Some people with OSDD may prefer the company of people with dissociative identity disorder who keep their parts as much as possible in the background in public situations, but still the lack of distinct parts can be felt to be in some way as if they are getting it wrong. Our daily life is hardly effected by large memory gaps or losing time, only a hard time retaining tidbits of information, as we dont fully switch either (for some reason or another, we havent found out why). I would love to feel I knew what I was and that I could give a name to something. The alters within the system may have contradicting thoughts, preferences, and opinions. OSDD usually forms in the child's early teens, or even earlier. They have similar names but not the same names .. 3 Switching is the process of shifting from one identity state to another. While knowing is as where I am now, I simply couldn't help but keeping giving into thinking and feeling I was back there. This can occur slowly, with obvious signs, or very fast. Because change is inevitable when you're on this planet, no matter what. You might lose a lot of details or misremember the important bits. Our continuous memory gives us a more continual sense of self. A common identifier in the OSDD community is the idea of OSDD-1a and OSDD-1b, the theoretically two boxes that OSDD systems fall into, depending on what criteria they dont quite match. How would you define separate sense of self? While this disorder is hard to live with, we often lead fulfilling lives. Weve also found that OSDD systems dont receive nearly the community or professional support they need. For more information on the data that this website collects and how to opt out, please visit the, "A New Model of Dissociative Identity Disorder", Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. I would also like to thank you. Switches can be slow, quick, or uncontrollably rapid. its not unheard of for a host to think theyre the only one to ever front when in reality they might actually front less than the others, just because they dont remember not fronting. Slow switches can also indicate that the system is heavily dissociated and depersonalized and that alters are struggling to connect with the mind and body. For others, that means fighting to have their own particular label recognised and acknowledged. You might sometimes experience pain or sensations that dont have a medical cause, such asswitching headaches.. They cant be allowed to take over. It may be important for some people with OSDD to distinguish their experience from that of people with dissociative identity disorder and it would be good for people in this category to come forwards and write about their experience to help people, clinicians in particular, understand the unique characteristics of life with OSDD. (Mean MID score=49.6/ mini-MID score= 37.9/ I have DID scale= 50/ I have parts scale= 68.6/ Mean amnesia score 27.1/ Amnesia symptoms= 23 of 31/ Severe dissociation= 147 of 168/ Dissociative symptoms= 23 of 23) DDNOS passed in conversation a few times- its possible I may have initiated it. Even switching is rarely as blatant or extreme as the media commonly portrays. Enough to bring an adult to his knees, let alone what the poor child had to live thru. We wanted to help make sysboxes you don't usually see, especially with most system user box blogs run by endos.our main is @friends-call-me-snow-miser (if we reply to comments) and our system blog is @fromthewondersystem mod wonder We are a system with OSDD 1b (fully formed alters with no amnesia), and we all feel validated in knowing that there are others like us and we aren't the only ones who exist as separate people and switch regularly, but without amnesia. Answer - An OSDD (Other Specified Dissociative Disorder) system is a group of alters, formed by repeated childhood trauma from ages 1-12 usually. It doesnt feel like me, and when Im like that I can remember things that I dont remember the rest of the time, although Im always worried that Im making it up. Thank you for writing this, it helps a lot. We see the presence of these dissociative parts of the personality as really important, and of course it is the stand-out feature of DID, but we also recognise that parts develop in response to trauma and disorganised attachment, as do a whole range of other symptoms. There might be times when watching your surroundings seems no realer than watching a movie. You might sometimes go catatonic or become paralyzed without a medical cause. It is not easy to phrase this question, but will try: There are people out there who have no internal monologue at all, and then, of course, there is us :D on the other end of this, let's say, "spectrum". Furthermore, these are common but not required; a person does not need to experience all of these things to have DID/OSDD. In OSDD-1, severe childhood trauma causes different identities, known as alternate states of consciousness (alters) to form. Barely alive, existing moment to moment, knowing I was different than others but not why I was different. These cookies do not store any personal information. Memory gaps You might find that your memory is unreliable. These intrusions may also cause the fronting alter to gain skills and abilities that they do not usually have (such as public speaking despite normally suffering from, Both full switches and "partial intrusions" of alters are described in more detail by Dell in, "I have one particular child alter who has a very good sense of humour, and part of his role is to help us experience enjoyment and lift our mood. So what would be otherwise unbearable feelings or thoughts can be tested out in this alternative mindspace, before gradually being reconnected with. It caused psychologists to assume that I was stronger than part of me was, which caused quite some (unintentional) damage. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. (Disclaimer: I'm not a professional; please do not ask me for medical advice! There are 4 types of OSDD, but the most common is OSDD-1 which is similar to DID. One of the many questions I frequently hear is about OSDD other specified dissociative disorder. Whole is terrifying! It does so much for you, and you deserve to have a break! like, don't get me wrong, i get where you're trying to come from, but understanding the reasons for their abuse isn't really something i get the chance to center when i have no cognitive or emotional space to process their actions. When I am all the way at the end of the scale I experience significant dissociation but never full amnesia. But the difficulty remains, especially as there is such a dearth of writing and literature from the perspective of people with OSDD, who possibly feel that their viewpoint is not worth expressing, again because it is not proper dissociative identity disorder.. Fragments of self falling off, taking bits of memory with each of them. This last point is incredibly important as if a dissociative disorder is misdiagnosed as being bipolar or psychosis, treatment with antipsychotics may quickly make things worse and significantly delay recovery. I hope this can be useful to help educate singlets or even help newly found systems understand themselves more. You might feel like you are invisible, two-dimensional, or a robot. b) People who are somewhere in the "middle" of this "spectrum", i.e. However, included in the DDNOS category is a commonly seen group of patients who do not have the extreme identity separation of dissociative identity disorder, but who have a range of dissociative experiences and significant identity confusion and alteration. Required fields are marked *. Familiar places, objects, and people might suddenly become unfamiliar or detached to you. You can read that article by clicking here. i just don't have it in me anymore. I can watch everything that Im saying and doing, but its like I cant do anything about it and I dont know whats going to happen next. This seems to me to be a real issue that again the DSM criteria do not sufficiently address. Thanks to this article, I can see how I overlap into both criteria which makes sense to not have an official diagnosis. . You might find that you sometimes forget well-learned skills, such as driving or a favorite hobby. Eventually it became apparent that a few of us were able to front (like 2-3) and some others if forced, on rare occasions, or highly triggering moments to them. I hope one day your plurality is something that you can take pride in. A body with multiple identities is known as a system. For example, ducks at the pond could be a trigger for a 7 year old alter to push their way to front, or someone calling who is a special friend for one alter in particular might trigger that alter to switch out. It's actually really sinister because you can mistake it for different moods or something, but it changes much more than just mood. so, i've had alters since the end of last year. As someone who lives in the States, but plans to move to the UK at the earliest availability, this also helped urge us to get our treatment while we can. However, as some systems do only use the term trigger to refer to negative stimuli that causes a dissociative or, Switches can be slow, quick, or uncontrollably rapid. Thank you! Alters who act out like this are deeply traumatized, are confused, feel unheard, etc. This video goes together with an article and letter from The Plural Association. But if up to three times as many people receive a diagnosis of OSDD/DDNOS compared to dissociative identity disorder, it would suggest that the definition of DID is too narrow. There are 4 types of OSDD, but the most common is OSDD-1 which is similar to DID. Another issue, mentioned by a number of people without either distinct parts or amnesia, is that they have less distance and protection from the traumatic nature of their memories, or the raw emotion of the traumatised parts of themselves. is it possible to get DID in your adult ages? As long as we have a pragmatic and even utilitarian view of diagnosis that leads people towards recovery and health, I think were near enough on the right tracks. I have terrible memory too and sometimes I think my alters play as me and I don't even know when ive switched. That would be considered OSDD-1a. OSDD fits a lot better. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Vote 0 comments In fact, OSDD is meant to be a broad category that encompasses many "partial DID" experiences. Systems have completely different brain wiring from singletons because of the effects of early trauma. I keep telling my therapist im that and no one cares and just keep my diagnosis of DID, its actually partial DID not osdd-1b, osdd-1b is no switch amnesia. But it makes perfect sense once you understand how the brain reacts to threat, and how that reaction can become a habitual response to any form of stress. I've had 2 non-switching alters for at least 9 years now. I have no diagnosis and have only just begun to realise (in what feels like walking backwards) more and more that I am not who I thought I was But I would love a diagnosis with which I could feel I agreed. And even successfully obtaining a diagnosis can cause difficulties in work situations, in applying for life insurance or even travel insurance, and in the stigma that surrounds so many mental health conditions. Take advantage of this! As you can imagine, OSDD-1, in either forms, is difficult to spot and can be a struggle to diagnose. What will whole be like? Others might tell you that you sometimes act very differently, almost like different people. Sometimes might you feel like you are watching yourself, as if you are having an out of body experience. For example, if an alter was created to handle abuse from a specific perpetrator and the system then runs into that perpetrator at the store, that alter is likely to be shoved to front so that no other alters can be hurt. Total psychological, emotional and physical recall of events. Right now OSDD sounds like hypochondriac or DID wannabe and Its not like that at all! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://twitter.com/theringssystem/status/1325605823373074433?lang=en. More common is amnesia for past trauma, although parts often seem to have memory for this. yeah, i'm sure. 1Solicide System- Nx #2||entropy systemOSDDDID||DissociaDID . In OSDD-1, severe childhood trauma causes different identities, known as alternate states of consciousness (alters) to form. A mere speck floating in an ocean of pain, sinking deeper and deeper into the waters, only a bare existence was possible. You might have difficulty piecing together a coherent timeline of your life. Then I have historical mes that exist related to the life they faced. Some people with DID may resent the multiple personalities connotation, but at times it is the easiest way of explaining it to other people when time is short or openness limited. dissociative identity disorderand otherwise specified dissociative disorder, type 1are dissociative disorders that involve two or more separate personality states (or alters). Undoubtedly, it is a mixed bag of negatives and positives for each person. Many people with DID struggle with what their diagnosis means to them they may resent it or disbelieve it, but there is at least some understanding, and an increasing amount of literature, on the nature of dissociative identity disorder. Each person needs to weigh up the pros and cons on an individual basis and do what is right for them. Since DID/OSDD are more complex forms of PTSD, you or other alters might experience the symptoms of complex PTSD. On the other hand, passive influence may also lead to certain memories, emotions, sensations, or views becoming inaccessible to the fronting alter until the influence ends. So to answer your original question: yes, at least for some time this was very much my experience. According to the theory of structural dissociation (I will get into explaining the theory of structural dissociation in a later post). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License by Katherine Reuben. If they have names they probably have a separate sense of self. The belief that DID is overdiagnosed & primarily diagnosed in America. In contrast, quick switches can be consensual, planned, forced, or triggered. Additionally, switching can be more varied than many may be aware. The No. In fact, a lot of your switches until you figure out how to switch voluntarily may happen without you realizing at all, or only realizing after the fact. For others, it may be validating to recognise that the distinguishing line between OSDD and DID is largely arbitrary, and to subsume the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder into their own self-definition of being a dissociative survivor. Indeed Spiegel et al (2011, p.826) in their incisive critique say: Importantly, the ICD-10 describes dissociative disorders as primarily acute disorders that usually remit within a few weeks or months, and that have an onset in the immediate context of events that are highly stressful, traumatic, and/or that involve intolerable, insoluble problems. Me saying no there isnt, I dont want to be crazy! DID NOS lacks the clarity its parts being more connected to other parts of your personality .. problematic to both describe and diagnose ( if Diagnosis is important for you ). Depersonsaliation/derealisation disorder sounds complicated and scary. Feeling those feelings, thinking the thoughts of that child and feeling his body as it had been used. This is a complex area of debate, because as Spiegel et al, in their paper Dissociative Disorders in DSM-5 (2011, p.839), point out: According to Kluft and Dell, only 15% of dissociative identity disorder cases regularly manifest easily observable alternate identities during diagnostic interviews. We are becoming stronger and one day may be whole. It does cause distress, but that does not indicate what type of help I should be looking for. They still have distinct personality states and distress or issues caused by their symptoms. It is also what happens in practice: very few people would realistically distinguish between DID and OSDD. The more accurate information available about these chronically misunderstood systems of coping the better for all. You may find that sometimes you cant even remember more recent things, such as what you did today or what the last conversation you had was about. These alters protect the main identity from awareness of trauma. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you& can opt-out if you wish. It should be kept in mind that some systems use the term trigger to refer to both positive and negative stimuli that can catch an alter's attention. If you have alters, you've had them since childhood; systems only form due to severe repeated childhood trauma before age 9. yeah, but that doesn't mean they always differentiate early-in-life. The most common metaphors that tend to get used for what it feels like to switch are very DID-centric. It gives a great summary of all of the research into how DID develops and functions. But people may be diagnosed as OSDD as opposed to dissociative identity disorder simply because their parts didnt show up on cue at a diagnostic interview. Thank you though. However I still notice that I switch moods, the general moods that I switch between (which everyone does, of course) are anger, fear, happiness, euphoria and sadness, and depending on how unsafe I feel, they become more like stereotypes. Were not doctors or clinicians and our nonprofit, our work, and this website in no way provide medical advice, nor does it replace therapy or medication in other ways. that especially back in the days was full of shame and self-loathing. It's like "my" POV just changes. Of course they are not, and their experience is valid exactly because it is their experience. Our works, including resources like this, are only possible because of support from Plurals and our allies. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. All of this therefore begs the question of whether or not it is worth getting a diagnosis, and whether a differential diagnosis between DID and OSDD has any value. These alters protect the main identity from awareness of trauma. Thank you for investing the time to read this article. And, either way, theres not going to be a simpler, or at least different, solution to stopping the CPTSD hijackings and days of disorientation. Pain where self inflicted death was a viable option. I post information, resources, positivity, recovery, and thoughts on dissociation and trauma recovery. They are separate diagnostic manuals and which diagnosis you get depends mostly on which manual your therapist is using. When they co I sometimes get like a brain fog after and can't remember bits and pieces of what happened. Welcome to r/OSDD, a community for those affected by otherwise specified dissociative disorder. I just read that even one of my favourite youtube channels, The Rings System, made a shoutout on twitter to non-switching systems. Its quite.a mess to get to grips with .. You might have moments where you dont even remember the times you have forgotten things. The 24vdc outputs . In the end, bereft of emotions, self, body and identity, I lived. For some people, that means rejecting labels altogether. You might experience mood fluctuations or like your moods sometimes come out of the blue. Instead of developing one proper personality, this phase leads them towards forming several personalities that we call alters. I learned an overwhelming amount about the details of what happens between genetics and environment to create the dissociative symptoms and how it relates to the spectrum; so much makes sense to my situation and I learned about eco therapy, and a few of the suggestions I have not tried yet! Well, how can I know it's switching or alters or something like that? I also feel constantly that I have no right to this. We are The Alexandrite System, when we first discovered our plurality, we spent months confused and distressed because we didnt fit into the very rigid DID mold. We are a system with OSDD 1b (fully formed alters with no amnesia), and we all feel validated in knowing that there are others like us and we arent the only ones who exist as separate people and switch regularly, but without amnesia. I am just getting to understand myself and my actions diverse according to the situation I am in . ", This website uses cookies in order to analyze visitor trends. Because of this, you may feel like you dont truly know how much memory loss you actually experience. Although perhaps the most well-known feature of dissociative identity disorder (DID), switching occurs less often than passive influence or other internal manifestations of dissociated parts. These are very simple descriptors for a spectrum of experiences that are the hallmarks of the disorders. Then we found out about OSDD, and suddenly everything made sense. It was like I was somewhere else but physically and logically wasn't, and the sentence I had just said sounded like it came from somebody else, like i was hyperaware of how high it sounded. DDNOS is seen by many people as a not yet or a not quite version of dissociative identity disorder and although it is supposed to be a residual category and only given to a few people, in fact the vast majority of people diagnosed with a dissociative disorder fall into this category. Yes, you are real. Like I was talking to friends the other day and brushing my teeth, and suddenly it felt like I was a different height and my own sink felt unfamiliar. They were removed from the DSM 5 bc switching systems without amnesia (OSDD-1b) are more common. See Integrated Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Experiencing (SE) for two of the main modalities that used Parts Mediation. The belief that DID treatment is harmful to patients. The following personal communication from someone with OSDD (reprinted with permission) is revealing: I dont have parts like other people seem to. Back to the beginning of the mystery and its mulling around in my head again relentlessly! It is usually a defensive response to anything the system deems threatening. (https://twitter.com/theringssystem/status/1325605823373074433?lang=en). Find more information on DID here. It may be that the alter that was at front has unexpectedly retreated, requiring another alter to quickly take control of the body in order to prevent injury, embarrassment, or other such problems or that the alter who is switching out is pushing past a weaker alter against their wishes. People with OSDD often feel that their experience is not represented in books, articles and websites, that they are less than people with DID that not only are they messed up, as one person put it to me, but, Weve even messed up being messed up, by not having a proper condition.. I wish the answer were easy to find, and equally easy to put into practice. yes, if you have amnesia between switches, even if it's not 100% amnesia or 100% all of the time it is still DID not osdd-1b though it may depend on who diagnosis you as there is a grey area. It is not intended to be used as a substitute for professional diagnosis and treatment. This can involve several alters fronting over the course of an hour or even within a few minutes! That of course is a myth, as the vast majority of people presenting for help with a dissociative disorder, as we have seen, have a diagnosis of OSDD. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. For example, a system that has distinct members but does not switch would still be OSDD, despite not fitting into either A or B. The Alexandrite System are 25 activists, content creators, and intra-community educators in one body. Since DID/OSDD are more complex forms of PTSD, you or other alters might experience the symptoms of complex PTSD. In this article were using the terms interchangeably whilst mainly using the term OSDD for brevity. If two alters choose to switch with one another, they usually have some degree of, It should be kept in mind that some systems use the term trigger to refer to both positive and negative stimuli that can catch an alter's attention. To read more about the cookies we use, please read our privacy policy here. Rapid cycling, sometimes called rolledexing or carousel-switching, is when multiple alters are shoved to front in quick succession. But non-switching systems still exist. In the harsh reality of the state of awareness of dissociative disorders in the UK today, we have to just keep moving in the right direction and not be dispirited at the challenges that still lay ahead. Welcome to /r/AskDID, the sister subreddit of /r/DID which focuses on those that wish to ask questions about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) etc. So, your article is a godsend testament to my experiences. They are partial forms of DID with the same patterns of childhood trauma and co-morbidity. Passive influence can be described as intrusions from alters that are not currently prominent in the mind or using the body. Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders: Fifth Edition, Treating Trauma-related Dissociation: A Practical, Integrated Approach, Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Relational Approach, The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook, A Fractured Mind: My Life with Multiple Personality Disorder. Like to switch are very simple descriptors for a spectrum of experiences that are the hallmarks of the main from. Is harmful to patients ; a person does not need to experience all of these to! Gives a great summary of all of these things to have their own particular label recognised acknowledged! A person does not need to experience all of these things to have memory for this an article letter. Osdd usually forms in the `` middle '' of this `` spectrum '', i.e, planned, forced or. Childhood trauma and co-morbidity feeling his body as it had been used very much my experience bag. 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