Category Archives: dissociative identity disorder

Information about DID, insights into DID from a DID patient

Aoela: Discovering Maternal Love

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

We don’t like babies.  Never have.  Find them confusing; not human beings at all.  More like little animals you have to take care of, and raise into human beings. For one they, they smell and look funny with their big … Continue reading →

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DID: The Baby and the Bathwater

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

All too often people with DID1 and those who treat them want to do the same thing: get rid of the baby (the ‘voices’ in your head) while keeping the bathwater (the things ‘they’ did).  They want the alternate personalities … Continue reading →

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DID: A State of Mind

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

It occurred to us last night: DID (dissociative identity disorder) is a state of mind.  It is a way of thinking – and dealing with – the outside world.  It is a trick invented by a young child’s mind to … Continue reading →

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DID Detectives: Curse vs. Cure

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

DID Detectives: Curse vs. Cure(s) Being DID, I have a vested interest in learning what I can about dissociative identity diagnosis in general, and ‘myself’ in particular. What I’ve learned thus far is that every DID ‘victim’ is different, therefore … Continue reading →

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Strange Dreams, Life Dreams

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

As my anti-dream medication runs out, I’ve been cutting back on it, which means more dreams.  Today I ran out – which means the dreams will begin. I’m not looking forward to it, though in some ways “I” am.  I’m … Continue reading →

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A Nut In A Rut

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

“I’m A Nut” (A Children’s song . . . one I learned after I met my wife and kids – and one of my favorites – for obvious reasons, LOL!  If you are DID you probably understand why that is … Continue reading →

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DID Detectives :)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

I (or “we”) are playing “DID Detectives”.  I know we’ve got a missing person or two in the system.  This wouldn’t seem to mean much – it might even seem a good thing, because face it: who needs more “alternate … Continue reading →

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Missing Time

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

It’s come more and more to our attention that we are missing some time.  Maybe even years.  This would explain some “distortions” in our timeline; our confusion sometimes about when what happened where . . . You see, this is … Continue reading →

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DID and Me

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Sam Ruck put out a good post the other day: “A Husband’s Definition of Dissociative Identity Disorder”.  For anyone who wants to gain some insight into someone with DID, his blog is an excellent resource.  And Sam’s blog has made me … Continue reading →

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DID: When Is It A Disorder, Diagnosis, or Disease?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

We are going to take another stab at this subject – and hopefully a less ‘wandering’ and more rational one than last time.  We feel it is important that people should know the difference – both ‘normal’ folks (singletons and/or … Continue reading →

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