I guess I may have it...

Well among my other mental problems I am now pretty sure that I have 2 little peeps in my head that like to cause me troble. I know the difference between right and wrong, but after really looking into this and researching I believe I have DID. I was in denial for awhile and I just ignored the signs thinking it was me just making poor liffe choices. Besides the voices in my head I noticed wierd things. Like maybe these personalities were trying to keep hidden from me. I lose track of time and I do things I do not remember doing. Conversations people have with me and waking up tired and seeing things moved around and in not the place I left them. I started making the effort to remember where everything is. I know people misplace thingsm but I do it constantly! I want to tell my shrink this but what will happen will I get commited? Any comments?

I don't think that most therapists commit you for DID. Unless you're a danger to others or yourself. DID isn't a dangerous condition generally, although some people have some very violent alters.

Do you want to hurt yourself and have actual plans for doing it?

Do you want to hurt others and have actual plans for doing it?

If you don't meet one of those two criteria, your therapist would probably have a hard time having you committed against your will.

If you think you have DID, bring it up with your therapist as a possibility. If your therapist is too quick to discount the possibility of DID, look into being evaluated by a specialist in DID. Some therapists don't believe in DID, or worse think that they are qualified to treat it when they really aren't.

Voices + lost time generally do indicate the presence of alters and DID.

Have you tried asking the voices what their names are, and trying to become more familiar with them? Sometimes journaling is helpful if your system is into it. My system becomes quite upset most of the times that I try to do it, and I end up with one very prolific journal (the host's) with a few random angry comments (from my system's protector, apparently) It makes for a frustrating experience. :p

Hurting myself? Yes I have. I even tried to commit suicide last year. I believe it was more of a cry for help then anything. I really have not tried to talk to the voices in my head except to tell them to shut up. To be honest I just thought they were inner thoughts and made me do things I did not want to do. I believe they are more active at night time when I am sleeping. It is like they are hiding from me and not being aware of each other. I feel 2 people are inside my mind. Both males. I will take your advice and do a journal. I am a little nervous about telling my shrink. I do not know how he will respond. He seems to pretty open minded so I will mention it to him next week. No I have not felt like I want to hurt anyone else. The voices are more mischivous and the second is more calm and laid back.

i remember when i first tryied to tell a therapist about feelings other personalities. she kind of brushed it off as borderline personality. i knew that wasn't how i felt, there was more to it. but, "it" was hard to discribe, and i had lost the courage to continue talking about it. i knew nothing about d.i.d., so i blew it off for years. i got to a point where i knew i was suicidal, so i went to another therapist. i went a few times without talking about "it". then finally i knew i had to. (of course i never said anything about being suicidal) he pulled a book off the bookshelf, and asked me,"is this what you are experiencing?" much of what i was feeling/thinking was right there in writing. i said "ya, it explains "it" better than i could" when i found out what d.i.d. was, a panic came over me. OMG! was i crazy, were my worst fears true? the more i read the scarier it got! i felt like life as i knew it was coming to an end! in a way it was, it took my security blanket of denial. i was never more afraid of facing myself. it was like facing a bunch of strangers.

i physically shook for days. angery voices were telling me "you really screwed up this time!" a soft inner voice said,"thank God! you finally had the courage to tell someone, maybe now we can finally get some help." i could hardly function, it went on and on non stop, for days. all i can tell you is i feel for you! i know hard it is. one of the best things that therapist gave me was this forum. this has been a life saver! they understand me like no one ever has. so, what ever the out come, you are not alone! you are not crazy or going crazy. some days you'll want to face it, some not. it's ok. journaling is a great way to get to know your allusive other parts. some members have been working and reading up on it for a while. they can give you tips and answer questions you may have. it's not the end of the world. i try to look at it as a truth seeking journey. it's just something there to discover.

got to go for now. good luck, and best wishes!

benny

I hope your shrink will be open-minded in this too. Good luck telling, and welcome here!! You came to the right place.