u/DorothyDahmer

Trigger/Content Warning: vague mentions of psychotic-like symptoms, vague mention of trauma (safer wording than news headline language, I -think- ! )

, folks. I have been in a state of constant fight, flight, freeze, and fawn for ... About 2 months now. There has been a series of about 3-5 significant and traumatizing or retraumatizing events happening since June I think.

Uh, I've been told/have read that when the brain is so hyper vigilant for so long (all 24 hours of every day basically for this amount of time) that your brain can only rationalize it as imaginary danger until it starts filling in it's own imaginary dots to make it make sense out of frustration or confusion? So it is remarkably similar to delusional thinking in the sense that it's not typically bizarre like in psychotic disorders. For me this manifests as being in constant danger of violence, stalking, and all sorts of danger. And anyone is a potential danger to me or is pretending not to be.

I am very safe in the sense I know it's not rational but with compounded sleep deprivation it just -feels- real. I also have my partner to help ground me just a little and to orient me and to reassure me. I was just wondering if anyone else has had an experience similar to this?? It's rare for me, but does happen sometimes!

Thanks for reading! -DD

Hey, folks. I have been aware of my DID and working on it for some time, however, I rarely interact with others who also have it. I'm 31 and this sub was appealing because of the demographic it's more geared toward! My partner also has DID (strange coincidence, introduced by a mutual friend) but not everyone is the same!

I'm very reserved, and had been living in isolation (by choice) for about two years. Socializing is hard, but I'm ready to try to make some friends, or just be able to relate to others.

I hope you all are having the best day that you can. The world can be a confusing and scary place, but we've made it this far, right?! :)

-DD