Thoughts on "Faking"- Dissociative Identity Disorder

[@DIDHatchery]

Faking for any extended period of time is incredibly difficult IRL. Great video! It’s an important topic. Thank you! Take care. ❤️

[@BlueHazyDreams]

Yes. People probably do still put such effort into it, same as there have been famous cases of people going to elaborate lengths to fake things like cancer, but these people always have strong ulterior motives. I would imagine the most common group of people in the community who don't have DID/OSDD are probably just people who have other real mental health struggles or disorders who too are in need of support.

[@slightlyinfernal3415]

made perfect sence the more you repress yourself the harder it is to let others me open with simular issues i went through a simular period

[@jaykeblackchannel1521]

Hey bro, I am a trans dude too!

[@andersonsystem2]

Yes it wound hard to fake . We have DID as well and and why would anyone would want this freakin disorder. Don’t get me wrong we love our head mates but this disorder is intense. We are in therapy now for DID .

[@TheRaRaRabbit]

People don't often get to see the negative side of DID. They also seem very heavily focused on alters, which of course is a big part of DID, but they never mention the crippling dissociation (depersonalization/derealization) memory problems, attachment issues, etc that are large parts of the disorder.

[@andersonsystem2]

@@TheRaRaRabbit that is so true some people like the switching like it’s entertainment or something but having DID sucks because if the depression and stress some system mates cause. Your life becomes complicated. We understand, we have stared a KZbin as well.

[@Hopeandpeaceinjesus]

I keep telling myself I’m doing this to myself and making it up in my head or everyone is like this and I’m just being dramatic... I remember my first switch at 3yrs old and I remember becoming aware I wasn’t alone in my body at about 4-5... I’ve been slowly telling my mum about my alters like showing her alter drawings and then I talk about them a little more then a few days I told her what causes it and all my memories and “oh” moments - at first she tried to blame the YT vids and that I was getting into my own head and “these things spread” and then I reminded her I only found the vids while looking for answers when I thought I was possessed and that I’d been experiencing the voices and switches since I was a toddler (I’m 28) and she kinda dropped it and just said “do you feel like you’re in a safe place? Should I call someone tonight or tomorrow?” Then we talked a bit more and I told her what signs to look out for to know when to call for help cause it means I’m going into another psychosis but that if I don’t talk about and stay away from my psychosis triggers I should be fine or I’ll ask her to if I need to.... so I guess it kinda turned out well so far- but I still tell myself I’m doing it to myself and I think we do that cause if we believe and acknowledge DID that means we have to fully believe and acknowledge what happened to us as a baby...

[@Hopeandpeaceinjesus]

The reason not everyone develops it is because not everyone has a brain type that allows for dissociation- true dissociation and if you don’t have that brain type and you go through something then your mind doesn’t have the makeup that it needs to be able to split off. (That’s how I’ve heard it explained by specialists)

[@vampirepossum8544]

That's really interesting! If you dont mind can I have some sources I'd like to learn about it

[@Hopeandpeaceinjesus]

@@vampirepossum8544 I stumbled across it while looking for “brain scans with dissociative identity disorder” footage looked like it was from the 90s not all brain shapes and connections are the same (obviously) but it’s a specific brain growth shape that has to do partly with genetics that dictates if you’ll be more likely to develop A type or B type of connection in the brain that will cause the body do to abc or XYZ and cause the brain to make these levels of chemicals rather than this levels of chemicals. So the chances of being able to dissociate enough to create an alter just isn’t in everyone... meaning there’s a lot more people out there who went through horrible things and have to remember every moment of it based on their brains ability to shut off. What I found interesting is - people who have a long line of toxic and ab*sive family members before them are the ones most likely to have the brain type because going along the generations the genetic makeup is gradually changing and evolving so by the time it gets to us who can develop DID our genetics prepared us for “hey you could be born into some difficult stuff so we need this survival mechanism” and then if a DID person has children (like me, hey) then those children are also likely to have the ability to dissociate heavily if they needed to- that’s where nature and nurture comes in because my kids are more likely to have that ability to dissociate BUT cause they grew up how they are then they should have avoided that from being “activated” so hopefully by the time (if) they have kids that should lessen and gradually over generations be mostly wiped out of my part of the family line provided everyone was nurturing and not harmful. - sorry for the weird long Ted talk lol. But as a last note- I much rather have my alters and dissociation than remember whatever made me like this.

[@Roxanaa-vq3tp]

I feel the same way- my parents are Still in denial, but they are working on it and im trying to introduce them into the world of mental, and Its hard cause when you’ve grown up learning that you cant tell anyone how you feel or you will get hurt or denied and its just very bad to open up- it just hurts and its so harmful. I have developed BPD through this constant denial of my own feelings and this constant- every emotion i feel shall go back into me (anger,sadness, Happyness even, just every feeling) And its a hard thing to train yourself to open up about your feelings because you brain is then literally wired to hide everything, and to hide it well. I noticed that when I had a breakdown i couldnt explain like no trigger, my first instict would be to hide it, even though now i know I can go to my parents and have them help me out, i still have this natural instict to hide in a room alone and get through it in secret. You are literally just reprogramming your brain for your emotions. Its so hard. And then that adds to not wanting to seek out help for your emotions because you feel like no one will support you, so youre at a loss. Its such a hard thing. (especially with stigmatized illnesses like DID and OSDD[which i believe i have but again i have to force myself to seek help]) Its just such a hard topic to face. mental health in general :/

[@TheRaRaRabbit]

Yes this is very much how I feel. I struggle to express emotions, even positive ones. I have always felt things very intensely and I found it difficult to communicate this as a child. I found more often than not it was either met with annoyance or ridicule, so even now I'm fearful of saying what I feel or showing it as I believe these are the only two responses I can expect.

[@vegan_lira_usa_ny_1327]

I hear slight voices sometimes, usually sweet reminders to eat, drink or sleep

[@twinstarssystem2857]

people keep misusing the term in a lot of did spaces honestly, like, if you're wrong, or if your mhp is wrong, or whatever, that's not faking that's just. normal? people question and are wrong and it's okay if something you thought was helping you isn't really

[@kimminaus626]

I relate to this so much, thanks for sharing

[@HeadspaceSkateboards]

I would say those that do fake it are dealing with a different mental health problem. Compulsive lying is a mental disorder in my opinion. I don't really know what I'm talking about tho, but it seems reasonable to assume that. What do you think?

[@lisaxxx5942]

A question , don’t shoot me But it seems to me quite a few DID u tubers talk about playing the SIMS ( not of my generation ) but i get that it a sort of artificial reality game where you make up characters , personalities , stories etc ... couldn’t this be a trigger for imaginative minds to transfer this then into their own perceived reality ?

[@TheRaRaRabbit]

The Sims has been a very popular game series for a good 20 years now. I know a lot of people enjoy creating their alters there because it allows them a virtual space for visualise and interact with alters as separate people. I'll admit, I've considered making Sims videos with my alters but part of me is hesitant.