Disbelief from people

Hi guys,

I feel I'm on a very small planet now, and only a few people understand.

I've been honest to a few close friends, and now to my mum about that there's a possibility I might have d.i.d or DDNOS. That my counsellor thinks I need treatment for it and that were looking into it.
The first time I told them, they seemed to just fob it off and forget about it, like they thought I was loony. The second proper time I mentioned it they don't seem to know what to say.

Is it that hard to understand.. Even if they don't actually know what it is.. I just feel like people think I'm crazy and stupid. Now feel like I might be and i feel guilty and wonder if I am just so unworthy like people make me feel.

I realise its a serious thing to have, why don't other people take me seriously too?
My mum then started talking about my cousin having had a minor road accident as if she was thinking I was selfish and that I couldn't understand that the minor road accident was so much more serious than my silly games and made up stories.

What is going on... Am I crazy, am I making stuff up..

I feel the same way. My partner of nearly 5 years knew about my psychosis (when that was my diagnosis) and for the first year we were together he was very supportive but since then he seems to show little interest in the subject and if I struggle with something he cant understand. Currently I am unable to work and I am receiving ESA (sick benefits) and he keeps saying that I can work but i'm just being lazy.
I told him last night by diagnosis was changing and it might be DID or DDNOS and he had trouble believing it. He said I shouldn't be talking to people on forums and I shouldn't be reading books about it as it's just encouraging me to believe I have it.
Part of thinks it's just denial, that really deep down he cares but he struggles to accept it so just shrugs it off and hopes it goes away but it is hurtful. I never let him know when I'm suffering as it will only makes things worse between us.

You can't fix stupid!

When I first told my mom she seemed to ignore it as if she didn't really believe me. Same with my dad. But over time they came to accept it without any further input from me. I think it was just too hard to accept or wrap their brains around at first. I still remember how hard it was for me to accept when I first found out I had it. Maybe give your loved ones some time and see if they can learn to accept it?
-Geoff

Yeh perhaps it is a time thing.

Sorry you're struggling too frank darko and any others. I sometimes think it can be others who are in denial or don't want to accept things that are unfamiliar. Sometimes that messes with me, like today, other times Im more grounded and accepting what is happening has been really hard for me that's why I wanted to talk to a few people, seems I'm on my own though.

Hi Fightforlife.

We know the feeling! We have been accused of being dirty liars, crazy and overall "too-complicated-&-dumb-to-fix."

You are certainly on the right path! Don't let people like those put you down! EVERY SINGLE ONE of our relatives think that we (the body) is completely cuckoo and just plain "simple-minded-&-intellectually disabled." When in fact it's about DID and trauma.

I agree with Tylas! You can't fix stupid! Just leave those kind of people behind (if they DON'T want to change their way of looking at things) and concentrate on surrounding yourself with people that respect you, take you seriously and respect your feelings.

We have no contact to our "family" and "relatives" anymore. The only family we now have is our few close friends - people that help us heal and won't sabotage our healing process! It does good to you. ^^ To all of you!

I hope for things to get better with you all.