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Message Subject Help me. I think I'm suffering from DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder).
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OP, I'll say this right off, I can relate to this feeling whole heartedly. About 7 months ago, I found out from my brother that he had sexually abused me when we were very little, he was 6, I was 3. I couldn't remember it and infact a BIG part of my truth searching involved rediscovering myself over the last 2 years.

When he told me though, it turned my world on its head. EVERYTHING about my built up tensions, erroneous fears, and maladies now seemed to have an answer, or origin point at least. It was as if my entire life came full circle and I was the joke of my very own existence. I felt dirty, ashamed, and angry, really more than angry, rageful to be honest. I wanted to kill him. I mean HOW COULD HE DO THAT TO ME! the fucker did that to me and never told me the truth till 27 years later???! Of course, to him, he thought that i never forgot, but see thats just it. I was too young to remember it then despite it completely fucking up my soul. And I, growing up with him, loved him more than a brother should, because I didn't know any better. It's an aggrevating truth to reconcile that the man that should have had my back my entire life did more harm to me than anyone else I've ever met.

Yet, for the 27 years since, my brother and I have become close friends, and I couldn't condemn the life we had grown up in together, so I forgave him for what he did. It wasn't easy, mind you, and afterwards I left him in Atlanta and went home. I still find it difficult to be in his company since his confession. Hate is a difficult thing to overcome and I'm still pretty angry. Time will help.

So, for you OP, hang in there. Try to find it in your heart to forgive your family for keeping it secret from you because it's not a thing that can ever be easily approached or handled well. And as for the guilty person, you have every right to be mad at them and it's something only time and effort can mend if at all. Just try to move on if you can.
 Quoting: Andy 33832045

Molestation isn't the same as DID. In fact. Simply being molested probably will never ever ever cause DID. DID IS CAUSED BY LIFE THEATENING EVENTS BEFORE AGE 7. Things a kid has no way to be able to proces THUS THEY SPLIT TO SURVIVE.
 Quoting: CeeLite



I really didn't get this poster's response...most people don't remember things at age 3 (I do, but I'm weird:-)

That said, I can understand the pain of a single molestation or rape, even if both were kids- but we're talking about even more serious stuff here with DID. It doesn't come from just a few repressed memories...it's systematic abuse.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1271534


Maybe it's not relatable to the effect of DID. I understand the difference between systemic abuse and a single event. Granted for me, the event itself was enough and it wasn't the only abuse I suffered growing up. My older brother was bully/asshole on top of that for most of my childhood.

No, my point was the feeling of betrayal, vengance, and loss that I was relating to the OP. It's a terrible mess when you can't trust your own family.
 Quoting: Andy 33832045




you also stated he was 6. I mean, I can understand feeling violated, but he hardly knew what he was doing either. I'd say, that if he's still an ass stay away from him- don't be his friend as you've said. If he's violated others as an adult that's quite another matter and prosecutable. I'd say he was old enough to know better, but still...it would be much much harder for me to forgive an adult than a 6 year old kid.

I feel very knowledgable, about the emotional vice grips people, especially family members put on each other, so don't take this the wrong way. I've always felt, and so has my mom, that I was abused at least once (I had many different baby sitters, preschools, etc)...I've had all kinds of problems relating to it, but I'm not DID, for all I can tell...if I am DID at all, I'm quite conscious of it and broke much of my programming years ago, while in the hospital.
 
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