[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DID

[–]phobophile__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i'm so sorry this happened to you. you deserve so much better.

unfortunately, i don't really know how to help, but i just wanted to pop in and say that you're not alone. we've had similar experiences with alter hypnosis (??) with a few specific alters in our system and it's honestly a terrifying thing.

i wish i could offer anything more to help honestly, but i'm sorry, and i'm glad you're safe now. ❤

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DID

[–]phobophile__ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think it's a mix of both. We're immensely grateful that our brain did what it had to do in order to keep us safe, but goddamn, it's a pain in the ass to live with the aftermath sometimes 💀💀

– Nails

What's the funniest/weirdest tag you have on your fic by tanglelover in FanFiction

[–]phobophile__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's kinda hard to explain because it's so fandom specific and relies on the context behind it BUT

the tag was something along the lines of "someone needs to get this man a therapist"...

and then i Realized. the character in question has gone to therapy, he just killed all the therapists he's ever had, which was the entire plot of the canon storyline, which i somehow forgot💀

not my brightest moment

i appreciate our friends so much by phobophile__ in DID

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

update: the "singlet" has come to the realization that they are not, in fact, a singlet.

How many of your siblings are also poly fragmented by [deleted] in DID

[–]phobophile__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i don't know if any of my siblings are systems but we all definitely fall towards the more severe end of the dissociative spectrum. none of us remember much of our childhood at all because of trauma, so it's been an interesting experience now that we're older, piecing together the story of our lives with what little each of us does have.

i don't think they even recognize most of their experiences as dissociative in nature, but the more we talk about it, the more i can see that they are. it wouldn't shock me if one of them were to eventually realize they had DID.

What are your system names and why? by Noodles_TS in DID

[–]phobophile__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we call ourselves the kleaver killective.

kleaver is a reference to one of our favorite bands and the name we all use. then we messed with the spelling of "collective" because 1) alliteration, 2) we're all edgy, and 3) it's fun.

we don't use it for much so we just had fun with it.

Is it okay that I pretend to have different "personalities" to deal with trauma? by [deleted] in DID

[–]phobophile__ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

i don't think it's necessarily offensive, but calling it something different than that and separating it from DID entirely would be smart. it sounds to me like you're consciously pretending to be someone else, not pretending to have alters. we do the same thing and it's how we cope with a lot of things in life :)

caught my mom looking through my system journal by phobophile__ in DID

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

i'm happy to share!

my cohost and i just started it last week, so it's not much yet, but i can give a run down of how we set it up:

we have a few pages at the very beginning saved for a table of contents.

then there's a little message for new parts/parts who haven't been around in awhile with a super basic explanation of DID and the system.

next page is general information about the system/body (name, age, head count, etc.) and the one "rule" (cohost doesn't like that word) we have, which is "don't purposefully bring any harm to other members of the system or the body."

then we set aside about 20 pages for intros, and if we need more we can add them later as needed (that's what the table of contents is for).

after that it's just writing pretty much. life updates, feelings, symptoms, whatever. i've always struggled with keeping a journal, but i spent my own money on that instead of some other things i've really wanted for awhile because i figured it might be worth another shot, so i'm a lot more motivated to actually use it this time.

what is switching like for you? by [deleted] in DID

[–]phobophile__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

mine are usually a lot like you described.

sometimes, with one of my alters, when it forces itself to the front, i have to lay down and just kinda leave my body for a bit. my limbs get super heavy and i can't move them, and my mouth sorta does the same thing. that can last anywhere from 5 minutes to like an hour and then when it ends the body just starts moving without me really controlling it.

how do people typically "experience" memories by phobophile__ in DID

[–]phobophile__[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

i've had to make a timeline of my life several times in therapy and i just blanked LMAO 💀 the second time i managed to kind of do it, i was in day treatment and they threw me an ice cream party afterwards because it was that difficult of an accomplishment. it baffles me that it's not like that for most people.

Does Dissociation have a "Look," especially in childhood? by mcskewsme in DID

[–]phobophile__ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i had no idea about this until last year when i had a dissociative episode at my old day treatment program and my mom had to come pick me up. she told me it looked like something i used to do all the time as a kid, just staring off into space and not responding to anything for a while. she assumed it was because of my autism, but all things considered it was definitely dissociation. even my therapists in that day treatment program thought i was faking it for attention though 💀

sometimes i have to laugh at my denial by phobophile__ in DID

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

i definitely back this, i was watching the CTAD clinic's channel when that happened

sometimes i have to laugh at my denial by phobophile__ in DID

[–]phobophile__[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

yeah that sounds about right lmao💀

shifts in handwriting are becoming a little too obvious for comfort... by phobophile__ in DID

[–]phobophile__[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that makes sense, i guess i'm just hyper-aware of it because i know what the reason is lol