Welcome To The Family! *TW* (Intro Thread For New Membs.)

So I noticed alot of new people coming on here lately looking for others to talk to about their experiences. I wanted to set this thread up for people to introduce them and their systems. I thought it would be something fun though I do think I should put a warning in the title cause some people might be triggered by this. I'll start by talking about my experiences.
I started experiencing all my symptoms at around the age of 19 which initially alerted my parents that something wasn't right about me. However, I have had no experience with true trauma which has led me to believe that I am simply OSDD-1. If you haven't already seen me around here I do sometimes let my other "parts" post. However, I'm still trying to understand what I'm truly experiencing. I've been here for a long time but I haven't really posted much unless it was to talk in PMS with one of the systems here.

I love all the people here and being able to relate to so many of the others here makes me feel less lonely. My therapist thinks communication with friends and family is a start but I've got a long way till I start to properly manage my condition. I am extremely understanding so if anyone wants to speak in private they can! I know how uncomfortable it can be at first since most of us nowadays experience anti-socialization. It's funny how closed off people have become to each other. You could be right in front of someone and still only look at your phone screen instead of talking to them.
It's also sad to some extent because it shows that the previous generations have practically ignored the mental issues in their children. I hope that someday we can make the mental health department as a whole recognize that we aren't just sources of income that get pills thrown into our mouths and labels put on us. We are human and we deserve to be treated with love and respect not greed and disgust.

As for the time being I'd like to get to know everyone on here! So feel free to drop a message here or PM if thats more comfortable to you!
-Maria (Host)

Hyuukichan123 wrote:I have had no experience with true trauma which has led me to believe that I am simply OSDD-1.

I just wanted to clarify that systems who are OSDD 1 have not had less severe trauma than those who are DID. What is perceived as trauma is unique to each individual, and the basis for something being traumatic in a long-lasting symptomatic way is whether or not the person was able to process the trauma. For children, that means having a caregiver who was attuned to them sufficiently, and was able to help them regulate their emotions and make sense of their experiences.

The ONLY difference between OSDD 1 and DID is that with OSDD 1 the person either has NO amnesia for present or past events, OR has alters who are not distinct and elaborated. They are not different disorders at all. Hopefully in the future, they will all be under an umbrella term such as "Major Dissociative Disorder" with specifiers for whether alters are distinct and for how much amnesia there is.

The cause and treatment are the same for OSDD 1 and DID.

TheGangsAllHere wrote:
I just wanted to clarify that systems who are OSDD 1 have not had less severe trauma than those who are DID. What is perceived as trauma is unique to each individual, and the basis for something being traumatic in a long-lasting symptomatic way is whether or not the person was able to process the trauma. For children, that means having a caregiver who was attuned to them sufficiently, and was able to help them regulate their emotions and make sense of their experiences.

The ONLY difference between OSDD 1 and DID is that with OSDD 1 the person either has NO amnesia for present or past events, OR has alters who are not distinct and elaborated. They are not different disorders at all. Hopefully in the future, they will all be under an umbrella term such as "Major Dissociative Disorder" with specifiers for whether alters are distinct and for how much amnesia there is.

The cause and treatment are the same for OSDD 1 and DID.

I see thank you for informing me I'm still learning unfortunately. I'm still pretty new to this whole thing and it really helps to reach out to others especially when it comes to stuff like this.