CalligraphyJack wrote:Well, we told them. They don't quite understand or believe us, but we did it
-Cade
My parents (dad and stepmother, not my biological mother) were told because of my/our first hospitalization, so I can't really speak of a coming out since I really didn't have a choice, but that was over two years ago, and while my dad never mentions DID, he has over time come to recognize the fact that I do have a problem, and is more understanding of my situation (jobless, but that may soon change) and is more ready to help me financially and materially (not psychologically though).
At the same time, I still sometimes challenge the idea that I have DID, but recent events have made it pretty clear to me that it cannot be anything else ! [On the bright side, even though I'm uncomfortable with what happened, I am somewhat able to laugh about it] And while my father has told me that, thinking back, there were instances of strange behavior he remembered, he said that he would not have linked it to extreme dissociation (my words, not his); DID can be subtle to outsiders !
Anyway, I wish you a good day, and well, you are brave, much more than I ! I probably wouldn't have told my parents (or anyone, in fact) yet, had I not been forced to.