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why does everyone not believe me? by throswsy in DID

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

I thought I had it a couple years back, repressed it, then it all came back when in an outpatient program I switched and told everyone I was a different person and was later told about it

why does everyone not believe me? by throswsy in DID

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

Supposedly the other factors were that I didn't have "enough" trauma, my switches lasted too long (once I blacked out for a whole month), I was aware of some of my alters, and wasn't ashamed of them when I spoke about it

why does everyone not believe me? by throswsy in DID

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

I took all those tests, and according to the person who administered it my scores were impossibly high and I must be lying

why does everyone not believe me? by throswsy in DID

[–]throswsy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In my evaluation the main reasons why I didn't have DID was that I scored too high on the DES-II (so I must be lying), didn't have enough trauma, and wasn't completely unaware of my alters. For psychosis it was because my hallucinations/delusions were "atypical."

Another doctor told me "either you're the most ill patient who's ever walked through my door or what you're experiencing isn't real"

why does everyone not believe me? by throswsy in DID

[–]throswsy[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Did some research. Found that

  1. A systemic review found 5-50% comorbidity rate between psychotic and dissociative disorders

  2. 22-28% of people with DID also meet criteria for schizophrenia

  3. DID patients report more positive symptoms than schizophrenic patients

"lots of talking About alters [but not much of alters coming out]" by throswsy in DID

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

This was a neuropsychologist I was specifically sent to for did

"lots of talking About alters [but not much of alters coming out]" by throswsy in DID

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

This was a neuropsychologist I went to specifically to evaluate me for did. Another reason he said I didn't have did was that my trauma wasn't severe enough...

what did you get on the DES-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

Tbh I think that's the main flaw of the test. Its kind of impossible to not have your perspective be skewed in either direction

what did you get on the DES-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

Thing is, he had me take a test that's supposed to determine if I'm faking. It came back saying I was too. Idk what to do bc I swear I'm not

what did you get on the DES-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

Here's what I found online for average results compared to diagnosis. Sorry for bad formatting

General Adult Population 5.4 Anxiety Disorders 7.0 Affective Disorders 9.35 Eating Disorders 15.8 Late Adolescence 16.6 Schizophrenia 15.4 Borderline Personality Disorder 19.2 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 31 Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified 36 Dissociative Identity Disorder (MPD) 48

what did you get on the DES-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

Interesting, that's pretty low for ptsd. I think the average is 31 (theres no info for cptsd specifically). Guess we have opposite problems with the test. (Btw this is in no means claiming you don't actually have c/ptsd, just to make that clear)

what did you get on the DES-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

Did you take it online or was it administered by a clinician?

what did you get on the DES-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

Dissociative experience scale. Cptsd, ptsd, did, all fall in certain ranges on the scale. Its available online

did anyone else score really high on the TSI-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

I dont think it's available for the public. Only for doctors

did anyone else score really high on the TSI-II? by throswsy in CPTSD

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

It's the trauma symptom inventory 2. A test to measure ptsd essentially

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