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Signs of dissociation. And then what?

Postby waspmass » Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:28 pm

I ve been suspecting that I have parts in me that dont communicate with each other as a result of dissociation. I suffer from ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Gereralized Anxiety Disorder and Bipolar Dirorder. Everything in me changes so quickly, confusing all the people who know me and I struggle to be stable, but I realize that I just cant. I mean, I feel that I have many faces which appear suddenly, making me be different within seconds or minutes. I know that many of the things I suffer from contain instability as a symptom, but I still feel that something is wrong here. So my question is. How can I know if i suffer from some kind of dissociative disorder, even though I have no signs of amnesia and no clear alters?
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Re: Signs of dissociation. And then what?

Postby ArbreMonde » Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:21 pm

Only a diagnosis by a professional can give you a clear answer.

In the meantime, the book "Coping with trauma related dissociation" is all about getting a more stable life while learning about dissociation so it works also for people without dissociative disorders.

Do not hesitate to ask your different practitionners to help you stabilize your daily life. There are CBT therapies aimed at coping with ADHD and bipolar, attachment therapy for borderline, etc.

Most of the therapies for dissociation also help to manage borderline because being borderline is a form of dissociation between two types of attachment: one part of you is anxiously attached, the other is avoidant, they both play ping-pong with your emotions and make your life a mess. Trauma and dissociation therapy help healing this and build a safe attachment instead. :D

For more informations about dissociative disorders as a whole (it's a whole spectrum, DID being only the more intense version!) and their therapies, check the ressources thread I linked in my signature. :)

Hope that you'll find ressources to help you!
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