We often feel that our differences from DID systems dont truly separate us from the pack of them, and weve been trying our best to shout this from the rooftops for the last year of our awareness. Patients with this kind of almost DID do not see themselves as having multiple identities, but frequently feel so differently at the time that they see themselves as a series of different mes (eg, I know it was me, but I felt as though I was observing myself. These are very simple descriptors for a spectrum of experiences that are the hallmarks of the disorders. Everyone in your system has a right to be there. I was a bit shocked. When talking about a personality as a whole a sub system refers to emotional sub systems, or emotional action chains. You might not be able to access same skills, knowledge, or talents that other alters have. Blurry describes a "feeling" or internal state of a System. One of our systems little quirks is that our childhood is just *poof* gone. =). However I still notice that I switch moods, the general moods that I switch between (which everyone does, of course) are anger, fear, happiness, euphoria and sadness, and depending on how unsafe I feel, they become more like stereotypes. If dissociative therapy and diagnoses are difficult to attain across the pond, we may want to get the work done here before we relocate. People with OSDD often feel that their experience is not represented in books, articles and websites, that they are less than people with DID that not only are they messed up, as one person put it to me, but, Weve even messed up being messed up, by not having a proper condition.. I find that really confronting and scary because then I can't deny to myself that they are real and separate from me. Generally Switches are grouped into three categories; consensual, forced and triggered. Like all other alters, non-human alters are the result of trauma and an already severely dissociative mind. We see the presence of these dissociative parts of the personality as really important, and of course it is the stand-out feature of DID, but we also recognise that parts develop in response to trauma and disorganised attachment, as do a whole range of other symptoms. Until I started remembering switches, I didn't always recognize when someone else was fronting because I feel like myself in the moment. The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook by Haddock, Deborah Bray on the development of DID. You might feel confused or distressed because you do not identify with the same age, gender, or species as your body. The DSM-5 adds some detail to it, saying: This category includes identity disturbance associated with less-than-marked discontinuities in sense of self and agency, or alterations of identity or episodes of possession in an individual who reports no dissociative amnesia. In other words, OSDD often presents as not yet or not quite DID people who havent yet met the criteria for dissociative identity disorder but may well do so in the future, or people who have slightly atypical forms of DID, for example by not having amnesia. No two people with DID or OSDD are going to be exactly the same; I think that goes for any mental disorder. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Each person needs to weigh up the pros and cons on an individual basis and do what is right for them. This is a painful position to be in, and yet a variety of studies have regularly found that OSDD is either the most common or among the most common dissociative diagnoses: it is diagnosed, according to ONeil et al (2008), in 40% of cases. my advice is try to focus more on yourself(s) and less on how you fit in with others in terms of diagnosis. Were not doctors or clinicians and our nonprofit, our work, and this website in no way provide medical advice, nor does it replace therapy or medication in other ways. For example, a system that has distinct members but does not switch would still be OSDD, despite not fitting into either A or B. This author does not have any more posts. A wonderful article by the nonprofit Beauty After Bruises, run by volunteers with complex trauma & dissociative disorders and their loved ones + supporters. So, your article is a godsend testament to my experiences. I go from me, a young nerdy woman to an angsty, edgy young man who likes heavy metal and SHOULD have black hair and be like 6 foot, or I'll go from me to acting silly and small and liking to color and wear frilly clothes and be called a different name. For others, it may be validating to recognise that the distinguishing line between OSDD and DID is largely arbitrary, and to subsume the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder into their own self-definition of being a dissociative survivor. In fact, there actually isnt a 1a or 1b in the DSM-V, its a community holdover from the outdated terms DDNOS-1a/1b. These disorders fall under the term "dissociation" and are known as DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) or OSDD (Other Specified Dissociative Disorder). so i guess i don't really have the space to care about their reasons for their behavior when i'm constantly feeling its consequences. Theyre as much of a person as you are. In OSDD-1, severe childhood trauma causes different identities, known as alternate states of consciousness (alters) to form. Nobody wants to feel unwanted. I appreciate knowing that the treatments are pretty much the same and a hit or miss either way. Since DID/OSDD are more complex forms of PTSD, you or other alters might experience the symptoms of complex PTSD. You might have moments where youre unable to remember important life events, such as the day you got married. I can tell which part feels what and they do have names but because I dont switch or have amnesia and its mostly passive influence, I struggle to know if its just me interpreting something if that makes sense (my partner is in a DID system so I know what that end of the spectrum looks like but struggle to know where I fall.). Additionally, switching can be more varied than many may be aware. Check this PDF for the symptoms of C-PTSD. My system usually falls into that categoryits OSDD 1b I think? Not an issue. This website uses cookies to improve your& experience. Both full switches and "partial intrusions" of alters are described in more detail by Dell in the paper"A New Model of Dissociative Identity Disorder". You might have episodes where you feel like you dont know who you are, like youre a combination of alters, or that youre just not like yourself. Everything in the system happens for a reason, even if we do not know what it is. I can watch everything that Im saying and doing, but its like I cant do anything about it and I dont know whats going to happen next. Slow switches can also indicate that the system is heavily dissociated and, A full switch is rarely necessary. The structural theory of dissociation would say that I have DID and leave it at that, but I feel as though that theory is incomplete and inaccurate to my experience. As you can imagine, OSDD-1, in either forms, is difficult to spot and can be a struggle to diagnose. You might struggle to retell what your childhood or adolescence was like. Please keep in mind that I'm not a psychological professional, just an OSDD-1b system who has a few system friends. For us, our system has gone through a lot of changes in the 11 years we've known about it. This may manifest as ego-alien thoughts, feelings, emotions, opinions, preferences, urges, or actions. i hear them in my head (they're constantly coconscious with me) and they have very limited control of the body (like, being able to move my arm or something) but they never assume full executive control. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License by Katherine Reuben. I wanted to extent my reverence to you right now that you are in this mental chaos, this anguish and horror, and you are still pushing forward. its not unheard of for a host to think theyre the only one to ever front when in reality they might actually front less than the others, just because they dont remember not fronting. I think there is some dissociation there. OSDD fits a lot better. And there comes the second fact, I have three ANPs and identify highly with Polyfragmentation, and its a huge mystery to me on if I have OSDD or DID along with that. And in the UK, medical staff tend to prefer the diagnostic manual known as the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, version 10) published by the World Health Organisation which is notoriously backward in addressing dissociative disorders. . All content relatable to the DID experience is on topic. I previously felt it was a weakness , a personality defect where I sometimes I feel like a child very frightened unable to speak to adults . Why am I here? Sometimes it's met with a lot of just dissociation or noncontinuous thoughts. How are major life decisions going to be made? It does cause distress, but that does not indicate what type of help I should be looking for. But it makes perfect sense once you understand how the brain reacts to threat, and how that reaction can become a habitual response to any form of stress. Transition from one personality to another is referred to as "switching." This usually occurs within seconds to minutes, but can also be gradual, taking hours or days to complete. You are part of a strong community with a rich history and wonderful people. For some people, that means rejecting labels altogether. Below, Ive written up a non-exhaustive list of common symptoms in DID/OSDD. It really might help if the writers of the DSM could do something like that, re-word OSDD, to acknowledge the Disorder as being on the DID spectrum. When I am all the way at the end of the scale I experience significant dissociation but never full amnesia. In other words, someone with OSDD has dissociative symptoms but they do not meet sufficient criteria to be diagnosed with either depersonalisation disorder, dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue or dissociative identity disorder. Switching refers to one alter taking control of the body, being given control by another alter, or gaining prominence over another alter. Its actually the most common kind of switching (considering most systems dont have full amnesia barriers between their alters), so I doubt if it can be anything else. Being blurry is not always a stressful or upsetting incident, this is more dependent on the individual and situation. However, included in the DDNOS category is a commonly seen group of patients who do not have the extreme identity separation of dissociative identity disorder, but who have a range of dissociative experiences and significant identity confusion and alteration. This is a short informational carrd on DID/OSDD-1. None of us remember it, but thats ok. We dont need (or want) to know what happened in our childhood that caused everyone to form, although our carer usually encourages us to try to remember because she thinks it will be good for us or something. Sending awful thoughts and visual thoughts (images) to me (the host). Systems have completely different brain wiring from singletons because of the effects of early trauma. Kluft used the term window of diagnosability to capture the latent nature of clear-cut switching phenomena in dissociative identity disorder patients. This seems to me to be a real issue that again the DSM criteria do not sufficiently address. I go by he/them pronouns. But other people with OSDD do indeed have less obviously distinct parts of the personality and report feeling perplexed when they read about people with DID talking about their 4-year-old part called Alice or their 6-year-old boy part called Ricky. Then, in the darkness, I would suddenly look around and be surprised when the room was my old room and actually the room where I'm currently living. Littles are child alters, and are actual children. Non-switching systems definitely exist, as they were a diagnosis in the DSM 3. At least now I know. ), Complex trauma is also known as developmental trauma in that it is trauma that is chronic, pervasive, and it happens early in development from, say, birth to teens. When she explained the differences, in a way I could easily understand, it did make sense. DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER (previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder) is the most severe and chronic manifestation of dissociation, characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of the individual's behavior, accompanied by an inability to recall important personal The important thing is that the labels people give themselves are helpful to them, to meet their specific needs. There might be alters who struggle to communicate with other alters or refuse to do so. You might find that sometimes you cant remember important information about yourself or about those closest to you. For more information on the data that this website collects and how to opt out, please visit the, "A New Model of Dissociative Identity Disorder", Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. But that can be cold comfort, and it is a basic human need to feel that we fit in, that we have somewhere to belong. I think it would make sense for my experience to be a spectrum than necessarily one or the other. DID/OSDD - DID is short for Dissociative Identity Disorder and OSDD is short for Other Specified Dissociative Disorder. So what is the solution? I just had an alter front for the first time.jn years the other night on a super sleepless night. It is all very strange. Both can be helped by similar approaches to therapy which encourage neuronal repair and result in brain growth such as increased hippocampal volume. The most common metaphors that tend to get used for what it feels like to switch are very DID-centric. Most people who claim that they are endogenic OSDDID systems are: 1. It should be said that OSDD systems who have shared memory with their system tend to have a leg up over systems who have memory gaps. You might lose a lot of details or misremember the important bits. That's why I'm asking for experiences, I feel like I need a bigger, more closely sourced, base to make up my mind. I grew, matured, had a career and a life. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Although perhaps the most well-known feature of dissociative identity disorder (DID), switching occurs less often than passive influence or other internal manifestations of dissociated parts. They were simply people who had endured more than their share of pain in this life and were struggling to make sense of it., Deborah Bray Haddock, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook. Ive gone through quite some trouble because it wasnt recognized during therapy, because it has been painful and scary to go through intensely separated moods with a change of behavior, sometimes hating/repressing the other mood while I was in a certain mood (manly+fearless, feminine+empathetic, fearful+child-like, feeling like someone else), and not understanding what my mind was doing, nor any psychologist until I found someone who did kind of understand but they started messing with my head and not recognizing the painful traumas associated with people being intrusive and manipulative. The trauma and disorganised attachment that leads to OSDD is incredibly severe, and so people in this area of the spectrum of dissociative distress need just as much understanding and recognition as people with dissociative identity disorder. Are you sure they're alters? It was, like you, said, in smaller bits of control. It felt like me, and I lost control over the body for a few seconds in both situations, but I was told all this could just be derealization or 1000 other things, and I wouldn't be surprised at all. (DNI: If you have been blocked, please do not interact. There are as many Plural experiences, as there are Plurals. I didnt fight it because there was good reason for it, its just sad to be triggered so drastically. We have touched on two major differences already less elaboration or switching to distinct parts, and less amnesia. Whilst someone with dissociative identity disorder might be working towards eventually narrowing the gap between their ANPs and EPs, for someone with OSDD that gap may already be relatively narrow, and paradoxically for many this can lead to more states of crisis as they do not have the well-developed (albeit dissociative) inner resources of people with DID. Besides that, there are many, many more symptoms that are very common. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. My therapist described it as a dissociative mechanism, but has not labeled it exactly. Memory gaps You might find that your memory is unreliable. You might sometimes go catatonic or become paralyzed without a medical cause. My brain creates vague replicas of people and it feels as though I become them (and it can feel horribly intrusive, it seems to be mingled with something obsessive compulsive), have their face and ways of behaving, but I dont take over the identity or names, so this is possibly a different mechanism. That is the case with our system and the walls between me as the host and our core - I remember many of her memories crystal clearly and it can be hard to tell if they are mine or if they are hers. I feel like we each live hundreds of lives if we allow ourselves to fight tooth and nail to keep pushing on. In a moment, my interests, name, vocal inflections, gender- change. Answer (1 of 3): Yes. Most cases of DDNOS are partial forms of DID which lack either clear switching of executive control, full amnesia barriers between identity states, or clear differentiation and structure of identity states. Every waking moment, a moment of pain, pain unending, but no idea why? It was easily one of the strangest experiences I've had in the now. Not only was I meeting people with multiplicity; these individuals entering my life were normal human beings with much to offer. I think these lower end spectrum OSDDs/dissociative mechanisms are really hard to recognize and categorize. I suppose this tip isnt specifically for OSDD systems, but a general tip that we always try to put out there. I have experiences like this when the one who normally "drives" gets booted out of the driver's seat when another one of us has such overwhelming emotions that they take over. Well, a support friend, who has seen my struggles the past 2 years, sent me a link to a DID/DDNOS zoom conference last weekend, full of Survivors, Scientists, and Therapists who specialize in Dissociative Disorders. It is rarely accompanied by an alter changing what clothing the system is wearing, announcing themselves in public, or extreme whiplashes in behavior or personality. Communication may also be clearer between parts in OSDD-1b systems. I would also like to thank you. They are separate diagnostic manuals and which diagnosis you get depends mostly on which manual your therapist is using. You might experience other conditions without any medical cause, such as pseudoseizures. Thank you, this has been very informative. The therapist in the zoom group asked a few probing questions; she concluded I had full blown DID, not DDNOS as I had believed. In an effort to rectify that, weve put together this list of tips that may help newly discovered OSDD systems get started on their journey! A hurricane raging above. Ive never been diagnosed, so I have no clear answer on this, but I do identify with your definition of dissociative amnesia, rather than how its usually interpreted to be. Only a body, nothing important. DID NOS lacks the clarity its parts being more connected to other parts of your personality .. problematic to both describe and diagnose ( if Diagnosis is important for you ). And, either way, theres not going to be a simpler, or at least different, solution to stopping the CPTSD hijackings and days of disorientation. Weve also found that OSDD systems dont receive nearly the community or professional support they need. Where is my childhood? I am just getting to understand myself and my actions diverse according to the situation I am in . There are as many Plural experiences, as there are Plurals. For example, ducks at the pond could be a trigger for a 7 year old alter to push their way to front, or someone calling who is a special friend for one alter in particular might trigger that alter to switch out. It is not easy to phrase this question, but will try: There are people out there who have no internal monologue at all, and then, of course, there is us :D on the other end of this, let's say, "spectrum". But people may be diagnosed as OSDD as opposed to dissociative identity disorder simply because their parts didnt show up on cue at a diagnostic interview. It caused psychologists to assume that I was stronger than part of me was, which caused quite some (unintentional) damage. To read more about the cookies we use, please read our privacy policy here. It works by converting the standard direct current supply, usually 24 volts, into two pulsed and out-of-phase signals. There are inevitably going to be some system members that dont play nice at first for whatever reason, but please be patient with them. and i'm stuck with them every hour that i'm awake. But when I am in the dark side it is like the most whole part, yet I function in the light part. Some people with OSDD may prefer the company of people with dissociative identity disorder who keep their parts as much as possible in the background in public situations, but still the lack of distinct parts can be felt to be in some way as if they are getting it wrong. It would cause misunderstandings as I would present myself as very angry and fearless, laughing at everything and at another moment I would be extremely fearful and could not handle anything that would stir up trauma again. Google with appropriate quotes. Then there is the whole question of amnesia. There arent 1000s of things it could be. If two alters choose to switch with one another, they usually have some degree of co-consciousness with each other and could both choose to remain at front, or actively aware of the outside world, after the switch. i was misdiagnosed as psychotic and put into a psychosis treatment program which i did not respond to at all. Because of this, you may feel like you dont truly know how much memory loss you actually experience. Paul Dell (Dell & O'Neil, 2009) argues convincingly that the externally-observable 'signs' of switching between personality states are only a very small part of what dissociative identity disorder is like in practice . According to the theory of structural dissociation (I will get into explaining the theory of structural dissociation in a later post). Please consult a licensed professional before making any healthcare decisions or for guidance about potential mental health conditions. Switching refers to one Alter or Part taking control of the body from another Part. Modes in BPD don't have a separate sense of self. (the latter will also bring up a lot of worker/management negotiation stuff too. A psychiatrist finally asking is there some one there? Wanting to be better but not knowing what was wrong. One of them, called Mind, was a very mean voice in my head for all those years. I literally switch between stereotypes sometimes, shallow charicatures (no identity take-over) of other people or animals, without amnesia. Instead of an alter switching to front, they can exert passive influence on the alter currently at front. We often simply say we are a dissociative system and nothing more, because our alters are fully fledged and individual (to the extent we recognize as such), but experience hardly any amnesia aside from large portions of childhood. Horrible beyond belief, yet necessary. The Plural Association is the first and only grassroots, volunteer and peer-led nonprofit empowering Plurals. Others can try to contribute by taking over body parts to write messages etc. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. We feel younger at these times, but I couldnt put an age on it. yeah, i'm sure. All of them want to die. Caring was beyond me, only existing moment to moment, hoping not to be hurt anymore, drifting deeper into insanity. Some individuals with OSDD-1 lack both amnesia and highly distinct parts, and other individuals with OSDD-1 have highly distinct parts but rarely or never switch between . 3 Switching is the process of shifting from one identity state to another. When someone asks you to describe who you are as a person, you might feel at a loss for what to say. 1a systems have loss of memory between system members, but their members are not significantly distinct from each other, while 1b systems have members who are distinct from each other, but dont have memory loss between members. This may manifest as ego-alien thoughts, feelings, emotions, opinions, preferences, urges, or actions. You might have moments where you feel unreal. is it possible to get DID in your adult ages? Many people therefore see DID and OSDD as appearing on a spectrum, and prefer to conflate the two conditions so that DID/OSDD represents a range of dissociative experiences with more or less amnesia and greater or less elaboration and distinctive identity states or parts of the personality. I've had 2 non-switching alters for at least 9 years now. We have 19+ alters, and our collective pronouns are they/them. It should be kept in mind that some systems use the term trigger to refer to both positive and negative stimuli that can catch an alter's attention. It was like I was somewhere else but physically and logically wasn't, and the sentence I had just said sounded like it came from somebody else, like i was hyperaware of how high it sounded. Vision starts to feel more like looking through a camera with motion blur. I now understand these are fragmented parts of me , they hold parts of my development at different ages and they have different emotions . And Spiegel et al (2011, p.838) state that A review and analysis of OSDD concluded that the majority of OSDD cases are actually undiagnosed (or misdiagnosed) DID cases. So something is clearly going wrong. (source, 10:15). Sometimes for a split second, sometimes for hours, sometimes for a day. Suzette Boon reports that OSDD actually involves the majority of people who seek treatment for a dissociative disorder (Boon et al, p.10). Highly recommend reading. (https://twitter.com/theringssystem/status/1325605823373074433?lang=en). Above all, all forms of dissociation need to be validated for their unique contribution to survival. They cant be allowed to take over. So partial amnesia and/or brain fog during a switch is still DID? I don't think you always cofronting is a problem, I've heard of it before. I keep telling my therapist im that and no one cares and just keep my diagnosis of DID, its actually partial DID not osdd-1b, osdd-1b is no switch amnesia. It all seems very muddled. Instead of an alter switching to front, they can exert passive influence on the alter currently at front. This is certainly the view of a number of experts in the field. These intrusions may also cause the fronting alter to gain skills and abilities that they do not usually have (such as public speaking despite normally suffering from social phobia) or losing skills and abilities that they would expect to always be there (such as reading or recognizing loved ones). You might find that your memory is unreliable. In general, you are going to more easily be able to orient new system members on your current life situation and possibly be able to communicate with them better than DID systems. All about Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) - an explanation about OSDD-1A & OSDD-1B - powertotheplurals.com, The biggest collaborative Trans Plural Livestream, 10 free resources for new and questioning Systems. When there is often a strong emphasis on the dissociative parts of the personality, people with OSDD can feel unheard and unseen, and so I feel that it is very important to validate the reality of the experience of people with the OSDD label. We were a system of 13-14 alters and from my perspective there was very limited full switching. Your early system days should be spent getting used to the idea of having other people in your head and getting to know said people. Since DID/OSDD are more complex forms of PTSD, you or other alters might experience the symptoms of complex PTSD. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. 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Used the term window of diagnosability to capture the latent nature of switching. Quite some ( unintentional ) damage process of shifting from one identity state another... It DID make sense for my experience to be hurt anymore, drifting deeper into insanity has through. Refers to one alter taking control of the body from another part and!
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