Yes, I am.

[scubabrynn.livejournal.com]

Hey all, I just wanted to introduce myself. I was diagnosed DID a little less than a year ago. Since then, I've worked with it myself trying to make my triggers ease up. To an extent, they have. I'm making progress, but just need people to talk to about it. Does anyone want to talk?
Sorry for being so dry, I'm a little nervous...

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Sure

[gia1977.livejournal.com]

Sure we can talk or you can read my journal, doesn't matter. Or you can post here and we can all reply and so on. As for triggers, I'm not sure what yours are, but they vary for people and some don't even have triggers. For my triggers, I've found writing them out in journal and/or talking helps a lot - so feel free to talk all you want and if I can help, I'll post a reply. Take care and welcome.

[saturniakitty.livejournal.com]

I'm free to talk if you want ^_^ You can post a comment in my journal or just comment here. Idunno if I'd be able to help with anything, but I'd be glad to listen to what you have to say.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Welcome aboard.

Our triggers such as they are have to do with PTSD and not our multiplicity, so the best thing we've found is to face right into them. If we can develop new associations and contexts for the things that bother us, they don't bother us anymore. Time and new experiences are also wonderful things.

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[tir-nan-og.livejournal.com]

Welcome. You are absolutely free to read my journal and comment there if something strikes you. I also understand 'triggers' only in terms of freaking out about events or places that remind me of trauma. I dont identify with triggers making me more multiple..I'm multiple when at my best. personally when i'm triggered, I'm a bad immitation of a singlet! It is agreed that there is no fleeing from triggers..it is best to develop the strength to face them..which is not easy or pleasant.

thanks for replying!

[scubabrynn.livejournal.com]

okay, I feel a lot better now. I'd love to have anyone add me as a friend or anything. My triggers are mostly sexual... so it might take me a while for me to say anyhting about that!! i'd been diagnosed with PTSD, ADD and depression... but the psych said that those can be misleading when a person has DID. has anyone else been diagnosed with a bunch of other things that sorta relate butthe big issue is DID? of course they think I'm ADD!!! I stare off and dissociate ALL the time! well, if anyone wants to talk, just comment in my journal and we'll get to talking!! i know I haven't been very up to date with the journal, but i'm getting better now!

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[saturniakitty.livejournal.com]

I'm also ADD - I was diagnosed when I was 8, and have been taking meds for it ever since. I've never seen any connection between it and mutiplicity though. I don't know about you, but for me I don't think one has anything to do with the other *shrugs*

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[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

We have no psychiatric diagnoses. We are multiple (not DID). We also have mild Asperger's autism, a trace of petit-mal epilepsy and a slight learning disability that runs in our birth mom's family, which we don't think any of that has anything to do with being plural. None of these things have been diagnosed, we figured it out for ourselves.

There is a very long history of people who are multiple getting misdiagnosed with all kinds of other things because doctors don't think multiplicity is that common -- it just doesn't occur to them. This happened even in the 80s and 90s. And nowadays of course, they're trying like mad to sweep all multiplicity under the rug because of the scandals and lawsuits connected with the recovery movement! Half the time I don't think the doctors really see their clients anyway. I think they just want to stamp numbers (from the DSM) on them so they can collect their $$$ from the insurance co.

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[ex-khailitha846.livejournal.com]

I'm curious, when you say triggers, are you talking about something that triggers flashbacky, PTSD stuff, or something that triggers a switch? For me, sometimes the two are related, and sometimes they aren't.

Sex can often trigger switchiness in me. A LOT of switchiness. Sometimes it's along the lines of "oh, cool, I want to be part of this" and someone shoving someone else out of the way. Sometimes it's a very disturbing switch into one of the sexually abused children or fragments with alot of attending PTSD reactions.

Are you experiencing something similar? Are you in a relationship with someone who is able to process stuff with you as it comes up?

I've found that therapists really like to throw diagnoses at things. It seems to be a cultural habit that if we NAME something, we don't have to LOOK at it anymore. We can slot it into a known pattern and go into a programmed response. Don't get me wrong, names are important as hell and defining things is a good way to start interacting with them, but relating too closely with a diagnosis can blind us to what is really happening. My advice would be to tackle the issues that seem to be giving you the most problems without worrying too much about the clinical definitions. Just a thought.

If you want to talk about the sexual stuff more privately, I can give you my e-mail address. Sending light.

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[tir-nan-og.livejournal.com]

I am totally right there with everything kailitha (sp?) said in her second paragraph about lots of switching and wildly varying opinions about sex among one's people. Some of mine think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, some think its grotesque and start to become these nonverbal abused children or even babies! Ugh.
Yes, if either of the two of you, or anyone else, wants to talk shop about this more privately, contact me if you like. I know I've only spoken of this with my lover, and it would be a real relief to discuss it with someone who has shared the experiences.

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[distanteyes.livejournal.com]

I’ve added you to my friends list.

[coginthenose.livejournal.com]

sure I am almost always up for talking
Angie

[asrai-d.livejournal.com]

Welcome. I get so excited when people join the group. I founded this group when LJ was quiet and it was quiet for ages and then people popped up and I was away with a sudden crop up of life. Since then Neitherday became a co-moderator. And the rules are lax since there are none! :)

so yeah hey! welcome.