then people in this range of the spectrum can feel unheard, unvalidated and as if they are the only one suffering with the symptoms they have. You might feel confused or distressed because you do not identify with the things that people associate your whole identity with such as name, personality, opinions, or preferences. Will we be left behind? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In the end, bereft of emotions, self, body and identity, I lived. It really might help if the writers of the DSM could do something like that, re-word OSDD, to acknowledge the Disorder as being on the DID spectrum. Dont just hear them, but really listen to what they say. Denying and downplaying symptoms as much as possible is common. A body with multiple identities is known as a system. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It is used for individuals who have similar symptoms to those with DID but who do not meet the ful. For us, our system has gone through a lot of changes in the 11 years we've known about it. Why am I here? Many voices, many children, each with their own story, voices to be heard and listened too. I wish the answer were easy to find, and equally easy to put into practice. they're pure fucking evil and have ruined me in more ways than i can count but that's not the point. 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. And even if it is there is likely a trauma based reason. Honestly, you've described my early teens well. Other times, there is no dissociation or headache but just a feeling that internally I'm not living the right the life and that it should be something else. Switching refers to one alter taking control of the body, being given control by another alter, or gaining prominence over another alter. The belief that DID treatment is harmful to patients. You might experience mood fluctuations or like your moods sometimes come out of the blue. So to answer your original question: yes, at least for some time this was very much my experience. 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. never heard of any psychosis with those features. Not an issue. You might feel confused or distressed that your physical body does not reflect how you feel you should look. Non-switching systems, or partial DID as it's called in the ICD, are systems who have an alter always remain in front, and other alters can "only" exert passive influence and co-fronting. Being blurry is not always a stressful or upsetting incident, this is more dependent on the individual and situation. The six myths that they examine are: I LOVE this academic article a whole bunch. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. This website uses cookies in order to analyze visitor trends. Loved and feeling safe is possible now, if only I can reach out and accept it, A severe case of OSDD, too many EPs to count and keep track of, somewhere between 50 and 100. 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. Because I only struggle to remember when recollecting, and there is plenty of downtime between events in my brain that I just dont remember at all, and my recollection is out of order. What is an OSDD system? (DNI: If you have been blocked, please do not interact. My brain creates vague replicas of people and it feels as though I become them (and it can feel horribly intrusive, it seems to be mingled with something obsessive compulsive), have their face and ways of behaving, but I dont take over the identity or names, so this is possibly a different mechanism. i hear them in my head (they're constantly coconscious with me) and they have very limited control of the body (like, being able to move my arm or something) but they never assume full executive control. (And if parts are integrating or fusing during therapy, at what point should you likewise shift along the spectrum and change your diagnostic classification?) Going insane as a 6 y ear old is not something you want on your bucket list, Your email address will not be published. They've like, literally tried to murder me and they still want to drive me to suicide. 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. A journey starts, one of untold emotional pain and memories horrible beyond belief. they can't front and they're very angry about it, which they take out on me pretty much 24/7. 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. We and our advertising suppliers use these technologies to personalise the advertising you see. Its not like with GPs sending you to the right specialist, no, the mind is somehow way less easy to define than the human body, and way more complex. This of course begs the question of whether OSDD/DDNOS-1 and DID are in fact the same thing, and just different points on a spectrum, and whether the diagnostic criteria for DID are too tightly applied. This author does not have any more posts. Emotions were ripped from me and cast into the maelstrom. Im sure that plenty of systems are already quite familiar with that feeling and theres no reason to continue spreading that within your own head. Schizophrenia can seem a lot like DID to someone that's not a trained professional. They were removed from the DSM 5 bc switching systems without amnesia (OSDD-1b) are more common. Get to know them. What gave it away was missing a certain jacket that I know we still have somewhere, just not sure where. You might sometimes have difficulty making cooperative decisions with your system because of conflicting desires, needs, and perceptions. Memory gaps You might find that your memory is unreliable. Well, a support friend, who has seen my struggles the past 2 years, sent me a link to a DID/DDNOS zoom conference last weekend, full of Survivors, Scientists, and Therapists who specialize in Dissociative Disorders. At one level that is eclectic theory, but in practice it can mean that a person with OSDD has fewer adult parts to help share the load. These alters protect the main identity from awareness of trauma. They all respond to my name. 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. Where EPs are also less autonomous and less likely to be out, these traumatised parts of the personality can end up being neglected or ignored: if a person with OSDD has non-distinctive traumatised parts of their personality, it can be harder to give them a voice and the time and space they need to bring their trauma to the fore, than it is for a clearly individuated EP with a name and age. All about Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) - an explanation about OSDD-1A & OSDD-1B - powertotheplurals.com, The biggest collaborative Trans Plural Livestream, 10 free resources for new and questioning Systems. it quickly developed into them trying to traumatize me as much as possible to "break me" so they could "re-make" me as a person they'd want to have as their host. This is rarer. Wait, is whole possible now? 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. Your email address will not be published. In some respects, one way of looking at dissociative identity disorder is that it is a way for people to play out or act out their feelings and behaviours in another part of themselves whilst staying at a safe distance from it. You might not be able to access same skills, knowledge, or talents that other alters have. According to the American Psychological Association, the predominant feature of OSDD is: presentations in which symptoms characteristic of a dissociative disorder that cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning predominate, but do not meet the full criteria for any of the disorders in the dissociative disorder class. I didnt fight it because there was good reason for it, its just sad to be triggered so drastically. We have 19+ alters, and our collective pronouns are they/them. 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. In OSDD-1, severe childhood trauma causes different identities, known as alternate states of consciousness (alters) to form. Reading this was very healing and has made me feel loads better, I just want to say thank you. A hurricane raging above. In later years, I hid in an invisible soundproof egg. There would be no use for the brain to develop the disorders if the symptoms appeared later as it wouldnt be protecting itself in the moment, which is the whole purpose of the disorder. People with DID/OSDD are on their own spectrum--based on how much amnesia they have and/or how separate and distinct their alters are. The trauma and disorganised attachment that leads to OSDD is incredibly severe, and so people in this area of the spectrum of dissociative distress need just as much understanding and recognition as people with dissociative identity disorder. In contrast, the DSM-IV-TR conceptualises several dissociative disorders as long-term, chronic disorders, including dissociative identity disorder and some forms of depersonalisation disorder, dissociative amnesia, and DDNOS. Being that therapy techniques never work with extreme stress, I was hoping to learn a few new things to try. If dissociative therapy and diagnoses are difficult to attain across the pond, we may want to get the work done here before we relocate. Part of recovery it is. They dedicate their time to documenting their plural journey and showing others that you can live a great life with OSDD. Thats not really how DID and OSDD work. (https://twitter.com/theringssystem/status/1325605823373074433?lang=en). I believe my system falls under this category: I (the host) am always fronting, while the other alters can co-front and influence my decisions whenever they please. There might be alters who dislike or lash out at other alters within the system. For example, a system that has distinct members but does not switch would still be OSDD, despite not fitting into either A or B. Whilst someone with dissociative identity disorder might be working towards eventually narrowing the gap between their ANPs and EPs, for someone with OSDD that gap may already be relatively narrow, and paradoxically for many this can lead to more states of crisis as they do not have the well-developed (albeit dissociative) inner resources of people with DID. Check this PDF for the symptoms of C-PTSD. You might lose a lot of details or misremember the important bits. Wed like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The No. These alters protect the main identity from awareness of trauma. Dissociative identity disorder alter-switching is always done to keep the system functioning and safe. (source, 10:15). You might lose a lot of details or misremember the important bits. Many people assume that DID and OSDD are such extreme rollercoaster disorders when thats usually not the case for any mental disorder! Sometimes, when in big distress, it feels like derealization and everything seems to just zoom by. But mostly the books above ^. That is the case with our system and the walls between me as the host and our core - I remember many of her memories crystal clearly and it can be hard to tell if they are mine or if they are hers. Each person needs to weigh up the pros and cons on an individual basis and do what is right for them. (amnesia between parts). The important thing is that the labels people give themselves are helpful to them, to meet their specific needs. I was a bit shocked. Im far from full blown DID, although my present therapist may argue about that. It can be highly disorienting for those involved and can interfere with memory formation, concentration, and remaining covert (that is, not appearing visibly mentally ill to others). 1a systems have loss of memory between system members, but their members are not significantly distinct from each other, while 1b systems have members who are distinct from each other, but dont have memory loss between members. But that can be cold comfort, and it is a basic human need to feel that we fit in, that we have somewhere to belong. But what is also there is that when, for example in conversation with a psychologist in the past, when he indicates that its just mood switching, I kind of start to feel hurt and unvalidated, as if parts of me, or moods want to be acknowledged separately, my angry mood gets angry because Im not the vulnerable self or Im not that weak, fearful, kind side of myself. TW: Implied mentions of childhood trauma and fusion/integration. You might have difficulty piecing together a coherent timeline of your life. [1] Along with Unspecified Dissociative Disorder it replaces the diagnosis of Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS). I go by he/them pronouns. 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. 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. How can you distinguish this from modes in BPD? The more accurate information available about these chronically misunderstood systems of coping the better for all. In general, you are going to more easily be able to orient new system members on your current life situation and possibly be able to communicate with them better than DID systems. These intrusions may vary in strength and influence and may result in the fronting alter taking actions or voicing opinions that they can't explain or account for. I dont know where I fit, but I do feel as if what you describe here is the nearest I have heard yet even then I doubt. Your email address will not be published. Systems that could theoretically qualify for one of the diagnosable dissociative disorders may decide against pursuing diagnosis due to distrust/dislike of the medical system, insufficient financial reasons, job security, stigma, or any other personal reason. Switches can be consensual, forced, or triggered. Yes, its very common! I just read that even one of my favourite youtube channels, The Rings System, made a shoutout on twitter to non-switching systems. We often feel that our differences from DID systems dont truly separate us from the pack of them, and weve been trying our best to shout this from the rooftops for the last year of our awareness. And very few people with apparently diagnosed dissociative identity disorder that I have met claim to have full memory of their past, with no amnesia at any time which would seem to contradict their diagnosis. Many people who have what we call complex trauma have had many years of trauma; mostly were talking about child abuse. 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. There might be alters who struggle to communicate with other alters or refuse to do so. 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. All of them want to die. DID/OSDD System Roles navigation search There are many so-called "Roles" in a dissociative identity disorder (DID) or Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) system. I think complex trauma also covers other issues like war and political torture but mostly we use it to think about people whove been abused and neglected as children . The outputs are commonly 24vdc but they could be other voltages or relay contact-based as well. However, some systems dont fit into either of these boxes! This could include things such as your name or who your family members are. Your experience feels very akin to ours (not a lot of amnesia presently, but nearly no childhood memories), so it was nice to see this witnessed outsides ourselves and on top of this writing itself, seeing another set of persons sharing that same experience. Instead of an alter switching to front, they can exert passive influence on the alter currently at front. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Triggered switches are especially likely to be quick, but too many triggers or too much overall stress can also lead to rapid cycling. Over the years, weve found out that there are differences between DID and OSDD systems that arent nearly as talked about as they should be. So not all information on this website might apply to your situation or be helpful to you; please, use caution. . I really wonder if this is OSDD but I guess labels dont matter as much anymore once it is not much of a problem any longer. Are you sure they don't front? All the same thing, yet each different, all part of a whole, yet still separate. The Plural Association is the first and only grassroots, volunteer and peer-led nonprofit empowering Plurals. they aren't any more traumatized than me, in fact, after what they've put me through, i'd say they're less, and they still manage to be the most vile people i've ever had the misfortune to encounter. You might struggle to retell what your childhood or adolescence was like. I post information, resources, positivity, recovery, and thoughts on dissociation and trauma recovery. There are 4 types of OSDD, but the most common is OSDD-1 which is similar to DID. When an electromagnetic coil surrounding the tube is energized, the reeds close, making an electrical contact. They can have black-outs, but it does not severely impact their lives. This seems to me to be a real issue that again the DSM criteria do not sufficiently address. That's why I'm asking for experiences, I feel like I need a bigger, more closely sourced, base to make up my mind. i was misdiagnosed as psychotic and put into a psychosis treatment program which i did not respond to at all. Who am I? Everyone in your system has a right to be there. The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook by Haddock, Deborah Bray on understanding DID. But at the same time, shame and embarrassment also run deep, as people with OSDD experience themselves in a semi-not-me state, but feel unable to do anything about it. Pain where self inflicted death was a viable option. 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. There might be alters who have suicidal thoughts, physically harm the body, or engage in risky behavior. However, as some systems do only use the term trigger to refer to negative stimuli that causes a dissociative or posttraumatic reaction, care should be taken in using the term positively. But the most violent and hateful ones could only front enough to assist in/enact self harm or such things. Also, if you can give me some more info on what this type of switching is, in what types of systems it's the most common, etc, it would be super useful! also: switching and memory dont always get along, and brains like to fill in gaps in memory with fake memories. For example, a system that has distinct members but does not switch would still be OSDD, despite not fitting into either A or B. Thank you for reading our peer article; we hope it was empowering, informative and helpful for you and your System. My current therapist isn't even trauma-informed, and the ones that are, here at least, are either mad expensive, don't work with dissociative disorders, or don't exist. This type of action chains is present in every person with a personality and is not exclusive to DID/OSDD. I know how you feel, believe me. 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. A fantastic video from Dr. Mike Lloyd from the CTAD Clinic on how alters/parts in DID/OSDD develop from complex trauma. You might have moments where you discover evidence of your memory gaps, such as text messages you dont remember sending or purchases you dont remember deliberating. They are not adults pretending to be kids. At the same time, however, it is important to note that there are differences between someone whose constellation of symptoms would identify them as being at the DID end of the spectrum, and someone whose similar but slightly different set of responses might place them at the OSDD end of the spectrum. So much. Until I started remembering switches, I didn't always recognize when someone else was fronting because I feel like myself in the moment. Welcome to r/OSDD, a community for those affected by otherwise specified dissociative disorder. 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. It can be very exciting to be able to get to know a new person thats probably going to end up being an important figure in your life! it's when "you" just sort of "become" someone else, but you still feel like yourself. Required fields are marked *. 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.. Because of this, you may feel like you dont truly know how much memory loss you actually experience. [Glossary] [Resources]. 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. Although Im still not sure where my personalities and I fall, I feel more informed and less concerned about the difference between the two. Back to the beginning of the mystery and its mulling around in my head again relentlessly! A lot of people dont even realise that Ive changed I just get told that Im moody or something like that. I agree DID in its entirety gets more attention as complete fragmentation caused by trauma . Thank you. Memories that are transmitted through passive influence may not remain once the influence is over, leaving the fronting alter unable to recall what the memory contained. However, even with consensual switches, the alter who takes a step back, so to speak, may then retreat inside for whatever reason. For example Colin Ross (2007, p.142) says: The dividing line between DID and most cases of dissociative disorder not otherwise specified is arbitrary. Even switching is rarely as blatant or extreme as the media commonly portrays. Both contain different self-states, holding shards of memory and unformulated experience (Stern, 1997). All content relatable to the DID experience is on topic. But non-switching systems still exist. The Alexandrite System are 25 activists, content creators, and intra-community educators in one body. The 24vdc outputs . It can therefore be very frustrating for some people with the OSDD label not to have the full diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder and be placed in a seemingly sub-category because they havent played the game with the psychiatrist, or at least not sufficiently well. OSDD usually forms in the child's early teens, or even earlier. I remember what they shared during those times, but I am quick to shut them up. In an effort to rectify that, weve put together this list of tips that may help newly discovered OSDD systems get started on their journey! These disorders fall under the term "dissociation" and are known as DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) or OSDD (Other Specified Dissociative Disorder). My system usually falls into that categoryits OSDD 1b I think? Answer 1 of 8: I'm flying from New York to Croatia (Zadar airport, ideally) in July. Continued use of the website indicates agreement with this policy. Its important to know that many of these symptoms can overlap with other mental disorders. It can leave someone very unsure of their identity and wondering who they truly are. In this article were using the terms interchangeably whilst mainly using the term OSDD for brevity. One of the many questions I frequently hear is about OSDD other specified dissociative disorder. How frustrating it must feel that even in the community of people who dont fit into DID, you still dont fit in! Ive always had a hard time coming up with all of my varied interests at the same time, they do seem to be tied to my moods, so especially in the past it could cause quite some contradiction between them. 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. I think these lower end spectrum OSDDs/dissociative mechanisms are really hard to recognize and categorize. This was a truly amazing article. There might be other alters who feel the same way above but differently from you, and this may also confuse and distress you. But other people with OSDD do indeed have less obviously distinct parts of the personality and report feeling perplexed when they read about people with DID talking about their 4-year-old part called Alice or their 6-year-old boy part called Ricky. Instead of developing one proper personality, this phase leads them towards forming several personalities that we call alters. I too was committed to a psychosis ward and schizophrenia was ruled out. Association is the first and only grassroots, volunteer and peer-led nonprofit empowering Plurals. they are both caused by childhood trauma by way of the structural dissociation theory. You might find that sometimes you cant remember important information about yourself or about those closest to you. Total psychological, emotional and physical recall of events. This may manifest as ego-alien thoughts, feelings, emotions, opinions, preferences, urges, or actions. thank you so much. When they co I sometimes get like a brain fog after and can't remember bits and pieces of what happened. You might feel numbed to or detached from your body parts, thoughts, emotions, sense of agency, or even your entire self. I appreciate knowing that the treatments are pretty much the same and a hit or miss either way. I didn't start getting dissociation issues until I started exploring my trauma, what if it's just my brain creating more overt coping mechanisms and me misinterpreting them? A mere speck floating in an ocean of pain, sinking deeper and deeper into the waters, only a bare existence was possible. When there is often a strong emphasis on the dissociative parts of the personality, people with OSDD can feel unheard and unseen, and so I feel that it is very important to validate the reality of the experience of people with the OSDD label. 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. People with DDNOS were reported to have a 13% reduction in hippocampal volume compared to healthy controls, whereas people with DID showed a reduction in the region of 25% (Ehling, Nijenhuis & Krikke, 2003). 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 ). [1] There are four listed example presentations of OSDD, but what qualifies as OSDD, or what OSDD can look like, is very diverse. Leave someone very unsure of their identity and wondering who they truly are recovery, and equally easy find! Knowing that the labels people give themselves are helpful to you educators one... Treatment program which I DID n't always recognize when someone else non switching systems osdd fronting because I like... 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