Time distortion and DID

We were wondering how others with DID deal with time distortion? Minutes can seem like hours, hours can be like days. Some times it seems one can get trapped even in seconds. What are your strategies for dealing with this issue?
We have been dealing with severe time distortion issue for a while. It's different from losing time.
Time Distortions in Dissociative Identity Disorder: Janetian Concepts and Treatment
Onno van der Hart, Ph.D. & Kathy Steele, R.N., M.N., C.S
http://www.trauma-pages.com/a/vdhart-97.php
Does any one know of newer studies and treatment of the time distortion phenomena in patients with DID?
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watcheroflights

Great topic.

And sometimes, days and weeks ago just happened yesterday.

Looking forward to reading from others.

Sea

PS: Hi you all (Elissa and Tommy, Thomas, Thomas Lee, Claire, and others.) waving you all.

I'm interested in this topic. I keep dreaming about things that happened 10, 20, 30 years ago. These are not happy dreams.

Part of me wants to hold onto the past and the pain that it brought me, because I'm afraid to let go and move forward into the unknown. Another part of me wants to heal. I can't stand having conflicting feelings.

Charity

Today our host did not remember what led to an event that happened one month ago. It's like it happened one year ago. Can it be considered time distortion/mild amnesia?

Pasquale

Time Distortion Oct 23 2014
Was it now? Is it then? Will the Abuse Ever End? By Kathy Broady
http://discussingdissociation.com/tag/time-distortion/
time distortions-PsychForum
dissociative-identity/topic84820.html
Seems there is not a lot on-line in coping or dealing with this issue.
ElKahn, MakersDozn, Seangel thanks for taking the time to reply.
Thomas Lee
watcheroflights

I used to think that dissociative time loss was a superpower I had. I am still struggling much with the same problems then. I don't remember things said to me five minutes ago, but can strike up a conversation that I had started with someone three months ago. WOW, the crazy ass looks I get sometimes! "Where did that come from?" they say. I am often perplexed by people pretending not to remember what we talked about. LOL Funny funny! Use calendars and notebooks to help keep yourself pieced together. It is amazing to look back at the insights you had along the way or the things you wrote and go OMG! that was awesome! I wrote that? When? Huh, sucks I forgot. That was GOOD!

Levi and I have both had problems remembering the current date and the date at which things happened, and we sometimes get distant events out of order, especially if they are close to each other. Of course,our mother has the same problem so we never thought much of it.

MakersDozn wrote:I'm interested in this topic. I keep dreaming about things that happened 10, 20, 30 years ago. These are not happy dreams.

Part of me wants to hold onto the past and the pain that it brought me, because I'm afraid to let go and move forward into the unknown. Another part of me wants to heal. I can't stand having conflicting feelings.

Charity

Hi Charity,

I'm sorry you keep having those dreams. :/

What you mentioned here, it's so true. We sometimes hold onto the past and the pain. The sole idea seems so uncanny, but yet true.

When I read your words I felt so... Emotional, or tenderness. Dunno what word exactly would explain what I fealt. But I know how I felt like.

I guess, I wanted to tell you that I understood your feeling, and I wanted to encourage you to let go of that hurtful past. It's gone. Not present. It can't hurt you no more. You can be free of those hurtful feelings.

By the way, all those conflicting feelings are totally normal. It is hard to let go, it is what's known, and we hold onto what we know, even if it's hurtful. But we also want to heal. One day, that part who fears to let go, will trust that part that wants to heal. Will close their eyes, and free themselves of suffering.

Take care Charity, and you all. Hope those dreams are left in the past.

Sea

Seangel wrote:Hi Charity,

I'm sorry you keep having those dreams. :/

[...A]ll those conflicting feelings are totally normal. It is hard to let go, it is what's known, and we hold onto what we know, even if it's hurtful. But we also want to heal. One day, that part who fears to let go, will trust that part that wants to heal. Will close their eyes, and free themselves of suffering.

Take care Charity, and you all. Hope those dreams are left in the past.

Thank you, Sea. Out of respect for the person who originated this thread, I'm going to start a separate thread about what I mentioned.

Charity

Great idea!