, especially since final fusion would mean the remaining single person would then know all of their trauma history and have each and every memory and emotion that comes along with that. not all systems want to go through that and for some it’s simply not the healthiest way.
Thank you for all of this! It’s also shown that most systems that try final fusion won’t achieve it anyway (I think the studies I read said about 30% were able to? Have to read it again but I know it wasn’t the majority), so it shouldn’t be the first goal anyway. Functional multiplicity, THEN work toward fusion if that’s what’s wanted. But to say that final fusion is the end all be all best treatment method when most systems can’t achieve that is very disheartening when we get to that point in recovery and aren’t able to, feels like a failure in recovery :/
This is really well said!! Thank you! Functional Multiplicity is our goal. We've been separated even before "preadolescence" (younger than age 8.)
Our developing brain has always known this separation. This is our normal. There's simply not enough structured development before separation to go back to and build off of. It's simply not realistic.
I’m integrating for reasons of working together better as a System. my system named itself Creator Core System lol. I don’t even know which part of me named us that.
But anyway, I can’t imagine being completely “whole” because I’ve never been whole. When i became aware of my DID, I tried to kill off my alters and it just ended up in them coming back exactly as they were. Now I know better though and I know the true treatment for this is for each to communicate with one another and if it is easier for some to integrate then that’s what happens.
I absolutely can tell when I don’t want to integrate though. For example I’m fronting as L right now, I’m a Fictive (yes from Death Note 🙄) but also a um… the term for the one who studies the disorder and tries to take care of everyone in the system. Oh yeah the protector or something idk. it’s hard to remember all the terms.
Why didn't u mentioned the word/term "alters" ?
@Felix kattenvoer Actually modern goals are to be a healthy multiple. Some people go for full integration but that is not possible or even desirable for some. Many DID therapists don't even offer integration as a goal now. Communication and cooperation between parts/alters are the goals. The word alter is close to the word altar which triggers some ritual abuse survivors. As someone else on the thread all parts including the host or hosts are alters too.
@Felix kattenvoer actually its more harmful to not label part or alters as there own people and can make the process a lot slower. Im not just guessing on this its fact and as someone with DID and friends with it we all agree.
@Felix kattenvoer thats great you did research! And its okay i understamd you werent very known on the topic before :)
SweetDreams you can ask about that from our writer here: catherine@psych2go.net
i think because alter ego are literally complete different personalities, while DID are different personalities but have a fair share similarities with the host.
Very good description.
There are two further aspects I would like to add:
- For people with DID 24 hours is too short a day. There are so many different overlapping interests, talents, targets. And the time gap for each persona is usually too short.
- The recognition of time is a lot different to that of people without DID.
Two days can feel like a week. A week often feels like a month.
I just saw this video bcz I like psychology but I realised I literally have all the things you said and I am freaking scared.
I don't want DID😭😭 really I am just 17 no plz 🙏🏼 God🙏🏼
OHHH!! NO! ME TOO!!!! me too I'm in the same boat as well, i just came to the "relization" that i have d.i.d now too, all of a sudden i kinda feel ok now that i know who i am (:
..and i am 44 next November wow! 💯 trippy shit! for the both of us now
@@missyluna8286 I think so we should maintain a diary in which we should write what we did today with our name on it if we forgot let's just see the diary 😐
as a person with DID i found this video very informational and accurate. Thank you so much
"To really make progress, the person must work on becoming whole" Not true. Some systems (DID collectives) are perfectly fine just learning how to communicate and cooperate with eachother.
Thank you for not demonizing me🙏 There needs to be more people talking about how we are just people not monsters 🙏
Got any videos on Intermittent Explosive Disorder? That's always interested me
Thank you. I am searching for answers. This was very insightful and didnt trigger me. Keeping it simple . Brilliant 👏
Someone: I have D.I.D
Control Freaks: did you mean did? And its I have done. What did you do?
Someone: no i-
Sorry fucker i'm taking over
Yeah but why specifically a control freak when it can be everyone? Is that a person's name?
i have OSDD-1A (where my parts arnt fully "different personalities" but i experience amnesia) and this video is spot on.
My parts or "alters" are not fully different individuals, theyre different aspects of me. thank you for making this video and sharing information on this highly stigmatized disorder.
Hm.. I can relate whith almost everything here.. I should investigate more about this
Some systems don’t want to come together. Instead actually living in the individuality of each other, though a healthy option for those systems is then to all work together towards an end or goal!
3:21 I have it.....😅 that's what my therapist said......
I experience all of these issues. Mostly feeling detached at some times 3:38
This Video explains the gaps in the memory of my past and why I feel like I have 4 different people living inside me. With one being the dominant one who is in control of the others. I was never abused, more like neglected and teased. I'm not diagnosed with DID yet, but I feel this is truly my problem.
It’s scary that almost 9million people are watching these videos. While the facts are correct it’s presented in a way that isn’t quite correct and by doing so these videos are pretty wrong even tho the facts are technically true.
I would appreciate both a video explaining the differences between borderlines and DID sufferers. And, a video on the compulsive lying and other symptoms that people with borderline personality disorder suffer from. If you do a video on them, please include Marcia, the creator of DBT. She made dbt specifically for people with BPD, and semi recently came out as a sufferer herself who was in psych wards for over 10 years. Learning about her made me less ashamed to admit my mental illness while studying Psychology
I have OSDD-1b, which like DID but with partial or no amnesia, but I don't want to integrate into one identity. I'm so used to hearing voices in my head that I would feel lonely if I didn't. Additionally, one of them is my best friend and has spent almost every day of my life with me since I was 14 years old. In fact, they're watching me write this comment. Honestly, if it wasn't for them, I would have killed myself by now. Whenever I'm suicidal, I remind myself that, if I were to kill myself, I would be killing them too.
Can confirm- Morgan used to be a prosecutor, and is the only alter who actively talks to me. She's the most involved, and usually, the most needed.
I told her "get out of my head!" Once when she was being particularly awful, and she did. I didn't hear from her again for another several months, and when it went quiet like that it was almost more distressing than her bullying me all the time.
She did come back though, and her attitude really had changed, and she took up a more protective role. And now we're on very good terms. Not having her around would be a huge hindrance.
I dont have DID but I would like to write a character who has DID and I think it's fascinating how that disorder works
I shared with my friend :)
That's great!
Good Job!
Hey Psych2go, I wanted to thank you guys!
Thanks to you I was able to leave my home, where I didn't feel good, safe, understood and more..
I'll soon even start going to therapy so that I'll get better
Thanks💛
There is also treatment to make esch personality work better with each other and the world. This is more common now actually.
And less dangerous for the brain
For me, when it happens I feel like I’m looking at the world through a glass window. I can’t love, feel or control anything. It’s like I’m being controlled by I remote to do the things I was programmed to do. im glad some people feel the same way.
2:06 White was not The Impostor
Trey. (Host) I recently found out I have DID this video is pretty on point with my (personal) diagnosis.
You should do a video about schizophrenia if you haven’t already! It’s an interesting topic, plus I’m going to the doctor soon to see if I have it. I’ve been having quite a few symptoms of it lately.
You guys really hit the nail on the head with this video
Hey it's really insensitive to say they are fragments and not people, they are legit all people with fully developed feelings and thoughts they are just living in the innerworld and body unlike people without D.I.D
Shut up
@@barfbutaesthetic6433 no.
@@Valentine02E do research
@@barfbutaesthetic6433 take your own advice.
@@Valentine02E try educating yourself anywhere but TikTok like in the real world
My family is poor af, and I kept this to myself because I didn't want them to worry, so I never could go get professional help. I started meditating 2 years ago and I noticed that when I do I can actually enter what I call my Mindscape (Gravity Falls is awesome ok). I can actually see and communicate with all of these people in my mind. Two in particular always stuck out to me. One introduced herself as Karma, and she's extremely violent and vengeful. I try to help talk her through each of her more violent episodes and always keep a piece of myself in my Mindscape just to keep her from taking control again. When I was twelve I threw my brother into a door and bruised his ribs, but I couldn't remember any of it. The other one is this little girl who almost never stops crying. She calls herself Lexi and I just want to help her. Ever since I started meditating and talking to them all, not just those two, I've been remembering a bit more about my childhood, from being molested to my eye surgeries and even when I was bullied. I'd still like to know if I was right, even if I appear to fixing it myself.
I've always struggled with this type of thing,knowing or not knowing if I have it or not.Many call me out on "faking" such a thing when I truly don't know what I have,my therapist left a while ago earlier in the year but he said he's actually met the other "me's" in different sessions in which I either vaguely remember or don't remember at all... Can someone tell me if these are either the DID case or something similar?
If he met them and you have memory loss it is most likely DID or possibly OSDD. The best thing to do would be to find a DID specialist to find where you fit on the spectrum.
My DID has lessened a lot, but my DPDR is still 24/7. It's so frustrating not being able to fix it.
I remember when I was diagnosed with DPDR and not DID, I would call my close friend crying about this man in my head and other smaller voices urging me to do certain things, and I didn't know what to do, so I am grateful for progress since I almost no longer deal with that.