Darkness Until Dawn

 I got a little off track. DID Roles. I figured them out.  Child Communicator     Psychology     Childhood     Running, physical and mental Gatekeeper     Guitar     Teens     Law, right and wrong Helper     Crisisline     Young Adult Solver     Accounting     IT     Adult Going on with Life / Continuing     Adult     Lives normal life. Cooks. Schedules. Protector     Wrestling     Physical tasks Unitary     The Destination or Master     Created in Counseling by a Non-Psychiatrist who's not addicted to Bullshit and Psychosis All associated with different times, thoughts, functions, day to day skills, memories, people, trauma triggers.

When I first learned about DID, I knew it from schooling. The old DSM IV name. Multiple Personality Disorder. Movies like "Split", "Me, Myself, and Irene", "Multiplicity", "What about Bob", "Girl Interrupted" (Peripherally, at least... Borderline is close), "Playing by Heart", "As Good as it Gets" (identity concepts), spy movies, serial killer profiles, and movie star references. It's not a flattering dx. As one MIP shrink liked to say, it is  one of the hardest dx's to treat. It does not respond to medication. Not well. It is not a Gold Star. It is not a badge of honor. It it associated with so very many problems starting with Body Dysmorphic, running through substance use, down past highly dangerous behaviors including self-harm (a hallmark) ... sometimes I think it's the male version of Borderline. Shrink won't diagnose you Borderline if you are male. They will put you in PTSD or Bipolar or Depress...