could it be possible that i have DID?

Question

im 17 years old at the end of the school year i did an essay on DID and i was abused as a child i have no memory of my childhood. my memory begin at 13 years old and it feels that when i started my life and when i try to remember i get headche and when my mom talks to me about it, it doesnt feel like it happened too me if feels like it happened to someone else so could i have did?

Answer 1

For everybody, it's Dissociative Identity Disorder. a.k.a. Multiple Personality Disorder.
I think that because when something like abuse happens, your mind shuts it out and tries all it can do not to remember what happened, especially when you're a child. I think that's why you're feeling so weird. (A lot of times psychologist and people themselves feel weird and they label it as something because they really don't know what it is.) But really, i think it's just an emotional response to something you haven't remembered yet and to the whole thing in general because it's really hard to deal with. I
f you really think you have something wrong with you, you can go see a psychologist. But from the experiences that I have seen from people who have been abused around me, the docs just make it worse.

Answer 2

Talk to a counselor. If you have no memories of your childhood, there is probably a problem simmering there. Pray about it. Perhaps it's nothing, perhaps you are blocking because you are trying too hard. But a counselor will help you unravel things. I don't put too much weight into the past though. I had a tough childhood with all the tv problems, and I know I am strong, I take life one day at a time. Im safe now, things are okay, and i'm not stupid, I can work through my own problems.

Good luck, hang in there. Have confidence in yourself.

Answer 3

It's possible for everyone to have DID, disassociate identity disorder. Please don't think it's so weird. DID is a gift of the brain to forget anything, but more importantly traumatic events. That's my argument and I don't feel like rambling on about how it's good to forget lots of things to help us to move on. The brain needs all its functioning power for the moment and preparation for the future; it doesn't need to dwell on the past. DID is practiced by everyone from nurses, doctors and family members who witness a death, to people with a shopping list leaving the store with their goods. DID is like a moment of refreshing the mind. DID is healthy until it begins to interfere with normal functioning, like forgetting your name, the year, and important events, please think of DID, if you want a label, as a good thing, if you have a strong case of DID.
DID is brought on by a psychological disorder, but it’s not something to fear. The memories return slowly when we are in an emotional state suitable to receive them. You're not ready, now.
Sorry to hear about your abusive childhood. It is good for you to know, abuse in many forms is very common. Almost everyone can look back at something they wish they could change. Dealing with the memories gives people back the control over their lives which they lost.
Try not to let others tell you what happened. It is best to remember the parts that you witnessed as first hand knowledge. Work only with first hand knowledge. There is too much misinformation in the world. It seems you are fabricating memories from other stories. It is best to taboo the subject. People have a way of telling you how you should react to a big event and it's better to be real.
So, dwelling on the abuse magnifies its importance in your current life. DID is trying to protect you now from whatever stress, nervousness, or insecurities you may develop, all things which interfere with your normal functioning.
Please listen to us. Seek professional help. It will do wonders. At some point in your life find a therapist you can trust and work on this. Avoid talking with friends and family about your personal progress. They seem to sensationalize the stories. They mean well, but they seem to be creating the problem now.

Answer 4

I sugesst for you counceling....so that you may begin to deal with the abuse you went through as a child....i don't know what DID is, but i do know that abuse of anykind durring child hood can be damaging and effect future relationships between loved ones and friends.....seek help, and maybe get your mother involved so that she may bring some light into your childhood....Good Luck with all you do!!

Answer 5

Most people who have been abused in some way spend their whole life trying to forget it, not remember it. There are many studies showing that DID is actually unsubstantiated. That these so-called regressed memories are just due to suggestion.
Please just move on with your life. Focus on things that are good and wholesome. Even if you were abused, you have to do what all other abuse victims have to do, move on with your life and make something good of it.
If you start to have urges to abuse, though, you will have to get help. good luck to you

Answer 6

DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) often refers to a diagnosis schizophrenics now recieve. What you are describing sounds more like DD (Dissociative Disorder) where you "black out" and lose track of time so to speak. Keep in mind I am not a trained mental health professional, but I have been in the system long enough to know what I am talking about. Talk to your doctor if you think this could be the problem.

Answer 7

Its possible, You might have severe ammeasah, or your personality, may have changed an you are forcing yourself not to believe her, or She might be making it up thats a possibility,but she's your mom why would she do that, go somewhre peaceful an concentrate on your memory, but don't try so hard that it gives you a headach relax, sooner or later you'll remember, think positive...

Answer 8

It doesn't sound like DID. It sounds more like you've simply repressed the memories of your childhood.

DID refers to when people have two or more personalities, sometimes called alters, in one body. The alters can come out and do things without the host personality knowing about it.

Let me see if I can find a link. http://www.sidran.org/didbr.html

Hope this helps

Answer 9

I didnt untersatnd your question... but when I was 9 a man tried to rape me, I forgot about it completely, I didnt tell anyone but when I was 16, while I was watching a movie all came back to my mind, it was quite shocking, now I am 25, I know that that happened, I am sure but the more I think about it the strangest all looks to me.

Answer 10

dissociative identify disorder? i've never seen it abbreviated like that and i work in a counseling office. ironically i'm in counseling as well. we've been talking about my dissociations a lot lately. i to remember crap from childhood. i tend to detach A LOT. we are trying to determine my triggers. i'd say if that is your only issue right now, that you don't remember your childhood don't worry about it. but if you have other concerns, get your self a therapist.