News of Dissociative Disorders

hi everyone! I'm a junior in high school and i'm doing a diagnosis paper about the main character, Adam, in the book "I Am The Cheese" by Robert Cormier...

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmCheese05.asp
please visit this site for the summary so you can clearly understand what i'm talking about... thanks :D

from the research i've done, Adam CLEARLY has PTSD, along with Panic Disorder, and Dissociative (Selective) Amnesia... ...

I was been diagnosed with DID many years ago. I didn't start therapy until much later although my psychiatrist wanted to put me in therapy many times. When I did start therapy it was about 2 years before a kid answered the phone and it was my therapist :x

Still in therapy, I find it very hard to have to listen to her tell me what the ...

next time i feel like im in a dream world im going to drive my car in to a brick wall att 100 mph to see if im dreaming or not

I'm a playwright, and I'm trying to find out if certain symptoms correspond to behavior associated with a dissociative disorder. I'll explain my the symptoms, and why this is important to me.

I once met a person in a hospital who alternated between believing she was a 34-year-old woman and believing that she was an Angel, or a good witch, or the Holy Spirit. She always thought the name of the Angel was "Cupid," and ...

Hi. I recently found out that my brother-in-law was diagnosed with DID. I'm trying to find out more so I can help him out. I have a few things I was wondering about.

Firstly, on the subject of therapists. What constitutes a good one? How can I differentiate between one that is looking to bring out more and more alters, and one that is trying to integrate and unify them?

How can I help my ...

I have been dealing with depression and anxiety issues and have been using paxil and klonopin and going to psychiatrist. I haven't mentioned this to him yet, because we have been dealing with the anxiety and depression. Before taking meds I would feel as if I was dreaming on some days and that life really wasnt happening. Deep down I know Im awake but I feel a very strange feeling like Im still sleeping. I ...

Dear forum members, my name is John *mod edit- name removed* and I'm researching a documentary about psychogenic amnesia and dissociative fugue for the high profile British documentary company *mod edit- name removed*. *mod edit-name removed* has a history of covering rare medical and psychological conditions in an intelligent and sensitive manner, always with upmost concern for the participants well-being. This project is the latest of many commissions we have received in the area of ...

IS IT POSSIBLE TO DEPERSONALIZE ALL THE TIME. FEEL AS IF I DON'T KNOW MYSELF...I CAN'T THINK ABOUT MYSELF- HOW I WOULD FEEL, HOW FEEL ABOUT HOW I LOOK...- FOR TOO LONG BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT I DON'T KNOW MYSELF AT ALL. I'M FAKE... VERY FAKE..... IN ALL AREAS OF MY LIFE. I DO HOWEVER FEEL MY HEART MELT WHEN I SEE MY KIDS- SOMETIMES THAT IS. MY QUESTION IS, CAN YOU DEPERSONALIZE OR DISSOCIATE ...

I'm sorry this is my first thread so if it's in the wrong place or I say something wrong it is out of ignorance not maliciousness ok?!

I just read another thread and certain aspects of it were very familiar. I thought perhaps if i wrote something of my recent dramas and events you could tell me if I matched the criteria od DID please?

Things in my life can be relatively 'normal' even good ...

I keep cutting myself and forgetting about it. I've attempted suicide before and forgot about it. The other day there was blood all over my bathroom lightswitch. I don't remember how that or the cut on my finger got there.
I'm really scared.
It used to happen back last year in November that I'd be controlled by alters, but would remember most of what happened. I had SOME control. I could talk to them and ...