Non-Psychologists React to MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES (DID) FOR THE FIRST TIME (by Anthony Padilla)

In today's episode of Couples React, we react to I spent a day with MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES (Dissociative Identity Disorder) by Anthony Padilla!
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#AnthonyPadilla #Reaction

[@wesandsteph6460]

Hey guys! Here's the extra content I was talking about! Love you guys! Hope you have an amazing weekend!❤️❤️❤️ News/Commentary kzbin.info/door/9MuZmJuSipje5inXy7TVGQ Reddit Reactions kzbin.info/door/tiKwQjtJFARm9KsBT_inlA Solo Reactions kzbin.info/door/_NeLmaFNuyiuWTZNoaYROQ

[@MadyInDaHouse]

Heyhey, remember, when you reacted to some of the Sam and Colby videos with Corey and Jake in them, you should look up Jake Weber skits some of the FAM 5 videos are really funny

[@sharmainelc]

watch more DissociaDID!!

[@thedoon4076]

You said something about amesia but the thing is that DID has amnesia but ODD is the form without it

[@moxxymoxx3987]

People with DID can live full and amazing lives. For example the youtube channel Multiplicity and Me, the host Jess has 4 male alters, a husband, a daughter and pets. She has had a full education to the masters degree level and is incredibly inspirational. More people need to understand this condition and others like it so thank you for checking out this video.

[@missdude1]

Nin has a educational KZbin channel if you want to learn more

[@AnthonyPadilla]

thank you both so much for giving a watch and keeping such an open mind 💞

[@yasmeennatalia1026]

omg king

[@wesandsteph6460]

Thanks for the comment and the great content!! We can’t wait to watch more!

[@chelseaphillips9048]

OMG COMMENT FROM A KING! so cool!

[@gabrielpanza5450]

o well hello there

[@lucasferro6050]

I did not expect this, like..... tf

[@wesandsteph6460]

Guys this was a super emotional video for me (this is wesley) and definitely changed my perception of DID. Thank you all for such amazing suggestions, I have really enjoyed learning, growing and laughing with you all over the last year! I love the community we've built and can't wait to do more and more videos with y'all! ❤️

[@elsak9981]

love you guys!

[@scarletjones845]

By the way, Kyle, one of the alters it the dissociaDID system is from essex, which shows in his accent

[@raysofrosie]

Y’all should definitely check out dissociaDID’s channel bc it teaches you about this disorder and so much easier to understand (that’s nin’s channel BTW) -Mimi

[@Essendiinanis]

It’s the way Nin’s little alter says “we’re not alone anymore” that slaughters me. I don’t have DID, but I feel like I somehow relate to what the little said. It’s crazy.

[@sablyn653]

Honestly I saw some comments about Wesley's facial expressions as being weirded out or disrespectful but I interpreted his face as more so focused and trying to fully understand such as trying to understand a math formula which I totally get bc unless you have it, its a pretty hard thing to know what it feels like. Either way I liked the reaction and found Anthony's video interesting too!

[@chelseaphillips9048]

Yeah I cab see how it would seem that way if they had never seen their videos before. Thats just what he looks like when he's really paying attention trying to understand something

[@ep6808]

Yeah that's what I thought at first and my hackles went up but when he spoke it cleared it up. He's obviously just concentrating hard

[@stellan5811]

honestly i felt uncomfortable at first like some comments but seeing yours reminded me of how i definetely have an annoyed/disbelief face whne im focused too so good point to makw thankyou x

[@qwandary]

I took his facial expressions badly at first, but I figured we all do knee jerk reactions sometimes and we need full information before we can process, and we should be judged on what our conclusions are, not on our processing stages. His conclusions seemed empathetic and he was open to learning, which was enough for me.

[@MoistNasa]

So as someone with DID myself, I want to go ahead and answer some questions that you guys have. First, some alters can have different voices or accents and some don’t. And they don’t always front as themselves. Most of time, in covert DID, alters act like the host so no one knows Second, DID is actually under reported. The numbers are likely much higher. Just as child abuse and sexual assault cases are severely under reported. Third, dissociative amnesia can last for any number of time. I don’t remember my entire childhood. My earliest memories start at around 15 years old. Sometimes I won’t be aware of whole days and will think it’s a different date. Sometimes I come back and it’s been 3 hours and someone ate my Oreos. It’s never the same, and everyday is different. Fourth, the amount of alters someone has is usually an indication of how sever and prolonged the abuse was. Because the brain dissociates (we’ll say in the case of sexual abuse as a girl), it will go “ok this wouldn’t happen if I was a boy” and boom. You’re a male, you have a name and age and height and everything. But the brain can’t let the host know about the trauma because then they would not be able to function in every day life normally. So when you reach the ages of 7-9, those personalities with those memories integrate fully into their own people. So when you go through new trauma, the brain just goes back to what it was doing before and makes someone else. All in all, DID is real and it is a lot more common than people think. The likelihood of someone with DID telling you they have it is really low, they might not even be aware. I didn’t find out until I was 26. It’s a very genius but primitive way of coping with repeated trauma; where you can’t escape or get help, so the brain essentially saves itself and gets you away from it, but it doesn’t teach you the coping skills needed. If you ever have any questions please ask me

[@jackie_kyr]

hi so i've been studying DID just for the past few weeks and the information that you gave above cleared up a lot of confusion I had about how alters can form, besides the fact that they hold the trauma. I've also now been informed on the reason why people have the number of alters that they do. so I wanted to thank you for clarifying all of that. i wish more people knew about DID and didn't jump to misconceptions when they heard about it. there are lots of people that comment very rude things on videos about Dissociative Identity Disorder, invalidating the disorder and the childhood trauma and abuse that one experiences. lots of love to you and thank you again.

[@MoistNasa]

Jackie Drucker thank you for the wonderful comment. The best way that has worked for me to explain it to people, is to explain that the two ways of survival are fight and flight when presented with danger. But what if you can’t do either? How do you survive as a small child. The brain gives the trauma and memory to someone they perceive as being strong and capable, but once a child’s personality fully integrates, the brain can’t just give all those traumatic memories back. So those alternate states of identity also integrate into their own beings, with those traumas. And it’s up to the brain to decide when it’s safe to get those memories back. If people can go to church and pray to a being theyve never met and call it god, surely they can believe in DID.

[@letizialorusso1950]

This was very informative, thank you 😊

[@rachelleredd8803]

This was really interesting and informative. I'm really fascinated by DID; as terrifying as it can be, the brain is really amazing, isn't it? The things it can do to adapt and cope are incredible.

[@killerdragonark1128]

1 thing about the Oreo thing I’m curious about. Do y’all put labels on y’all food for each other and if so do y’all still eat each other’s food lmao.

[@fancypapercutz]

I started crying right as you guys did. I love the fact that you guys kept an open mind and tried to understand. I love the compassion you two have, I hope you both are doing well and I can't wait to see more videos from you guys.

[@dianaarredondo8178]

I cried too

[@kayladinan7844]

You guys should definitely check out more of Anthony’s “I spent a day with.”

[@chelseaphillips9048]

Yes I agree. This would be a GREAT "series" for them!

[@michaelfaisal934]

In DID an alter can be anything, it depends on what the child thought would protect them or be strong, for instance, Zeus (the greek god of thunder) is insanely strong, a child after experiencing a traumatic experience can think "if i was Zeus, maybe i could have defended myself" and boom, you have Zeus as an alter.

[@ladybugsayonaras6355]

Yeah, that's more or less true.

[@chrystalicollective5918]

Yeah, pretty much

[@luziealyssa5677]

it's important to not tho that this is not a concious decision or anything, the child is completely unaware. But this is also a reason why a lot of sexually abused girls with DID develope male alters because the idea that this trauma couldn't have happened to them if they were male is ingrained into their unconscious

[@michaelfaisal934]

@@luziealyssa5677 yeah, i know, multiplicityAndMe herself said it that she thought as a child "maybe if i was a boy, the things that happened to me wouldn't have happened"

[@FatedHandJonathon]

Oh yes. My girlfriend shares a system with a giant badger-monster-thing that developed out of a schizophrenic delusion; he began as a monster in the dark she and the others were afraid of, then the system adopted that visage as a protector alter. Fortunately he's actually quite agreeable, if a bit grumpy or brusk at times; he likes chocolate. He doesn't front often, though, because the dysphoria is kind of dramatic, there; the first time he fronted, he damaged the body's throat trying and failing to make his voice go as low as it is in the headspace.

[@wilmaeliasson]

you shoukd react to more of his stuff!! its really interesting and anthony is an amazing interviewer

[@Rafael.F28]

Facts

[@irishhamiltonmemes6748]

*should

[@f4iryth964]

I cried when the little later cried aswell. I feel like because they are a child and they must have experienced such trauma is just so upsetting and makes me emotional

[@fawnycracker4855]

Me trying to figure out if his facial expressions are disbelief or subconscious scrunch: 👁👄👁💧

[@anonymousme3571]

To put it into perspective, it's not "perceiving" having a different personality/alter, it's having different people in the body. Every alter is their own person, like having multiple souls stored in one body. The brain splits apart due to the trauma, and each part of the brain is manned by an alter, that is their own person.

[@fatimaosman3977]

His ”I spent a day with...” are in this style, and are really interesting! You guys should watch them:)

[@BlueSodaPop_]

When I first saw this interview, it literally made me cry at the exact part you guys teared up. The child Alter reminded me so much of my siblings, who are really close to me, and it's just hearing them talk about such a sad thing they shouldn't know about at that age or in this case, in that mindset, makes me so sad and emotional.

[@saltyshimakei166]

You can react to DissociaDID (Nin's Channel) it explains a lot and you can meet many of her alters there!

[@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour]

She explains the reasons of different gender, age, species alters in her channel. There are still a lot of controversy about the disease and her being fake or real. But I do believe the disoder exists and her videos are quite explanatory. I will try to summarize just a small bit and anyone interested should go watch her videos. It is not something that happens over a single sudden trauma, or in most cases at least, it i because of repetitive abuse or trauma a child went through before the age their personality have fully developed as a single identity. It is something like, if a female child is being abused constantly and starts thinking if I was a boy I wouldnt have suffered like this or I would be stronger and not feel pain like this etc while being abused, "if I was a boy" if I was a boy" "I wish I was a boy" "I wish I was a boy" "I wish I was a boy", at one point the brain finally snaps in order for the girl to survive, it starts to think and believe "I am a boy, I am not weak, I can endure this" while going through the abuse. And from that moment on, when the abuse repeats it keeps thinking I am a boy and finally the male alter forms. The reason for the male alter to form is for the girl host not to remember this trauma so she can survive. That is the reason of memory wall. And that wall is probably the reason why many of them are not aware of the fact that they have alters/different personalities like this until they become older and something that finally triggeers them to relize they have different personalities. Another child may believe if I was an adult, if I was a lion, if I was a bird, if was an alien etc. Whatever that specific child believes as a stronger alternative to themselves. That is the reason if you ask host Nin she will say she had a very happy childhood because she has no memory of Kyle's memories. Kyle is a trauma holder alter who formed at around the child was 3 years old. As long as the host is not ready or does not want to confront those memories, the trauma holder alter would never say what trauma the are holding, because the reason of their existence is to keep them hidden. Kyle is not the only trauma holder alter she has btw. He explains in one of their videos that in their earlier times, he tried to speak with a deeper voice and stuff to sound more like himself but in the end the body is the female girl's body and it has its limits and trying to talk like that was only hurting the body (I guess voice chords). This is their explanation. What I believe, Kyle personality is the part of her brain that locked up some of the really bad abusive trauma memories she was going through from age 3 in a separate compartment. Whenever she starts feeling scared or uncomfortable in whatever situation she is in, that same coping mechanism triggers and she thinks it is her protector persona/alter Kyle.

[@Breadcrumbs_1803]

Nin has always been one of my favorite youtubers, this was the only time we were ever to see one of her littles on camera and I was so proud of her. Also Kyle is my favorite alter and hearing her talk about him and him coming front made me the happiest. So glad you guys reacted to this 😊💕 Edit: btw I said "Nin" so you knew who I was talking about. Also 44:21 I saw a comment on her channel before and this guy said he has a "smart" alter so anytime he had a test they would come out as a "positive trigger" and he'd ace it everytime.

[@athenagoddess0294]

No you're right, some alters can have different accents or voice pitches than other alters in the system

[@Ona1979]

I have DID. I was missing chunks of time for years with out realizing it. That doesn't happen as often as it used to. Now that I know what is happening, I have noticed that I have what are refered to as grey outs. I have chunks of time where I am partially present. An alter will be a charge of my body, walking it around and I'm only partially conscious. I used to be able to let go and an alter would step in and take over for me. Sometimes I could sense a mental tap on the shoulder from an alter offering to take over for me. In those cases, I have the choice in wether or not to step aside and give control of the body to someone else. Unless it is critical to remain myself, to complete a task, I recognize that I may need a break and hand the body over. I haven't been able to invite my alters to step in for me, as successfully as I have been able to in the past. I am in a safer environment, but I miss them and I miss being able to take a break as often as I used to.

[@tipsyGnostics]

In short, DID without amnesia is called OSDD, dissociative identity disorder versus other specified dissociative disorder. Sometimes people with OSDD don't fit all six DID criteria, but still have separate states of identity. :D - Ace || The Operating System

[@femboyghoul]

Am I the only one who watched the actual video and then did tons of research on DID and then became really interested in it

[@Ohokk0]

nope, did the same thing

[@CL0WN_V1RVS]

we did the same thing then figured out that we have DID

[@georgerobins4110]

I’m cackling at your reaction to Nin saying they have 22 alters because I’m just sitting here with a system of 25 and we’re close friends with a system of 60 😂 Fun fact, the median amount of alters is 16! And the highest amount of alters in a system known is Jeni Haynes who has over 2500!!

[@TheDarkestShadeOfLight]

Eyoo we got about 100 😌 we're trying to stop splitting so fast but nooo

[@georgerobins4110]

@@TheDarkestShadeOfLight lmao I feel that, we split 6 times so far during COVID and I’m just like: can we.... stop? Please?

[@TheDarkestShadeOfLight]

@@georgerobins4110 We went from like 30 to 100 in quarantine 😭 shits been wild here

[@georgerobins4110]

@@TheDarkestShadeOfLight XD rip, fam It’s all fictives for us, too. Like, we went from having 3 fictives to having 9 fictives like how did we suddenly become fictive heavy-

[@TheDarkestShadeOfLight]

@@georgerobins4110 omg same. It's probably because all of us have coped through media in the quarantine, lol.

[@youreinvalid8493]

Y'all look so confused at the beginning!😂 That was me when I first started watching dissociaDID. Also don't worry about Friday, we only got a double upload on Tuesday! You guys have a good day!

[@raysofrosie]

When it comes to age (something y’all were wondering about) you have to understand that it is in fact a child’s mind. There are things like fictives, animal alters, other being alters (fairies, dragons, werewolf’s, etc.) and we even saw a video where a system had an alter that used to be a tree. Anything a child’s mind can think of that may be able to handle the situation better than them can be made into an alter and the same thing goes for age. Littles can be made for those to have a sort of outlet where they don’t have to be an adult (like those who age regress which is also common as a trauma response) and can live about without the normal daily stresses an adult can undergo. For example, our system has an alter who is from the 1800’s because when we were young, our family said that we idolized that sort of motherly, caretaker role that we didn’t see in everyday life. We also have a strong werewolf alter who protects us from emotional trauma. It’s all a product of a child’s mind so anything’s possible 🤍- Mimi

[@coraz6825]

I (as someone who does not have DID) never thought of it that way. That's very interesting, I have a feeling I'll be thinking about that for a while

[@ohdangdiddlyitsjeff2878]

Watch Anthony’s video of “I spend a day with beauty gurus” it’s funny AND ITS ALL NICE ONES! Don’t worry!

[@georgerobins4110]

Older alters can often form because the trauma feels like it might not be happening to someone who is older, or because your brain feels you don’t have adequate parental figures to look after you. I’ve found ageless alters are usually non-human. We have 3 non-human alters, none of whom really have an “age” exactly. We have a wolf named Wolf (so creative, I know lol) who sort of vaguely identifies as an adult, a velociraptor named Grey (I know it’s weird, you don’t have to tell me) who doesn’t really have an age, and a dragon named Grace who doesn’t really have an age either.

[@devilsscowcroft419]

Yes! I love watching Anthony videos and even the more, I guess boring sounding ones like fast food workers wouldn't sound fun or interesting to reaction too but it really is! HIs videos show so much light on parts of the world a lot of people don't see. I would love to see you guys react to more and know your thoughts on it.

[@sanaiarthur2584]

Why does wes always look like he’s mad when he watches videos😂😂 btw LOVED this video💗😔🙏

[@umxx.x_382]

YESSSS thank you so much for reacting to this you guys should react to some of his other videos! Maybe his ‘Spending a day with drag queens’ or ‘Spending a day with viral meme stars’!!

[@qwandary]

The idea of DID being debated in the psych community is super outdated. It's understood as a real condition. But many conditions still have professionals debate their existence, doesn't mean they're not backed up scientifically. I appreciate how empathetic you both were in this reaction. Watching you both tear up near the end (while I teared up despite having seen it multiple times lol) was kinda nice, because we're all experiencing the same feeling of 'Must protect child' and knowing that child was failed. Nice to know folks like you care.

[@candidcrafts4732]

Love how Steph gives Ginny's take on how it feels to be possessed 😂 Love a great Potterhead who remembers these small detail!

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

as someone who one of my alter got me a phd without me knowing, DID is fun for some people who have it, i enjoy coming back and finding that my main alter sarah has left me a letter, or that my little alters spent the day with my wife, i enjoy learning what they did, i recently gained a third female alter who is a massive foodie who loves all things egg edit: i have 19 alters, although i feel like i might be gaining yet another one, but im not sure

[@gr1mreap3rz15]

I haven't finished the video yet but on the age thing: there's a type of alter called an "introject" who is based subconsciously on an existing person or character (eg if u went through trauma and found comfort in a character or thought they'd never have experienced what you experienced, you could unintentionally gain an introject of that character, from my understanding). These introjects, whilst not being exactly like whoever they're based on, can share a name and age with them - so introjects of ageless characters would be ageless, introjects of older characters would be older, etc. This isn't the only way for alters' ages to differ afaik, but it's one reason they can!

[@TheLostRevert]

Everybody can actually dissociate under extreme traumatic situations. Say someone is a victim of a terrible crime/accident, he/she might not remember some fragments about what happened. That is a result of dissociation. Adults have cognitive skills to process bad situations so it takes high degree of trauma to dissociate. But for a child, it is easier especially for one who has trauma happening frequently and they think nobody is coming to save them. When a traumatic event happens, it’s not always that we ”forget” or "lose consciousness", oftentimes the current conscious state retreats and another consciousness would be forced to replace and isolate that traumatic memory in that state of consciousness. Repeated dissociation especially before and during a specific developmental stage would likely develop into DID as separate states of consciousness would eventually have identities of their own and the process would likely to continue to adulthood as the brain would already "perceive" it as a "normal" way to live and cope.. like "hey if anything goes wrong, we just retreat inside and let another consciousness handle it.. and if it can't, we can make another one who can"..

[@oracleaway]

Can you react to “my alters draw themselves” it’s by dissociadid

[@kuleguy2010]

It really is that common, the thing about DID is if an alter comes out in a time or place they feel isn't safe for them, you won't even know you're speaking to an alter. It is an extremely complex disorder but it is far more common than people realize. the same percentage of people in the world with red hair is the same percentage of people in the world with DID. It is also more common than skitzophrenia.

[@probably_not_jim]

I'd love it if you reacted to more of his interviews, he's done some really interesting ones

[@amykuhn4827]

Omg yayyy you guys actually reacted to it!! You're the best💕 (Edit) I just seen Steph's Instagram post. I just wanted to come here to say congratulations!!! 🎉🎉

[@raysofrosie]

The amnesia block is mostly to protect the host from knowing what they’ve been through. You can learn later on what memories that alter has and why it is the way it is, the you can work from integrating but even then it has to be on both parts. Integration was the initial goal when DID was first recognized, but now not so much. The main thing is learning about each alter, who they are, what they like, and what their purpose is (protector, trauma holder, persecutor, etc.) and why they’re their. This is important for many things and can lead to things like therapy to understand and deal with trauma they never knew they had. For me, I just learned of my alters existence, as well as the fact that I have this disorder in the first place so I’m barely working on communication and am still learning about everyone. We loved this video and understand the confusion about the subject but we loved how you kept an open mind the whole time 🤍 -Mimi

[@violetsoul9113]

Most people with DID have Inner Worlds. It's a world they can go to when they are in the mind. On her channel, Nin(formerly Chloe(Chloe and Nina integrated to make Nin)) described finding a forest. She had experienced recent trauma in a forest, and so it appeared, and they found new alters in there. So like their world, some don't. Some can change theirs and add things, some can't. Some might have a mansion where everyone lives, some might have a huge village. The Inner Worlds are where alters interact. Some worlds develop to the point where there are 2 systems, but I don't know much about that. I just know it's very rare.

[@LiMe251]

I kinda wish I could experience what it's like to be in an inner world, I want to know what it feels like

[@skylardoan309]

I love how respectful you are when handling this subject!!

[@gl4081]

An alter is older, usually because they're like the stable adult figure for the person that they didn't recieve in their childhood.

[@pileofsaltOG]

Just here to freak you out. We have 120+ alters. We have alters with variations of brittish accents. Some have deeper voices some have high pitched. We don't have as much amnesia but we are still very different alters. We have an innerworld that is 4 planets and 1 moon. So that's where that alters hangout when they aren't out. This innerworld is as complex as the outer world, Earth. Hehe! Have a nice day.

[@pileofsaltOG]

Also I'm sure you know this but it is a child that has the disorder. So if a child watches cartoons where a dragon saves the day then it would make sense to have a dragon alters. So ageless, non human, different genders and sexualities are common because a child won't have "adult knowledge " to know they aren't a dragon. Or that dragons don't exist.

[@bel410la]

The point of the Ages, is if they are a child and they go through repeated trauma and their mind needs help a way to cope, so they think of someone who is stronger, that might be able to take getting hurt, say for some people, young women, they are told that boys are stronger, so they have boy protector personalities. I've heard of stories of Alters who are not even human, dogs, and supernatural creatures like a vampire or something, it sounds unbelievable but that's how your brain would cope with trauma, to imagine someone stronger in your place and your mind breaks apart and creates a personality that will protect you, and sometimes it's a child and they dont age, to keep a part of innocence in your brain.

[@maxinator_4256]

whenever the little was talking through nin, i almost get the feeling of like talking to a child that was going through abuse, because i guess the part of the brain that separated to make this was a child and so it sound like a child talking about how they felt about the trauma that they went through

[@sheen0_0]

This is by far my favorite Anthony I spent a day video.

[@likelyvampirical]

I’d totally love to see you guys react to more content from these people. Nin and Anthony, both. Nin’s channel (while less active as of recent events) has a ton of super informative and interesting videos; look into their ‘Debunking DiD’ series. Anthony’s ‘I spent a day with’ series has a ton of really good stuff too, on a ton of different topics.

[@inconveniencestore_]

As a system ourselves we don't actually have much amnesia unless someone decides to take a break from fronting for a long while. It's like living with someone. If you don't know someone else is in the house, you don't, but if you've met them you likely talk sometimes and have an idea of what eachother like to do and are doing.

[@faithsky4665]

Wes you made me cry!! I swear tears are contagious. Love you guys!

[@toastedbreadd27]

laughing at the fact they lost it when they said 22 alters as a system with like 200+ alters

[@leoturner3510]

You need to watch more of his videos omg. You should watch the Tourettes one

[@loderunner1322]

This is one of the most genuine reactions I've seen to a video

[@turtlenecksok]

yes! more anthony padilla!

[@OneMoreBookMatt]

You HAD to watch one of Nin's videos. They are so informative and explain everything about DID. She explains how old alters are formed, how young alters are maintained, and even how non-human alters can exist. She also explains a lot about the DID System and stuff. It's amazing.

[@nutellanatalie]

your reactions were incredible! you will love his other "i spent a day with"

[@laurensampson1448]

you guys are the best❤️your content has been so good lately!

[@reedperrino6772]

Hey! To start, long time watcher, love your reactions! Second, I appreciate how open minded and willing to understand this disorder y’all were. I have DID myself so just watching this was great! We actually just started a channel to bring awareness (it’s not this one). I just want to say, if you need/want any information, don’t be afraid to reach out to me or anyone! I want people to know and understand the best they could

[@scoutenchristensen4902]

I would highly recommend watching the 60 minutes Australia feature on Jeni Haynes. A woman living with D.I.D who took her case to court along with her psychiatrist and a team of investigators. It is an incredibly powerful and moving story that I believe to be very educational. Thanks for this reaction and for the empathy and open heartedness!

[@ep6808]

Her story absolutely shattered my heart. Nobody deserves to go through that. She is SO incredibly strong.

[@ep6808]

Oops, I should say "they" rather than "she", I think

[@fiImedeterror]

you should react to more of anthony's "i spend the day with" series, he has really cool subjects!! if you want something lighter he has an episode with beauty gurus that includes james in it

[@peachairee]

the scream i let out when i saw the title- this is one of my fav videos on youtube like EVER

[@kaelynnlewis3390]

You just gained a new subscriber. I don’t know who you are but I’m willing to watch all your videos. This video just popped up and I honestly think it should be shown to more. Your understanding was out of this world. Thank you.

[@alexamjenn]

You have to watch all of his interviews. So amazing & informative & entertaining!

[@FreedomRiver]

That "flow state" that you mentioned happens a lot to military personnel in combat.

[@brycenichols9737]

I loved this reaction! Please do more reactions to more of his content!!

[@TuHoang-hi8bw]

I’m sorry but the faces Wesley makes are making me uncomfortable. His faces during the vid makes it seem like he doesn’t really understand the disorder. I loved the vid and I know Wesley might not be able to control it, but just stating an opinion. I love this channel tho💕

[@ohdangdiddlyitsjeff2878]

I was rewatching the video so I’m just replying late but I think he just makes faces like that when confused or focused? Like what I’m focused I look annoyed a lot.

[@TuHoang-hi8bw]

OhDangDiddlyItsJeff yeah idk it just made me feel weird. I mean I probably do the same sometimes but yeah

[@jackie_kyr]

it's okay, i was also a bit uncomfortable. i know I make very weird faces when I'm confused about something, i don't think he was trying to be rude. it is also a very complex disorder and he even said that he knows there's lots of debate surrounding the "realness" of DID. that's most likely where the facial expressions came from. i think this video was an eye-opener for both of them and all that matters is that they are more educated on it now. lots of love to you.

[@africanskyowl6652]

Thank.you both for your compassion and empathy..

[@twinstarssystem2857]

I remember our host at the time read a book by an exorcist and was like, "Welp. Totally malevolent spirits," and our caretaker was just like, "O.O i mean- i don't have a better explanation?" lmao it was actually kind of sweet- the caretaker was like, "if i am hurting you, i don't want to do that. i would rather die than be hurting you." and the host was like "yeah well i don't want to live without you >:(" lmao -dark

[@mysonandme8424]

This guy watched this like my dog watches something he can't comprehend... Head continually turning and/or leaning left to right. Lmao.

[@Rafael.F28]

Definitely react to more of Anthony

[@ssgg2361]

if you are wanting to or interested in watching more on DID i think the video on dissociadid channel she has called meet six alters! where she basically introduces some more of her alters and i think it’s really interesting.

[@georgerobins4110]

Non-severe (covert) DID looks like this: -subtle switches (our system can switch while in motion, such as while we’re walking) -alters who can easily imitate each other -very few full blackouts (there’s another kind of amnesia called greyouts where you remember the gist of what happened but not any of the details) -good communication between alter and/or all frequent fronters having access to important information (sometimes called common memory) The vast majority of systems are covert, from my experience. After all, as a child in a frightening, harmful, traumatic environment... you don’t want to give anyone reason to notice you, y’know? With covert systems it can even be hard for the host to tell who’s fronting, especially if there’s a gatekeeper alter who’s keeping you oblivious on purpose. (Gatekeepers have power over the system, whether it’s control over who knows what, or control over who’s fronting. Sometimes jokingly referred to as “rights” lol) I once had a gatekeeper make me totally forget that I was hearing people talk in my head by just sort of... subtly removing the memory without me noticing. Besides, people tend to be remarkably oblivious to DID symptoms. They just think you’re forgetful or quirky or whatever. Nobody in my middle school class (including me) thought it was weird when my handwriting changed. Nobody thought it was weird that I acted like a literal child sometimes. Nobody thought it was weird that I sometimes misremembered my age. Hell, even I didn’t think it was weird that my name didn’t feel like it was my name half the time! DID is more subtle than most people think. Edit: also! Number of alters doesn’t dictate how severe or how covert/overt your system is. MultiplicityAndMe has less than 10 alters and they’re a very overt system, but both systems from Acrylic and Aether (Acrylic Chasers and Aether Amalgam) have system numbers in the hundreds yet they’re very covert. It basically depends on what the system needs to survive.

[@clairechaxel8070]

How covert and how severe the DID is are totally unrelated.

[@georgerobins4110]

@@clairechaxel8070 DID is severe full-stop. There’s no such thing as non-severe DID. It’s not a thing. But the way they use “severe” in this reaction was referring to overt vs covert. Sorry, I should have clarified that in my original comment.

[@Stimm002]

Most treatment for DID revoles around accepting your DID and accepting any alters, at least those that have developed, instead of fighting or trying to suppress them. Obviously treatment is different for everyone and so your care plan is individual, so not medical advice 😉.

[@ztr3v]

Anthony does so many great interviews not a bad one you should react to more

[@twinstarssystem2857]

22:27 it's actually probably a coincidence- common names are common. We have two protectors, a sword and shield, and our names are Chaos and Puck.

[@lizisnotinteresting]

YESSS ANTHONY ❤️

[@heathrashworth]

you should react to more of anthony’s videos!!

[@xxshykaixx1876]

You definitely need to react to more of his stuff!!!🖤

[@nothingnothing6540]

I’ve been waiting on this one yessss! Heaths house tour reaction soon pretty please🥺?

[@danielgonales4302]

Definitely do more Anthony!!

[@TheYellowGecko]

An easier way to think about it I guess if you're struggling is to get rid of the though of it being one person with multiple personalities. Think more like it's multiple people with different goals, personalities, likes, dislikes all sharing the same body. This obviously isn't the best way to describe it and I highly suggest watching DissociaDID since they explain it a lot. It's not only that but also just watching them and seeing the other alters take over, you start to see they are all different people and that Kyle is a cinnamon roll. p.s I think the reason you end up in tears at that particular bit is because it's a little. You're watching a child say they thought their life was going to be bad forever and nobody would ever be there for them and it's honestly just heart-breaking to watch

[@saniyabhansali623]

I liked this vid the moment I clicked on it hahahahha wanted to know your perspective on this since so long lol

[@sharon7968]

What a lovely reaction. Its testament to Anthony how safe and comfortable the system felt being with him and his questioning that the little fronted like it did. I know from watching one of Nin's other videos that when she found out the little had appeared she asked if she could view the footage. Anthony said they didn't normally let interviewees see the footage before it was put together but he told her how powerful that section was and it would be a shame to exclude it. Once Nin saw it she agreed that it should be left in which is one of the only times their little has been seen as they tend to keep that part private. There are some really informative videos on their channel and the way they explain the disorder is very articulate and clear and funny sometimes. I know they've been off channel for a number of months due to some issues that arose with another youtuber after this was aired which caused them some additional trauma. However Nin posted last night that they are healing and hope to be back soon

[@darkness_hound1375]

5:26 I actually got interested on the DID dysorder by watching some of the videos in Nin's KZbin channel talking about this.It's so well explained and mindblowing in general...

[@altarudragonspirit4016]

So glad I found another reaction to this. I honestly thought there was no chance after everything that's happened. There's this other really good video on the topic of DID called 'All of Me | Living with dissociative identity disorder' that you should check out too

[@JP-dw9tv]

Mind linking to any other reactions you’ve seen to this? Haven’t been able to find any reacting to the original vid besides these guys (who were great!)

[@jackie_kyr]

@@JP-dw9tv hello! i know it's been quite a few months since this video was uploaded, but I was wondering if you were still looking for other reaction videos to the original Anthony Padilla video w/ DissociaDID, the Redwoods System, and Amanda?

[@averybelle1301]

Thanks so much for trying to understand this heavily stigmatized disorder 💛

[@KoalaOnYT_]

i find it hilarious how wes was like "they are all such a huge number" when i have friend systems with over 100 alters who are all incredible

[@stargaze17]

That video kept popping up for me. So, I finally watched it a few months ago. Since I have subscribed the next day to both Anthony and DissociaDID.

[@georgerobins4110]

If you guys want to watch more DID stuff, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND two videos about the KZbin system MultiplicityAndMe! They’re called “All of Me” (which was a documentary on BBC 1) and “The Lives I Lead” (which is more of a stylized take on Jess describing how she discovered her DID, turned into a short 20 minute interview... thing)

[@blumbles_]

43:15 keeping this time stamp to myself, i want to continue viewing the analysis in the future

[@cjck1344]

I keep coming back to this video. Today it’s cause I’ve spent all morning fighting the assholes on r/fakedisordercringe who just refuse to educate themselves so it’s comforting to see you guys actually learning and getting educated about DID

[@baddabingbaddaboom931]

I would love to see you guys react to "I spent a day with witches" from the same channel! As a baby witch, there's a lot of good information. Not all of it is amazing but most of it is truth

[@twinstarssystem2857]

8:42 those are actually pretty standard system sizes, if not small! The averages are 15-25, though usually people start therapy with only three who are willing to show themselves (including the host). Plenty of systems can have over a hundred though. Many don't even count anymore.

[@arsonanarchybunny5541]

D.I.D usually has full amnesia barriers between alters we're as OSDD 1b is were people having the alters but next to no- not as heavy amnesia between them. Technically different diagnosises but same function and very similar symptoms.

[@yasmeennatalia1026]

i understand this is a hard video to take in but Wes’ faces bothered me so so much..... he just seems weirded out but i get it. not trying to be hateful tho 💕 also i saw his comment saying this changed his perception on DID which is good to know!

[@chelseaphillips9048]

That's his face when he is trying to absorb and understand things. I've watched a ton of their videos its just something he does. I know he most certainly wasn't weirded out by this but was trying to absorb it to understand it and react to it appropriately. 💜

[@kamryn110]

People with (DID) are just so strong♥️

[@georgerobins4110]

In the DSM V you need to have some level of amnesia between alters (whether of trauma or day to day) to get a DID diagnosis. If you don’t have amnesia, you actually have a different disorder called OSDD-1b

[@wishrachad8412]

i love you guys

[@shelbynicole3386]

You guys should react to more DissociaDID!

[@jahcenyaevans1968]

Congrats 🎈