I have DID & PTSD. no such thing as an outlier when everyone is so different lol. But I cant work any more, because I cant stay present to do it. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. How are major life decisions going to be made? they're pure fucking evil and have ruined me in more ways than i can count but that's not the point. I agree DID in its entirety gets more attention as complete fragmentation caused by trauma . Even close friends who have expressed previous interest in knowing which alter is out may find that the DID system tries to hide switches from them and that only a few alters that feel very comfortable around the friend are actually willing to make their presence known. Get to know them. More information is provided through Dell's work on theMultidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID). Generally Switches are grouped into three categories; consensual, forced and triggered. At least now I know. Most systems will go to great lengths to hide their condition. Not an issue. I now understand these are fragmented parts of me , they hold parts of my development at different ages and they have different emotions . These alters protect the main identity from awareness of trauma. Everything in the system happens for a reason, even if we do not know what it is. Things come out of my mouth, stuff Im saying and I dont know why Im saying it. In order to receive a diagnosis for dissociative identity disorder, you must display Recurrent gaps in the recall of everyday events, important personal information, and/or traumatic events that are inconsistent with ordinary forgetting. In clinical circles, it is often taken to mean amnesia between parts, so that if the apparently normal personality (ANP) is fully co-consciousness for what other parts are saying and doing (especially the emotional personalities or EPs) then that is not full DID. Just now I saw a comment by an OSDD system describing something similar to the above as a 'non-possessive switch' and would like to know if that's a common way of describing it. We will try to explain our experience with . In this article were using the terms interchangeably whilst mainly using the term OSDD for brevity. Most strikingly perhaps, people labelled as OSDD may not feel that their condition is taken as seriously as dissociative identity disorder. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. But non-switching systems still exist. Thank you, this has been very informative. A voice saying yes there is, yes there is. As an undergraduate student in psychology, I was taught that multiple personalities were a very rare and bizarre disorder. See Integrated Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Experiencing (SE) for two of the main modalities that used Parts Mediation. In OSDD-1, severe childhood trauma causes different identities, known as alternate states of consciousness (alters) to form. Alter - A dissociated identity, found in DID and OSDD. How can you distinguish this from modes in BPD? Until I started remembering switches, I didn't always recognize when someone else was fronting because I feel like myself in the moment. Kluft used the term window of diagnosability to capture the latent nature of clear-cut switching phenomena in dissociative identity disorder patients. Others might tell you that you sometimes act very differently, almost like different people. I find that really confronting and scary because then I can't deny to myself that they are real and separate from me. You may find that sometimes you cant even remember more recent things, such as what you did today or what the last conversation you had was about. And there comes the second fact, I have three ANPs and identify highly with Polyfragmentation, and its a huge mystery to me on if I have OSDD or DID along with that. There are four presentations of OSDD listed in the DSM-5: In practice, subtype 1 is much more common than the others. Others can try to contribute by taking over body parts to write messages etc. People with dissociative identity disorder have at least two distinctly different identities, but some believe as many as 100 can emerge. Put it aside and go to work. Being that therapy techniques never work with extreme stress, I was hoping to learn a few new things to try. In terms of other differences, it seems that as a general rule the degree of the trauma or attachment difficulties leading to OSDD will be less severe than people who are diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, especially polyfragmented dissociative identity disorder. Infographic created by TraumaAndDissociation. Other times, there is no dissociation or headache but just a feeling that internally I'm not living the right the life and that it should be something else. So if you have DID or OSDD, you will likely heavily dissociate, you'll have alters tied to repeated intense traumas, and even with OSDD-1b it's likely that you'd experience occasional dissociative amnesia/memory issues. One of our system's little quirks is that our childhood is just *poof* gone. I have experiences like this when the one who normally "drives" gets booted out of the driver's seat when another one of us has such overwhelming emotions that they take over. You might lose a lot of details or misremember the important bits. Our switches are like "becoming" different people. [1] There are four listed example presentations of OSDD, but what qualifies as OSDD, or what OSDD can look like, is very diverse. You might feel afraid or shamed of the possibility of others finding out your thoughts. Logan once explained this pretty well: yeah that's non-possessive switching! I have the ME that is in control of now. So to answer your original question: yes, at least for some time this was very much my experience. People with OSDD may for example have had some good enough attachment experiences, or other mitigating factors. (Disclaimer: I'm not a professional; please do not ask me for medical advice! They cant be allowed to take over. Find more information on DID here. never heard of any psychosis with those features. You might have moments where you feel like you are in a dream or a fog. Maybe I will soon have a few more tools to work with. Required fields are marked *. The DSM-5 adds some detail to it, saying: This category includes identity disturbance associated with less-than-marked discontinuities in sense of self and agency, or alterations of identity or episodes of possession in an individual who reports no dissociative amnesia. In other words, OSDD often presents as not yet or not quite DID people who havent yet met the criteria for dissociative identity disorder but may well do so in the future, or people who have slightly atypical forms of DID, for example by not having amnesia. It may be important for some people with OSDD to distinguish their experience from that of people with dissociative identity disorder and it would be good for people in this category to come forwards and write about their experience to help people, clinicians in particular, understand the unique characteristics of life with OSDD. Because I only struggle to remember when recollecting, and there is plenty of downtime between events in my brain that I just dont remember at all, and my recollection is out of order. I also feel constantly that I have no right to this. It can be very exciting to be able to get to know a new person thats probably going to end up being an important figure in your life! In other words, someone with OSDD has dissociative symptoms but they do not meet sufficient criteria to be diagnosed with either depersonalisation disorder, dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue or dissociative identity disorder. A wonderful article by the nonprofit Beauty After Bruises, run by volunteers with complex trauma & dissociative disorders and their loved ones + supporters. cPTSD or PTSD is a very common comorbid diagnosis. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Memory gaps You might find that your memory is unreliable. Are you sure they don't front? For example, ducks at the pond could be a trigger for a 7 year old alter to push their way to front, or someone calling who is a special friend for one alter in particular might trigger that alter to switch out. However, as some systems do only use the term trigger to refer to negative stimuli that causes a dissociative or posttraumatic reaction, care should be taken in using the term positively. People with OSDD need to understand that their experiences are valid and real and not inferior in any way to people with dissociative identity disorder. The outputs are commonly 24vdc but they could be other voltages or relay contact-based as well. Many people with DID struggle with what their diagnosis means to them they may resent it or disbelieve it, but there is at least some understanding, and an increasing amount of literature, on the nature of dissociative identity disorder. Ive gone through quite some trouble because it wasnt recognized during therapy, because it has been painful and scary to go through intensely separated moods with a change of behavior, sometimes hating/repressing the other mood while I was in a certain mood (manly+fearless, feminine+empathetic, fearful+child-like, feeling like someone else), and not understanding what my mind was doing, nor any psychologist until I found someone who did kind of understand but they started messing with my head and not recognizing the painful traumas associated with people being intrusive and manipulative. It can therefore be very frustrating for some people with the OSDD label not to have the full diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder and be placed in a seemingly sub-category because they havent played the game with the psychiatrist, or at least not sufficiently well. The belief that DID is overdiagnosed & primarily diagnosed in America. All of them want to die. The structural theory of dissociation would say that I have DID and leave it at that, but I feel as though that theory is incomplete and inaccurate to my experience. That would be considered OSDD-1a. These intrusions may vary in strength and influence and may result in the fronting alter taking actions or voicing opinions that they can't explain or account for. Ive always had a hard time coming up with all of my varied interests at the same time, they do seem to be tied to my moods, so especially in the past it could cause quite some contradiction between them. Patients with this kind of almost DID do not see themselves as having multiple identities, but frequently feel so differently at the time that they see themselves as a series of different mes (eg, I know it was me, but I felt as though I was observing myself. Not a life others would want though. Sometimes might you feel like you are watching yourself, as if you are having an out of body experience. Consensual Switches Consensual switching is when two or more Parts mostly agree before a switch occurs. Watching a show to kill time, I felt like I was 12 again, staying up and watching a show in my phone knowing I should be asleep. These are very simple descriptors for a spectrum of experiences that are the hallmarks of the disorders. The following personal communication from someone with OSDD (reprinted with permission) is revealing: I dont have parts like other people seem to. How would you define separate sense of self? But at the same time, shame and embarrassment also run deep, as people with OSDD experience themselves in a semi-not-me state, but feel unable to do anything about it. Non-switching systems, or partial DID as it's called in the ICD, are systems who have an alter always remain in front, and other alters can "only" exert passive influence and co-fronting. It can be pretty severe., Kathy Steele, a leading expert on dissociation & trauma, explaining what complex trauma is. Non-switching systems definitely exist, as they were a diagnosis in the DSM 3. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you& can opt-out if you wish. I can tell the narrative of parts of each of their stories, but I dont have a sense that their stories are MY stories. Blurry can be an abstract concept for someone who does not have DID/OSDD and may be a little difficult to understand. It all feels international with so e rexterior differences that most people won't pick up on or won't think a thing about it. It is usually a defensive response to anything the system deems threatening. I also struggle to name my alters because all together we make up who I am and none of them were ever acknowledged by the world, and to a point even myself, for so long. It is rarely accompanied by an alter changing what clothing the system is wearing, announcing themselves in public, or extreme whiplashes in behavior or personality. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. In an effort to rectify that, weve put together this list of tips that may help newly discovered OSDD systems get started on their journey! Switching refers to one alter taking control of the body, being given control by another alter, or gaining prominence over another alter. But the onslaught and angry and aggressive voices waging violence against me in my head was a daily, constant battle. which is widely accepted at the moment, endogenic systems, who form later on in life, are impossible. (https://twitter.com/theringssystem/status/1325605823373074433?lang=en). When talking about a personality as a whole a sub system refers to emotional sub systems, or emotional action chains. Take advantage of this! This is a complex area of debate, because as Spiegel et al, in their paper Dissociative Disorders in DSM-5 (2011, p.839), point out: According to Kluft and Dell, only 15% of dissociative identity disorder cases regularly manifest easily observable alternate identities during diagnostic interviews. People with DID/OSDD are on their own spectrum--based on how much amnesia they have and/or how separate and distinct their alters are. But that can be cold comfort, and it is a basic human need to feel that we fit in, that we have somewhere to belong. antipsychotics don't do shit for me, and they can control my body to a limited extent (stuff like raising an arm or making me pee). Answer 1 of 8: I'm flying from New York to Croatia (Zadar airport, ideally) in July. OSDD fits a lot better. Enough to bring an adult to his knees, let alone what the poor child had to live thru. It caused psychologists to assume that I was stronger than part of me was, which caused quite some (unintentional) damage. Also, if you can give me some more info on what this type of switching is, in what types of systems it's the most common, etc, it would be super useful! Since DID/OSDD are more complex forms of PTSD, you or other alters might experience the symptoms of complex PTSD. However, this is not our typical experience as an OSDD system. You might lose a lot of details or misremember the important bits. I appreciate it and will share it on my tumblr. So on the one hand we have a vast swathe of people who are, or would be, diagnosed with OSDD as opposed to dissociative identity disorder but who show almost all of the symptoms of DID. It's like "my" POV just changes. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. There arent 1000s of things it could be. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Its important to know that many of these symptoms can overlap with other mental disorders. When not in distress, same.tbink but weaker. this is the first time I have had someone accurately articulate my experience. Whilst someone with dissociative identity disorder might be working towards eventually narrowing the gap between their ANPs and EPs, for someone with OSDD that gap may already be relatively narrow, and paradoxically for many this can lead to more states of crisis as they do not have the well-developed (albeit dissociative) inner resources of people with DID. Nobody wants to feel unwanted. You might have moments where you dont even remember the times you have forgotten things. Both full switches and "partial intrusions" of alters are described in more detail by Dell in the paper"A New Model of Dissociative Identity Disorder". Please give this a read! Each person needs to weigh up the pros and cons on an individual basis and do what is right for them. Like all other alters, non-human alters are the result of trauma and an already severely dissociative mind. Then there is the whole question of amnesia. It was like I was somewhere else but physically and logically wasn't, and the sentence I had just said sounded like it came from somebody else, like i was hyperaware of how high it sounded. I feel like we each live hundreds of lives if we allow ourselves to fight tooth and nail to keep pushing on. But mostly the books above ^. The belief that DID is iatrogenic rather than trauma-based. This can involve several alters fronting over the course of an hour or even within a few minutes! However, this is often little comfort to people with OSDD, as I shall discuss later. But I do see a problem with how you talk about your alters. I'm interested in hearing yall's experiences! As long as we have a pragmatic and even utilitarian view of diagnosis that leads people towards recovery and health, I think were near enough on the right tracks. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. However, included in the DDNOS category is a commonly seen group of patients who do not have the extreme identity separation of dissociative identity disorder, but who have a range of dissociative experiences and significant identity confusion and alteration. In the end, bereft of emotions, self, body and identity, I lived. Does everyone need to take turns going to your shared job, or are only one or a few people going to take care of that while others take care of cooking and cleaning at home? Both can be helped by similar approaches to therapy which encourage neuronal repair and result in brain growth such as increased hippocampal volume. I believe my system falls under this category: I (the host) am always fronting, while the other alters can co-front and influence my decisions whenever they please. DID/OSDD symptoms are always unrelated to other medical conditions or non-disordered experiences, such as substance use or epilepsy. thank you so much. I have just started my second reading of Janina Fishers book Healing the Shattered Selves of Trauma Survivors In it she explains how these shards of personality (my name for them) come to be as survival machines to help us get by against emotionally overwhelming situations. Thats not really how DID and OSDD work. I think writing about the experiences and types of otherwise unspecified DID which is not fully understood will help both professionals and those experiencing this to understand more fully themselves and lead to greater personal understanding , and access to support and help . And, either way, theres not going to be a simpler, or at least different, solution to stopping the CPTSD hijackings and days of disorientation. Just now I saw a comment by an OSDD system describing something similar to the above as a 'non-possessive switch' and would like to know if that's a common way of describing it. What is an OSDD system? that especially back in the days was full of shame and self-loathing. The temptation might be to describe it in terms of what it is lacking Its sort of DID except not quite or Its like PTSD but with more dissociation. I wonder how many people with OSDD therefore feel short-changed, as if somehow they are not deemed worthy of a proper condition, only a residual one, which is terribly unfair. Has anyone researched whether, for example, potentially everyone has many voices/identities in their head, but never considered this an issue? I post information, resources, positivity, recovery, and thoughts on dissociation and trauma recovery. i hear them in my head (they're constantly coconscious with me) and they have very limited control of the body (like, being able to move my arm or something) but they never assume full executive control. I just had an alter front for the first time.jn years the other night on a super sleepless night. One of our systems little quirks is that our childhood is just *poof* gone. The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook by Haddock, Deborah Bray on the development of DID. Triggered switches are especially likely to be quick, but too many triggers or too much overall stress can also lead to rapid cycling. Switches can be consensual, forced, or triggered. Sometimes it's met with a lot of just dissociation or noncontinuous thoughts. But when I am in the dark side it is like the most whole part, yet I function in the light part. Its quite.a mess to get to grips with .. This was a truly amazing article. There might be other alters who feel the same way above but differently from you, and this may also confuse and distress you. A fantastic video from Dr. Mike Lloyd from the CTAD Clinic on how alters/parts in DID/OSDD develop from complex trauma. Carolyn Spring Ltd. Company registered in England no 11109933. System: Commonly used as another term for somebody with DID or . Robert Oxnam on relating his experiences with Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly MPD), from A Fractured Mind: My Life with Multiple Personality Disorder(pp.4-5), (If you like this post then you might like this other one as well! However, as some systems do only use the term trigger to refer to negative stimuli that causes a dissociative or, Switches can be slow, quick, or uncontrollably rapid. I don't have OSDD/DID, but on two occasions where I was in an unsafe and triggering situation, the first time I turned into this older masculine and calm dude, the second (yesterday ago heh) into this caring 40yo+ female motherly figure. There are as many Plural experiences, as there are Plurals. Many voices, many children, each with their own story, voices to be heard and listened too. (she/her/hers or plural they/them/theirs), Pingback: All about Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) - an explanation about OSDD-1A & OSDD-1B - powertotheplurals.com, Your email address will not be published. We are The Alexandrite System, when we first discovered our plurality, we spent months confused and distressed because we didnt fit into the very rigid DID mold. Whole is terrifying! Indeed, Spiegel et al (2011, p.841) point out the inherent flaws in the current diagnostic criteria for dissociative disorders and say: If the diagnostic criteria for dissociative identity disorder were changed to reflect the typical clinical presentation of DID (ie a complex dissociative presentation with no confirmed alter identities), these complex DDNOS patients would meet diagnostic criteria for DID. i haven't heard of other systems where this is the case and was wondering if anyone else had experiences like this. You might sometimes experience the loss of a physical function without a medical cause, such as your sight, hearing, speech, or feelings of hunger. Where is my childhood? I havent read about this before but it has to be so that everyone is different. So, your article is a godsend testament to my experiences. Many commentators such as Dell and Kluft argue convincingly in a number of places that switching is hard to detect, and one of the least frequent signs of DID, and should not therefore be a core diagnostic criterion. Our continuous memory gives us a more continual sense of self. Certainly where private therapy is being sought and there is no need for a definitive statement on some official piece of paper or medical record, this may be the preferable option for a large number of people. Highly recommend reading. This website was last updated 11/29/2022. Furthermore, where there is a high level of co-consciousness between different self-states in OSDD, there is a lower risk of self-harming episodes where the adult host has (dangerously) no awareness at all of what has happened. The 24vdc outputs . Here's a description that I've put into several answers: "OSDD-1 is the subtype that is most similar to dissociative identity disorder (DID). And as the OSDD appellation is so often dropped in favour of DID due not least to its incredibly cumbersome name, which hardly rolls off the tongue! For others, it may be validating to recognise that the distinguishing line between OSDD and DID is largely arbitrary, and to subsume the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder into their own self-definition of being a dissociative survivor. I'm sorry I'm still learning. OSDD usually forms in the child's early teens, or even earlier. You might feel confused or distressed because you do not identify with the things that people associate your whole identity with such as name, personality, opinions, or preferences. How can you distinguish this from modes in BPD? Ive always had my own identity but that one does seem to be separated at times as well, like I cant be all of my interests at the same time, like my mind can only process one thing at a time when its unsafe. Being blurry is not always a stressful or upsetting incident, this is more dependent on the individual and situation. This diagnosis was known as dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (DDNOS) before the DSM-5. The word sub system can have several meanings when discussing DID/OSDD. Will we be left behind? On the other hand, passive influence may also lead to certain memories, emotions, sensations, or views becoming inaccessible to the fronting alter until the influence ends. Then I would forget to bring it up because everything seemed fine again until I would again, a while after talking, realize that I was hurt by something they said. You can read that article by clicking here. When she explained the differences, in a way I could easily understand, it did make sense. Maybe not right away, but eventually. A journey starts, one of untold emotional pain and memories horrible beyond belief. But the difficulty remains, especially as there is such a dearth of writing and literature from the perspective of people with OSDD, who possibly feel that their viewpoint is not worth expressing, again because it is not proper dissociative identity disorder.. Above all, all forms of dissociation need to be validated for their unique contribution to survival. You might find that sometimes you cant remember important information about yourself or about those closest to you. All about Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) - an explanation about OSDD-1A & OSDD-1B - powertotheplurals.com, The biggest collaborative Trans Plural Livestream, 10 free resources for new and questioning Systems. Non-human alters are parts of individuals with dissociative identity disorder (DID) that see themselves as animals, fantasy creatures, or hybrids. These alters protect the main identity from awareness of trauma. Although perhaps the most well-known feature of dissociative identity disorder (DID), switching occurs less often than passive influence or other internal manifestations of dissociated parts. Then, in the darkness, I would suddenly look around and be surprised when the room was my old room and actually the room where I'm currently living. They work by seeing how you use our services and other websites. In a moment, my interests, name, vocal inflections, gender- change. they do have an internal monologue but they are not suffering from DID, do they only have one voice/identity? And even successfully obtaining a diagnosis can cause difficulties in work situations, in applying for life insurance or even travel insurance, and in the stigma that surrounds so many mental health conditions. They all respond to my name. I feel like the symptoms of these disorders are often misunderstood. Rather, this description is based on the literature that pre-dates the body of research on dissociative disorders since the publication of DSM-III. What are things in your system that everyone has to abide by? Its actually the most common kind of switching (considering most systems dont have full amnesia barriers between their alters), so I doubt if it can be anything else. As someone who lives in the States, but plans to move to the UK at the earliest availability, this also helped urge us to get our treatment while we can. It may be that the alter that was at front has unexpectedly retreated, requiring another alter to quickly take control of the body in order to prevent injury, embarrassment, or other such problems or that the alter who is switching out is pushing past a weaker alter against their wishes. I don't think our main persecutors ever fully fronted and were similarly very angry about this. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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