What causes Dissociative Identity Disorder? #dissociativeidentitydisorder #mentalhealth

[viwgpww]

PTSD and DID here. I have struggled with this since I became free at 11. God bless you all ❤

[imitationsofmyself]

Sorry but DID is not caused by trauma in adulthood. By adulthood DID is already presenting symptoms and the identities are distinct. DID symptoms can present as early as four years old, for me it was six years old. I'm not a mental health professional but this is what my psychologist says in my official diagnostic letter: "The origin of these symptoms is most commonly found in trauma and/or abuse experienced in childhood. These identities function to help the individual cope with difficult events by separating out aspects of the self to deal with differing situations"
I have never heard a mental health professional say DID can be caused by trauma in adulthood. For me the abuse started before I was even a year old. Basically DID means a child was brutalized so severely (usually before the age of two) that in order to protect that child the brain literally fragments to protect that child. That is why by adulthood those with DID have all or most of their childhood and life missing from their memory. When the core person and the alters heal and integrate those memories the alters hold bleed into the core person's memory.

[annmarie]

I have DID and that was the best short and simple response ❤ thank you!

[CosmicMarzz]

I recently discovered that I switch when in an overstimulating environment into a little. It gives me (the host) a sense of comfort and allows as an escape to my problems in past experiences when in loud and crowded environments. It can be a handful to take care of, but I appreciate it.

[susanmiller]

What causes some people to develop it as children during trauma, and some don't?

[curiouslyme]

DID occurs before age 8 or 9 years. It's a developmental post-traumatic disorder. It continues into adulthood but develops in childhood.

[MsJos]

Adults cant get DID, but they do create new alters during stress because they already had DID. Its formed during childhood.

[Midnight_fire.]

We switched eleven times while watching that. Gotta say it is kinda accurate though

[kirbo]

Imma see a psychologist given my childhood experience with abuse and my moms death and the fact I experienced it at 11 and the other stuff earlier.

[lamonikagabrielle]

Excellently explained, thank you for sharing

[The_Cyber_System]

Glad you're bringing compassionate awareness and education, but the education seems a little flawed. Would appreciate more attention to accuracy please 🙏

"Dissociation" not "disassociation." Haven't see any evidence that it can form due to adult trauma (would love if you could provide evidence to back up your claim) - but you can continue splitting in adulthood as we are doing lately (if you meant this then you seemed to misrepresent it). The rest isn't technically wrong but it also doesn't necessarily feel totally authentic (though everyone experiences it differently).

[JesusLightsYourPath]

How do I know if I have D.I.D. or just another dissociative disorder?

[MsSunnyDenise]

First of all, it’s not disassociative … it’s dissociative. There is a difference.

[michelekurlan]

Look at the word it is not disassociation there is no such word the word is dissociation. You'd be more credible if you pronounced it correctly