Why can’t people speak in English rather than in acronym?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We share a hobby and see each other regularly. Right now, interacting with her feels like interacting with a joint Facebook profile - who am I really talking to? I am uncomfortable with this, which I know is my own problem, and I'd like to get over it, but how?

If your friend had another disorder, like MS or cancer, how would you treat the situation?

I'm not sure how this is the same thing. If my friend had MS or cancer, I would know exactly who I was speaking to. With dissociative identify disorder, you don't have that assurance. Some alters can be violent, petty, gossipy, whatever, and while I like this acquaintance's primary alter, I suppose I don't necessarily want to interact with the others. Like I said, it's kind of like interacting with someone with a joint Facebook profile - who are you really talking to?

Anonymous wrote:We share a hobby and see each other regularly. Right now, interacting with her feels like interacting with a joint Facebook profile - who am I really talking to? I am uncomfortable with this, which I know is my own problem, and I'd like to get over it, but how?

If your friend had another disorder, like MS or cancer, how would you treat the situation?

Can the subject line be changed?!

Have a relative with this. You basically just keep them at an arms length. Be polite and engage in conversation but that doesn't reveal a lot about yourself. Don't get caught up in their problems and emotions and feel like you have to help or support or be a shoulder for them to lean on.

DID??

Anonymous wrote:Is it dissociative identity disorder???

Sorry, Monday morning with zero coffee. Yes.

Anonymous wrote:Does everyone know what DID is? Or is it on everyone reading the OP to google it?

Google.

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mental health condition where you have two or more separate personalities that control your behavior at different times.

Is it dissociative identity disorder???

NP. I had to google. Looks like DID is Dissociative Identity Disorder.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder

Does everyone know what DID is? Or is it on everyone reading the OP to google it?

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being polite but keeping people like this at a distance.

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry I don’t know what you’re saying.

Sounds pretty clear to me.

I’m sorry I don’t know what you’re saying.

We share a hobby and see each other regularly. Right now, interacting with her feels like interacting with a joint Facebook profile - who am I really talking to? I am uncomfortable with this, which I know is my own problem, and I'd like to get over it, but how?