Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Articles

I’m confused about what this is or if it’s just me being paranoid

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
I'd recently been surfing on this site when I came across a disorder called, "Dissociation Disorder". I know that I am young and I take that into consideration. (13 in a few days--also, I have dyslexia, so I might misspell some words) I don't know ...
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I’m not sure if I was molested or not

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
when i was 11, i was molested by my step father. or at least thats what i remember. i told a teacher and we went through this whole trial. and my mom was so depressed and under so much stress that she almost overdosed on ...
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I Feel Like An Imposter!

By Julie Hanks, LCSW on Friday, May 27th, 2011
No matter what I'm doing, or which role I'm fulfilling, I feel like a fake. This includes my low-stress job, friendships, even parenting.  I feel that I don't belong and it's only a matter of time before others find ...
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Phobia of Shower

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Friday, May 27th, 2011
I'm not afraid of water. I had a little past history trauma as you call it with roaches in the tub. it was one of them claw foot tubs. I was very young. Ever since then I have a fear of showers I would get ...
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Bipolar with Psychotic Features

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Saturday, May 21st, 2011
I feel rather silly for even asking this. I worked as a psych nurse for several years. I was always under the impression that when people had hallucinations or delusions they did not know that it was not real. Over the past year everything I've ...
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Inferiority complex

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, May 12th, 2011
I'm extremely insecure, almost paranoid, about my own intelligence. Even though I've always been identified as gifted since youth, feelings of inferiority began to surface as I entered high school and was forced for the first time to compare and compete with others for marks ...
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Emotionally Unstable

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Please help me I've been seeing things that aren't real for as long as I can remember. They show up in mirrors behind me. I've gotten very depressed, for no reason at all, and I hide it from everyone. I've become very worried about strange ...
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Giving up on relationship with emotionally distant father

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, April 24th, 2011
I haven't had a real relationship with my dad since I was fifteen and I no longer care or want one. My parents divorced when I was nine and he immediately found a new girlfriend. They've been together ever since. I didn't mind and actually ...
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Fearing That I Am Schizophrenic

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, March 27th, 2011
2 Weeks ago I was sitting on the couch watching tv. and all of a sudden I felt unreal. Like I was detached from reality.. my whole living room became a picture. and I started having a panic attack. And it has been straight like ...
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Curious About Amnesia Part of DID

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, March 25th, 2011
I am curious about the amnesia part of DID. I seem to have different people who live inside me. Unlike what I know about DID, though, we all know about each other. We don't always but occasionally we do talk to each other. ...
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I Don’t Feel Real

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, March 20th, 2011
I feel like I'm not really all there. I literally feel like I'm floating on air, and I don't know where I am. I'm sure this happens to everyone every once in a while, but this is a constant thing for me. Almost all the ...
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Daydream Believer Girl

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Friday, February 4th, 2011
I'm a 14 year old girl and I have a problem with daydreaming all day. It’s all the time I laugh out loud because of my daydreaming whatever I'm feeling. For example If I am at the grocery store and I see a cute guy ...
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