anyone else with did/osdd?

oh! oh goodness, i'm very sorry about that.
generally, DID is caused by trauma very early in life. (for example, mine was worst when i was about 4.)
so i'm not really sure about your case, i can't claim to know much about dissociative disorders, but regardless you and your experiences are valid.

we had our first split almost ten years ago, when ZJ was three, and then we didn't split again until last summer, and we've had two more big splits since then. it's been a rough 18 months.

Oh darling, is there anything we can do to help?

no, not really. hi, i'm adilea.

hey i'm debating changing my name again.

okie to what

hey i'm debating changing my name again.

okie to what

you will be surprise

okie

nice to meet you! cae hardly ever lets me talk but i convinced him this morning.

nice to meet you, bee!

nice to meet you, too, mezzo. nice to see everyone! it's great that there's this little community for people like us.

yeah! glad we started it :) i'm adilea, she/her

Morning all! It seems you've met a handful of people, and now you're meeting one more. The one, the only, Elias! I'm tired, I don't really wanna be in the body, but it's my day, so I'll just deal with it.

Morning all! It seems you've met a handful of people, and now you're meeting one more. The one, the only, Elias! I'm tired, I don't really wanna be in the body, but it's my day, so I'll just deal with it.

when's bex's day?? he's been gone awhile

they're usually out on tuesdays or wednesdays depending on how zj is feeling

Hi everyone! I do not have DID, but I am writing a story with a character who does, and I myself am very curious about it. I've done some studying of the subject already, but if any of you are willing to answer questions about it, I would be honored and it would be very helpful since I really don't want to create an inaccurate character! Mostly I'd just like to know if there's anything I should really avoid, like myths and stereotypes about DID that aren't true. Thank-you in advance! :)

Hi everyone! I do not have DID, but I am writing a story with a character who does, and I myself am very curious about it. I've done some studying of the subject already, but if any of you are willing to answer questions about it, I would be honored and it would be very helpful since I really don't want to create an inaccurate character! Mostly I'd just like to know if there's anything I should really avoid, like myths and stereotypes about DID that aren't true. Thank-you in advance! :)

WE AREN'T EVIL AND WE AREN'T VIOLENT!!!

This is a huge myth about DID, and it's NOT TRUE!!

Thank-you both so much! That's what I was gathering from my research….it's really hard not to add in that one "over-protective" alter (that's the right word right??) that wants to hurt other people, but I'm definitely trying to avoid that! My character is a good person and I try not to define him by his DID as well.
I do have a quick question about that though–is it possible that an alter might be extra defensive or rude because they want to protect the system from danger? My character is often threatened so I was wondering if that would happen in his case.

seconded- please avoid making your character violent or a villain. if you send me a PM, i can give you some firsthand experience / answer more questions.

same here!

Thank-you both so much! That's what I was gathering from my research….it's really hard not to add in that one "over-protective" alter (that's the right word right??) that wants to hurt other people, but I'm definitely trying to avoid that! My character is a good person and I try not to define him by his DID as well.
I do have a quick question about that though–is it possible that an alter might be extra defensive or rude because they want to protect the system from danger? My character is often threatened so I was wondering if that would happen in his case.

yeah. that's my job as an alter lol i'm the protector

Some alters are like that…

yeah. that's my job as an alter lol i'm the protector

that does happen sometimes. miriam is sometimes rude / snappy as defense.

Okay, that's good to know. One other thing I'd like to know (if you don't mind all these questions) is what causes you to switch from one alter to the other? I heard it's different for everyone, but does there have to be some kind of trigger? Is it random? Can you ever switch deliberately? That part really confuses me, sorry!

Some alters are like that…

yeah. that's my job as an alter lol i'm the protector

that does happen sometimes. miriam is sometimes rude / snappy as defense.

Okay, that's good to know. One other thing I'd like to know (if you don't mind all these questions) is what causes you to switch from one alter to the other? I heard it's different for everyone, but does there have to be some kind of trigger? Is it random? Can you ever switch deliberately? That part really confuses me, sorry!

All of the above, I guess? There are things that can trigger a switch, alters can force out(meaning they push their way out of the headspace), and we can plan a switch.