Hey Suicide Project!
I’m new to the site and I’m kind of hoping that keeping a blog will be a good outlet for me. I’m Elizabeth and I suffer from a mental disorder known as Dissociative Identity Disorder or (DID). What does this mean? Well formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder or (MPD); DID is a mental disorder on the dissociative spectrum characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately control a person’s behavior. But, what does this mean for me? This means that I “host” several other alternate personalities. I refer to myself as the host because although there are several of us, I was born into this body. When alters come in I lose mass amounts of time, I wake up in strange places, I get random charges on my credit cards and worst of all I don’t know what I’ve done. It’s pretty scary and until now I didn’t think I’d ever find love or happiness, but I’ve just recently met a man who like me suffers from DID. He however is integrated and doesn’t fade in and out as I often do. He claims to love and support me and he hasn’t ever done anything to make me believe otherwise but I just find it so hard to believe that anyone could love someone as unstable as me. I suppose that as far as introductions go, this is fine. If you’re at all interested in what I had to say here today, then perhaps you’ll stay interested and continue reading. My alters and I share a journal where often they write to let me know what they did and experienced while in control of the body. I plan on sharing future journal entries and blogging as each of my alters, if they’re willing to perticipate and if the public responds well to my posts. Well, thats all for now. Hope to see ya soon!
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It does sound like a horrible, complicated thing to go through, but if you manage to actually keep a journal in between the switches it should make things a bit more easier to deal with.
It is possible to feel love to and support a person even when they’re unstable, when and if you truely love them and if he does suffer from the same condition that makes it easier for him to understand and support you even better.
The most horrible and complicated thing of all of it is the doubt that i face from so many who claim that DID isnt real and thet its too uncommon for anyone to ACTUALLY have it. I’m hoping that with this i can raise at least a little bit of awareness
Hi Elizabeth! I think it will be very interesting for you to share your experiences with DID. I’ve actually been curious about the condition and what it’s like for someone who has it.
I think everyone experiences insecurities when it comes to love. I think the man who loves you sees you for more than just your condition but understands what you go through.
Best wishes. 🙂
Im glad youre interested. I’m not only blogging here but I also started a blog on Tumblr. If youre at all interested. feel free to follow me there! http://alltheperksofbeingus.tumblr.com/ as of now its just the same post thats here but I’ll probably post more there
I’ll make sure to follow. I actually had a tumblr before but got rid of it because I didn’t know what to do with it…haha, but I’ll still make sure to check it out. 🙂
Hi Elizabeth 🙂
I just wanted to let you know that you’ve let me know about DID and I understand it a lot better now, so thank you 🙂
Also, each of your alters blogging will be able to let us all know more about DID and how you handle it.
All the best,
M 🙂
I always wondered what it was like to be like this. o.o
Sounds interesting…
Horrible? Fascinating? Idk. The unconciousness of it all when another personality takes control and believing yoyrdelf to be someone else is one thing but like this or schizophrenia, if you don’t feel possessed, it akmost seems like having an imaginary friend yoy think is actually real…
It almost feels like a xure for loneliness but that’s probably retarded… sorry. 🙁