upset trigger warning this a DID related post
was in support chatroom here and was talking about us. related to one alter having physically things other do not have in body when they out. as when we use to drink some alters were more affected by it then others. also some have things in body that others do not. the other p[person said she had DID too. we even gave her what web side here what we gave her,
Yes, in some cases, an alter in a person with DID can exhibit different physical characteristics than other alters within the same system, including allergies, handedness, or even perceived differences in vision or body shape, although these are not actual physical changes in the body itself but rather how the alter experiences their physicality; essentially, the body may react differently depending on which alter is present.
we drank a lot from young child until was about 11yr then after lost my parental rights on my kids. then we had 2 yrs of bad binge drinking were some of the alters were not affected much at all. others were a lot. we been told by counclors and others with DID this same for them. but this one in chat called us delusional was kinda rude. we been DX with DID about 20 yrs and did lots of healing work too.
also there diffrent types of alters some are even animals and things not human. this also we been told is normal for some who have big systems due to our abuse was on going for most our childhood and again in the marriage we had to a abusive man for almost 12 years, He tricked us acting nice when dating then week after marriage he started being mean at first we did not understand he was abusive due to all the abuse at younger age.
we have did lots of healing work some alters have integrated rest of us acted like a team mostly. we know when each other out and what went on mostly too.
just feeling like person in chat was acting like they know it all. each system different due to type of trauma they went through. also due to how long the trauma went on for. when we said maybe you need to study it more. they said they did not need too. they was contradicting us. also kinda downing us too. due to what we was saying about our system. this really triggered some within system too.
we deal with so much offline and need the support we been getting here too. but do not need others making comments that they not really know true for every DID system either. as each of our systems very different too. can be different types of alters in each one too. they also stated what happens to body happens to all. also made comment to us you do know your one person as far as body etc, some were very hurt by that due to each one a person to them even if we share same body. we know it is due to splitting off when abuse was to much for another one in sytem too.
what other feelings on this who are DID right now feeling hurt and well like a target in away too.
@stormieandpaws
Hi, yeah I have another friend with DID who's reported something similar where depending on who's hosting, there can be physical changes. This is a thing that happens that's been studied, so you're certainly not delusional.
Maybe the person you were chatting with hasn't had that experience, but that doesn't negate the fact that you *have* had that experience--and also that you're not the only one (whatever the mechanism behind it might be). Sorry that they were so dismissive (and overconfident?). It feels pretty risky in general to say "All people with this mental health condition experience ___". Everyone's unique, and that's cool because it keeps things interesting. 😊
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A couple links I could find:
1) "The alters may even present physical differences, such as allergies, right-or-left handedness or the need for eyeglass prescriptions."
Source: https://namimi.org/mental-illness/dissociative-disorder/didfactsheet
2) [alters can have] "different vision, medication responses, allergies, plasma glucose levels in diabetic patients, heart rate, blood pressure readings, galvanic skin response, muscle tension, laterality, immune function, EEG readings, etc."
Source: https://traumadissociation.com/alters
@QuietMagic
thank you our system is very big many alters, but we done lots of hard healing work over the years. we found out we was DID in around 2000. but we was not fully DXed until feb. 2003. it at first was we did not know others in system so would lose time a lot. at times we even like felt we had pass outed. but by around 2007 we know a set of alters and each when others out know what was going on. we started working as a team more and more. yes at times ones i did not know would come out of hiding. what kinda cool is we have a full inside world. even i can see it and go into it. this has helped us all learn to work together, even within the abuse after we started healing work. we been able to heal a lot. some have even integrated into others.
but we healed so much more since leaving place family lives. it like we free and well can live life our way. it been over 7yrs since we moved was may 2017. so much has changed and fast too. some of the alters who we did not know but we saw inside as shadows have made them selves known. this has been more healing too. we see healing as a journey one day at a time. one step at a time too.
it hard when even others DXed with DID seem to think they know everything about DID. we do not and well each system as you said different. some believe they whole person and have parts. this is just a different way of thinking. but not everyone think like that either. i see the alters within me as a blessing a gift that made life bearable so i did not die or go insane. so am grateful for all the alters within too.
hope you having great day too.