AMA - Dissociative Identity Disorder
Really nice of yall to offer. ❤ Welcome to the community, @theturtlesystem.
👋 I’m part of an OSDD 1b system that is just starting to openly acknowledge it, but..,
…I have experienced many seriously stressful life events jam packed one after the other over the past 2 months and now everything is “out of whack”.
Am I crazy? Can a system just change the way it functions inside? Or is this a “red flag” that proves that I’m not really a system after all?
Any insight is appreciated.
@lemonSys Of course. Roles can change. Some can hold different roles. It all depends on what's needed. :)
@mytwistedsoul
Thanks - good to know. I guess I should have figured that to be the case, but I just didn’t know. It really does feel crazy right now so I appreciate the reassurance.
@lemonSys You're welcome :) I'm glad it gave you some reassurance. When things get stressful things can get crazy real fast. Some can be afraid and go into hiding. Emotions are all over the place. Influence can be a problem. Is there anything that helps calm things down? Do you have communication with anyone - that maybe you can ask what's going on? Or to ask who needs what?
Roles can definitely change, I used to have a part that didn't have any roles, then became a caretaker and then became a co host and is now a caretaker again, roles can change according to what is needed for the system/person with DID/OSDD. Everyone is different and I don't think it's a red flag to have a different structure.
Thanks for the reply - I appreciate your message. It’s good to know I’m not crazy. Or at least not “too crazy” lol.
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DID system here. I try not to refer to parts of mind as alters or for that matter parts of mind but more so an emotional space....I've integrated a few teenagers as I called them years ago...but still have a lot of young emotional spaces today. Communication with young emotional spaces is hard. I don't think I can really do it unless I'm in the presence of my therapist. I realized that might be the issue. Sometimes doing something like coloring or drawing brings those emotional spaces up. More so I deal with these spaces wanting a external mother as I no longer talk to my own mom as of a year ago June. If anyone has any suggestions I'd be open to learning more ways to connect.
Thanks