Inside Karen’s Crowded Mind

hi im a mother of 3 and single i havd DID was dx many yrs ago i haved a system within one so there is alot most my life i have dealt with this myself cus the one place i did get help for 3 yr of it an who dx me close down so sence i beenon my own i cant find anyone to help me or listen ior anything it is sad there isnt ppl out there who is willing to help us mpders so we canhave a somewhat normel life ya no have medicaid stinks big time cus noone take it i pray all the time i could get some help with my life so i dont lose anymore my kids like i did my son 6 yr ago

The forgotten, No one forgets, sadly, but there are steps that we can take with a good therapist to help us at least not let it govern every part of our lives at every minute. It may take years, or a whole lifetime, but don't give up on yourself. Sartre said: Hell is other people. Think about it, it's true. There are a lot of bad people in the world that we unfortunately have to deal with; whether it's a boss who thinks about no one else's...

Pattycake-3, I'm so sorry about what happened to you as a child and you need to know that none of it was your fault, none of it. But what's important for you to do now, if you're not already, is to seek professional therapy to help you do move on with your life. Good luck to you and God be with you always.

I do not know how to edit my comment. What I wanted to add to it is that I did not remember the imaginary friend at all until Johnny Depp's movie came out called "Shooter". I remember when I saw the preview on television I was so scared that I could not move and the memory came rushing back. I would not go see it nor rent it until about a year ago. I was so scared. It was nothing like I thought, but am glad that I had suppressed that friend.

Pattycake-3, I'm so sorry about what happened to you as a child and you need to know that none of it was your fault, none of it. But what's important for you to do now, if you're not already, is to seek professional therapy to help you do move on with your life. Good luck to you and God be with you always.

I was diagnosed with DID a number of years ago. Before integration, my blood type was (officially) O+, like my biological father.. After integration, my type is now (officially) A+, like my mother, and children. Integration was a long and arduous road, but well worth the effort. Good luck to those who are pursuing it.

i believe its no longer called multiple personality disorder but disassociative identity disorder (DID) for future reference for the writer...

i believe this disorder is no longer called multiple personality disorder but disassocitative identity disorder (DID)

I am a nurse in a mental institution and see far too much evidence of how childhood trauma irrevecably damages entire lives. Thanks to Dr. Baer, who preservered in the treatment of his patient, this woman has some semblance of a life.

Comment: I have been a licensed therapist for 23 years and worked with abused women and men for 18 years and believe me, these people are neither lazy nor seeking public recognition. In fact, most are not aware they have it and are horrified to find out. This is because their internal system is so self-protective. But, this is also why therapists have been accused of creating it! They suffer greatly and live their lives in fear and humiliation. The biggest challenge they have is finding someone who will believe them. I know therapists who have stopped working with DID clients because it is too demanding and dangerous for the therapist. I have tremendous respect for those afflicted with this disorder and the creative things the brain can do to protect itself. I also have tremendous respect for those heroes who patiently and persistently walk with them through their healing journey.

Before I was integrated, my blood type was O+- the same as my biological father. After integration, it is A+, the same as my mother, and all 3 of my children. Weird stuff.

I have been a Mental Health Professional for years, a college graduate, and also have issues in my past. THE BOTTOM LINE COMMON THREAD that needs to be addressed, is the issue of CHILD - innocent children born into the world - SEXUAL ABUSE, in any form ranging from molestation, to RAPE, to acts of sexual perversion - exposed to the grasp of sexual abuse - in a range of minor to gross abuse. NO CHILD should ever be subject to this, under any circumstance, whatsoever. Some commit suicide or live a life submerged in numbing intoxicants. Some cannot move forward. Some try to develop coping mechanisms that allow for seemingly functional life, all along hurting those who love them and whom they love. Bottom line is that SEXUAL DEVIANTS FOREVER steal the ability to TRUST...that can rarely be recaptured or erased, given a trigger that can, or perhaps will be forever branded on a victim of such abuse. It is a horrible, torturing way of life - and in so much as a person's ability to forgive, it is never forgottten, NEVER. It is so sad, how sexual deviants have not only the ability to effect their victim, but also the "trickle-down-effect," of influencing everyone they have the potential to love, or those that love them. Sexual abuse in ANY form is not always a life-long sentence of a dysfunctional member of society, but the scars always manifest some sort of mental illness throughout a lifetime. My hope is that they continue to NAIL these perverts left and right, expose them, sentence them ,and humiloiate them in great ways - prison or personally. And for those who are offenders and repeat the offense, there are many ways you can STOP the cycle of abuse - get some help, please.

I was surprised to see the term multiple personality disorder being used. As a person with bipolar disorder I have become involved with several mental health support groups, and the people I know who have the disorder tend to prefer the term dissociative identity disorder. I thought that was the standard name for the diagnosis now.