Lived Experience Forum

[Lemonjuice]

Hi, 

My counsellor has been trying for months to get me surrounded by support people cause my dissociative disorder is causing me to become suicidal level depressed.  For years I have struggled to find anyone and suddenly, within a month, I have a specialist in DID who has confirmed the diagnosis, a potential treatment centre, I have gone on a healthfund, because the first specialist was too far away, I found a gp who is lovely and not afraid of the diagnosis and today, through the gp, I was able to locate a psychiatrist 30 mins away who specializes in trauma related disorders, including DID.  Ok, now as if that isn't amazing enough...the new psychiatrist I saw today, I saw him when he use to be a gp, some 30 years ago! He was a psychotherapist back then, but went back and became a psychiatrist.  It's kind of like going full circle.  I'm keeping my current therapist, she's pretty good, but when things go pairshaped, I will have other people's support too.  

Ooohhh...someone's pissed off inside now.  It isn't happy we are getting help, not part of the self-destruction plan.  I don't care...this is a bit of good news.  I'm not alone, not invisible, I am being looked after.  Feels nice but weird...new experience.

[Lemonjuice]

Pearshaped, not pairshaped...d'uh!:face_with_rolling_eyes:

[Teej]

Oh @Lemonjuice 

i was so pleased for you reading that post. Good for you to keep going to find that support team. It's a huge achievement. 

[Lemonjuice]

Thanks!