Dissociative Experiences Scale

Una+ wrote:I have not seen a thread about the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) here yet, so let's make one now. DES is a well validated screening instrument for assessing clients' degree of dissociation. Here is a link to an online version of the DES:

http://counsellingresource.com/lib/quiz ... tests/des/

The cut-off for prompting further assessment for DID is 30. Although only 17% of therapy clients who score over 30 have DID, most people who have DID do score over 30. That means a score below 30 is almost enough to rule out DID but a score over 30 only calls for further assessment.

Colin Ross has published a very detailed analysis of the DES here: http://www.rossinst.com/dissociative_ex ... scale.html

27. But I was surprised I scored that high.

63. I feel like I might have scored some things too low...

I scored a 57. I remember taking this test in the past and getting a lower score (30 something), but that was before I started paying more attention to the strange things that often happen to me, and before my therapist started helping me open up communication and discover how I can actually use the system to my advantage, say if I were really nervous in a certain situation and needed the comfort and support of an alter. Since the beginning of my noticing these things every now and then, they have really picked up, and become a part of my daily life. So, I guess maybe that's why my score was higher this time.

I honestly thought my score was low, but after reading some other peoples scores I'm seriously worried.
I scored 82 on my first test about three months ago and took another and it's lowered to 76.
I don't know what to do...
I haven't told anyone about DID, and it's had me stressed for some period of time, can anyone suggest a course of action I should take?

RakuranKuchida wrote:can anyone suggest a course of action I should take?

Start a new thread (topic) and introduce yourself? To do that, click the radio button that says "NEWTOPIC", just above the listing of threads on the forum page.

Did it once by myself; scored in the 40s.

Did it co-present; scored 60.

I just took the DES and scored 61. When I took it at the psych evaluation back in June '15, I scored 48. I was not expecting to get a score that high. But seeing others' scores, I see the score can change over time. Thanks for posting the links! This is a very useful tool.

I scored a 60 this time.

84 Shocking honestly, thought We would have scored much lower, in the 40's maybe? Question accuracy, but give a good general idea.

-Kyle

Red Text took the test before (cause our doctor told her to.) And she got a 43.. At least, I think so. dx. (She wrote it down in a notebook so we won't forget. Later on, I didn't understand why the random number was there. dx. So Saul told me it was a DES score. Still unsure if it really was that or something else..)

I decided to take the test, cause we haven't answer it in a while. dx Took the test again today, and I got an 82... Wow. I wasn't expecting it to be so high lol.

Is it because scores vary between alters? Or maybe cause we know more about ourselves now?