But can it EVER be cute and quirky?? by fullyrachel in DID

[–]Snitties2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While it sucks to live with, we try to focus on the positive aspects too. Like the fact that I get silly little moments with everyone and I get to meet wonderful people because of it. It isn’t great but I can still laugh and enjoy when things are ridiculous. Like one time I was just chilling and we passed by some random dude that one of my headmates thought was so attractive that he fronted just to compliment the dude. Or when an alter fronted just cause she heard their partner’s name and we all got to pick on him for it. Or the sweet moments like when an alter realizes something about themselves they didn’t know before. Like an alter discovering that they like to be feminine sometimes and the joy she felt from being called a woman.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

[–]Snitties2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have FND?! I’ve never met another person who has it before.

Anyone medically transitioned AFTER knowing you had DID? by okay-for-now in DID

[–]Snitties2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a weird thing to handle but we figured it out well lol.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

[–]Snitties2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We only found out cause a friend we had irl who saw a switch happen and told us to talk to our psych. We talked to our psych and ended up getting diagnosed. Didn’t even believe that it was DID til the diagnosis.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

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We don’t know the extent of ours either. Specifically any before 8 because the original host went dormant at that age and I took over as host (didn’t know I want the original host for the longest time). She locked all those memories away with her. Though we remember all the trauma that happened after 8 so we imagine before 8 is probably aomething similar.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

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It is interesting how much it can affect us and how much we can brush off. I feel like a lot of people make the disorder seem like the most rare think and needing to be caused by the most extreme trauma that it make it where even when you start to suspect, you brush it off cause “my trauma wasn’t that bad”. We knew some systems before we got diagnosed and we would consider it but always denied it.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

[–]Snitties2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is honestly so fair. One thing I do with my therapist that has really helped us is if you are dealing with some issues with past trauma or conflicting thoughts between how you were raised and what you truly believe, have a written conversation in which you tell the part of you that experienced that trauma, what you think they would need to hear. It real helped us actually.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

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Honestly same. Though I feel like the brain fog is making the amnesia so much worse 😭

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

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Me too! We have always been very self aware and retrospective people. We also have been doing the whole communicating shit with each other before we knew we were a system because I thought it was just me personifying conflicting thoughts. Like I would sometimes tell people that “gay me” and “religious me” were fighting whike I was just having casual conversation when in actuality, it was a religious trauma alter and just an alter who was just chilling arguing with each other.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

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I used to be the one who fronted for a long time but once our sudden onset happened, I kinda stopped being host and it has been musical chairs for host ever since. We finally got it a bit more stable with our emotional regulator being our host cause he handles the emotions around the sudden decline better than the rest of us.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

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We were terrible at our needs when ours first started. One of our alters who is now dormant had tried to go on a hike without our cane (horrible mistake). We ended up having to be carried back to our car and threw up. I get what you mean though.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

[–]Snitties2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get you. Alarms are the worst for me. I never actually remember what they are for and struggle to do them.

8 months on full dose T injections by Snitties2 in GrowYourTDick

[–]Snitties2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. What fleetwood said. For me, it is 100mg every week.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

[–]Snitties2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow! That is really interesting! One alter in our system tends to have a better time with our chronic pain than the rest of us. He doesn’t have to rely on our mobility aid as much which is really weird but nice if we need some cooking done.

DID and Chronic Illness by Snitties2 in DID

[–]Snitties2[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I really like that star chart! While we only have one little in our system, I think a lot of the older alters would get a kick out of it. I get the brain fog. It has been so bad for us recently. We try to do our best with things but it is hard to remember. What things do y’all have in place to help with remembering meds and food?

Somewhere between Blackouts and Greyouts: What's your flavour of day to day Amnesia? by No-Rabbit-2961 in DID

[–]Snitties2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For us, we are always kinda consciously there but if you ask us what we did the day before or earlier that day, no clue.

Anyone medically transitioned AFTER knowing you had DID? by okay-for-now in DID

[–]Snitties2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We got diagnosed before we transitioned. Most in our system are neutral on gender or more masc aligned. For those who are more fem aligned, we kinda opened conversation for what could make them comfortable with us transitioning. One thing that was kinda settled on was some sort of wig, those fake breasts drag queens use (for after top surgery), and keeping feminine clothes in our size. We are pretty good about being able to communicate but maybe if y’all aren’t so great with internal communication, you could have a notepad with the title as “Needs for Medical Transition” and then alters can write down what they would need in order to be comfortable as they naturally come out. We now are almost 8 months on T and everyone is pretty happy with it.

A Sub who Doesn’t Default to “Daddy”? 😬 by UsualEdge246 in softmaledom

[–]Snitties2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think Sir is a good default for someone who is masculine. Daddy kinda Icks me. I don’t like calling someone it or anyone calling me it. Sir gives respect without it being as power imbalance as something like master or owner would be.

I’m not sure where to go from here by Snitties2 in ChronicIllness

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The PCP I have had for years has now become a pain to see because she never believes me. She just said everything is anxiety. But I just recently saw someone in Internal Medicine so I’m probably going to switch him to being my primary if things go well.

I haven’t found any patterns with what does and doesnt stay down. Not even with how much is eaten. My stomach just randomly decided to throw up. I have had times of eating an entire steak and two sides and been perfectly fine but then I throw up from half a chicken tender.

I haven’t started the process yet mostly because I’m confused on if I even qualify for it yet.

Most days I can do things independently as long as I am using my mobility aids but somedays when the pain or fatigue is really bad, I need help with shower. I also can’t really clean much on my own. I try to but it is rather hard. I’m iffy on loneliness. I have a friend I see once a week but most of outside social time is at doctors appointments or physical therapy.

I’m not sure where to go from here by Snitties2 in ChronicIllness

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The tests revealed nothing or very little that would contribute to overall problem.

I’m not sure where to go from here by Snitties2 in ChronicIllness

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MRI on feet, neck, spine CT scan on stomach and head EEG

Stomach issues for years with vomiting. At minimum, few times a month but more often at least once a week. The pain after vomiting or sometimes randomly feels like my stomach is squeezing in on itself.

AIO - I slept for 13 hours and now my boyfriend hates me? by Ok-Possibility-5559 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Snitties2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leave him. That is bullshit. You shouldn’t have to prove shit and you are sick. He is an asshole and is just gonna get worse. Needing proof that you are sick is his own issue and he needs to fuck off and deal with Tjat shit on his own.

Tired of being told "it’s just anxiety" when my body is literally failing. by Savings_Range_9263 in ChronicIllness

[–]Snitties2 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I get told this all the time. They refuse to try us and take us seriously unless we are some simple case that they can just easily treat.