Anonymous OP 1w

no you don’t just get it, it’s from severe childhood trauma. no you can’t develop it as an adult, it may not present or be noticeable until you’re an adult but it develops as a child before the age of 10. no i don’t hear voices in my head.

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Anonymous OP 1w

yes there’s treatment for it but there’s no cure, and anyone telling you they fixed it on their own is not telling the truth because the treatment takes years of intense professional guidance and even if all the parts fuse into one, they can always split back up again. yes you can still develop new alters later. no they do not just appear from nothing, it’s caused by trauma or stress, there will always be a reason.

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Anonymous #1 1w

depends, sometimes yes sometimes it’s just 6 hours later and i have to figure out what the hell was going on

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Anonymous #1 1w

being aware is mostly just feeling like i don’t align with my name, gender/sexuality/etc, appearance, and knowing i’m acting different than normal. can also come with knowing i don’t remember something but not knowing what, emotional disconnect from memories, stuff like that

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Anonymous OP 1w

usually though it’s not like a sudden “where am i oh my god what’s happening” and most of the time i don’t even notice until later unless it’s drastically different but it’s not alarming, you get used to it

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Anonymous #2 6d

nah i totally get being young and wanting a label for what you’re going through, everyone does it, life is hard and having a name to what you’re going through and other people to talk with about your struggles is a basic human need. tldr i get why stuff like that happens+

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Anonymous OP 6d

+and i’m not against using it as a label for yourself and privately tracking symptoms and such, because it can be helpful to explain things later, but when people get online and act like an expert in it or like there’s no chance they’re wrong about it, it does get… weird for me. i get why it happens, but also tired of 14-17 year olds acting like they’re infallible experts (not at you specifically)

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Anonymous OP 6d

yeah i understand 100%. something like did varies so much from person to person too you really can't be an expert on it without spending yearsssss studying it and everyone's experiences with it

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Anonymous #2 6d

it’s such a complex disorder and i do find it interesting, in part because it helps me understand myself better, but it’s unique for everyone and even the DSM5 is heavily criticized for some of the stuff about it (specifics escape me). i hope we continue to understand more about it in the future.

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Anonymous #3 6d

Like I would love to feel like one complete person actually. I would love to have one concrete set of interests or desires, to recognize myself in the mirror, to not feel like I’m playing a part and the words are coming out wrong. To live in one space at a time instead of many that collide.

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Anonymous #3 6d

right and like, i don’t think someone on the internet owes anyone their trauma or worst moments to “justify” their disorder but i also wish people who post about it regularly would also acknowledge the tough shit with it instead of just the “silly” stuff bc YES ALL OF THAT!!! IT SUCKS SOMETIMES MAN

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Anonymous OP 6d

100%

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