What does switching feel like with Dissociative Identity Disorder?

[@somewhereisgone]

Some people yawn 🥱 or get flushed or blink a lot, or space out, even stutter.

[@PopularSkydiamond]

I didn't know that I was an "Alter" after over 5 years until we just recently found out that we most likely have DID.

[@beautyfrompainxxx]

For us sometimes we can’t even tell until after the switch has happened. It’s not a huge crazy thing like the movies portray. It’s an internal thing more than outward

[@imitationsofmyself]

Listen to this man, he's right. As someone who was diagnosed with DID in August 22 this guy's depiction of switching is accurate. I first started showing DID symptoms at 5 but my alters had been there since before I was two. Because of the amnesiac barriers I wasn't aware I was switching. I was constantly dissociating. Sometimes it was quick sometimes I'd stare into space for long periods of time. I am literally missing my entire childhood. I was misdiagnosed with ADHD because I was 'inattentive". Finally got the DID diagnosis in my 30s.

[@melissar342]

It happens for me when I am under severe stress I’ll usually blink slowly a lot then feel nothing and be completely fine , happy even it’s wonderful I am blessed my brain found a way to cope after all the trauma I’ve endured.

[@The_Cyber_System]

We get so many of these symptoms, and it was absolutely scary in the beginning. We still struggle every day. We can get 'switching headaches' as well, migraines, and seizures as symptoms of the DID in general but also as part of switching. The switch usually feels like you're falling backwards into your head, everything sounds like you're underwater, and looks like you're getting tunnel vision.

[@peachlue6100]

Man thanks for presenting this in like an informational way- and pointing out that what people think of right off the bat isn't necessarily what's up. Honestly didn't even notice the mispronounciation.

[@voidtelevision7468]

My head always feels heavy and then the world gets kinda fuzzy

[@craveliving681]

i was diagnosed by a DID specialist after being "self diagnosed" for 2 years. i still have a lot of denial. switching can be really sneaky sometimes, we have a particular alter that's a master at blending in just enough that we don't realize he's there until he takes control. other times if we're in conversation we start not understanding understanding what the other person is saying, and a few minutes later we realize we were switching. sometimes it's very abrupt, like if an alter who is very timid and private suddenly hears someone at the door.

[@MichaelSmith420fu]

Lol exactly.. it's a huge spectrum. The human mind is the most deep complexity of spectrums there is as far as we know.

[@ariatheroyal6733]

Hi, I am (possibly) switching and this came up on my search for "what to do while dissociating"

[@astrorat7228]

it used to scare us/freak us out, suddenly we felt like our eyes were cameras watching everything play out, the lighting changed hues, we felt floaty, we didn't feel real.

[@emmahunts4499]

Thank you for promoting awareness and pointing out media misinformation. Please Please Please. ..make sure you pronounce dissociative correctly.

[@wordsbykatarina]

As someone on the journey of dealing with DID for years now, this is by far one of the best explanations I’ve seen for it! 🙏🏼

[@Josgreg1102]

We are so many that sometimes we can’t walk, talk or hear clearly.

[@Eva-kj9bf]

I know it happens and i can’t stop it scares me so much because of what others will think

[@garvisyearack931]

As soon as he said can go on for multiple days to weeks to months. I’m like yep. I feeeel that

[@fenixmeaney6170]

It feels like someone walking into the room.

[@annalis9555]

I think I switch as sometimes I react on the same situations different. I have one of my personalities very strong one and confident and I call her when I need to do some serious business. She always comes and goes through situations very easy, not like if I stay in my other, that have no confidence. Sometimes I even think I look different and use different clothes.

[@jaidebeck]

dissociation, not disasociation. :o