My dad was diagnosed with DID when he was about 56. It made so much sense to my sisters and I when he told us; it explained so many things about his behavior. Dad always loved us, but his behavior did sometimes change quickly and significantly. As children, we accepted this as completely normal, but as I got older, I noticed that from time to time he behaved like a young child. He was a good dad.
I was absent-mindedly listening to this video while at work but you definitely got my attention at "We are very cringe". I like cringe. I also think that your name having different meanings and interpretations for different people is super cute. Also, the "I can't have DID because I don't have amnesia" reminded me of my motto: "You don't know what you don't know".
Thank you Orion (sorry unsure of spelling) for sharing your story. My name is Judy and I am just learning about DID because I have people in my life that may also have DID.
Hi, I found you on TikTok and came on by to your RU-vid. I understand the processing that happens around a late diagnosis. I was just recently diagnosed with Autism and ADHD and it's like oh that makes SO much sense now.... I also have a memory disorder called SDAM (Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory) that is self diagnosed (it's actually newly discovered and still being researched so everyone with it is self dxd.) But so far it is the best explanation I've found for my memory loss. I have mostly normal semantic memory, but my episodic memory doesn't work. It is interesting that the amnesia isn't noticed in DID. But the thing I've learned the most over the past couple months is that brains are amazing. I'm so sad that DID is born from trauma.
