Identity denial as a form of dissociation?

New to the forum and overwhelmed. I'd really appreciate some input. The bottom-line question I have is: can denial of one's identity be considered an indicator of DID?

I have read that DID is characterized by 2 or more distinct personalities, each with their own mannerisms, behaviors, etc and each taking over at a certain point. That's where I get hung up - what if someone has flat out denied their identity (name, birthday, life events, just...entire existence, really) and claims a new one? It's not a power struggle. It's not Ben vs. Rob. It's "Ben is a lie. I am actually Rob and this is my life's story and who I am and what made me. Everyone who calls me Ben is in denial or lying. I have never been Ben and I don't know where that came from, nor do I recall the memories that others have of Ben, because I am and always have been Rob."

There is no switch of personalities/identities from Ben to Rob. It's Rob claiming to be Rob and everyone else telling him he's Ben. Rob uses the name Ben around those people and avoid confrontation.

What am I dealing with here? Thanks for reading.

Technically most alters go through a period of denial where they truly believe that they are the original and that it is just them. Some don't even know they have a disorder until later on. that could be what you're dealing with. So I would say that yes you do have Dissociative Identity Disorder, and it is possible to self diagnose. Honestly to me it sounds like you do because one of my alters went through the same thing you sound like you're going through. my alter Monica when we first switched she believed that she was the original and that every time somebody called her by my name she believed that they were either wrong or in denial of who she was. of course she later came to find out that she was in fact just and alter, but that is another story for another time. basically if I had to guess off of what you have told I would say you do have DID.