D.I.D. World Map

Navigating the World of Dissociative Identity Disorder One Source at a Time

Vote on old DID World Map Polls

June 2009

Are you willing to contribute to the D.I.D. World Map Poll?

How many people in your face-to-face world have you told about your diagnosis of DID?

How many alters/parts do you have?

What kind of liscensed professionals are included in your support network?

Do your alters have special alone time to talk to therapist/counselor?

Are you currently taking prescribed medications to help with your healing process? (Part I)

What type of psychiatric medications are you taking? (Part II)

July 2009

Have you ever been admitted to a psychiatric hospital?

Are you being treated for dual/multiple diagnoses? (Part I)

What are your dual/multiple diagnosis? (Part II)

Do you deal with abandonment issues?

August 2009

Is your goal to integrate?

How many other people, outside of your system, do you know who have D.I.D.?

Do you have an art therapist?

Do you find that it is helpful to talk to other people who have DID?

September 2009

How do you sense your alters?

Do you have an outside person who acts as your emotional barometer?

Do parts of your body feel larger or smaller than they physically are sometimes?

October 2009

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?

What is the sexual orientation of your system? (Part I)

Does everyone in your system agree with the body’s sexual orientation? (Part II)

Have you ever self injured?

Do you attend a support group for people with DID or dissociative disorders?

November 2009

Do you have alters who don’t agree with your religious beliefs?

Do you have a fear being/becoming a perpetrator? (or have you had this fear in the past)

Have you identified all of your triggers?

Would you attend a face-to-face workshop designed to help people living with DID? (Part I)

How far would you be willing to travel to attend a face-to face workshop for people living with DID? (Part II)

Do you know of any other DID sites that can be listed here?

December 2009

What months of the year are especially difficult for your system?

Do your alters “tell on you” during therapy?

Are you physically exhausted after you have therapy? (Part I)

January 2010

How long does it take for you to recover from a therapy session? (Part II)

Do you have a backup therapist who works with your primary therapist?

Have you ever found email/membership login information for accounts one (or more) of your alters set up? (Part I)

How many different email accounts/logins/memberships have you found? (Part II)

Do you have difficulty with your alters maintaining good personal hygiene?

Does your significant other see a therapist or attend a support group to help his/her relationship with you?

February 2010

Do you have a backup Psychiatrist who works with your Primary Psychiatrist?

Does your primary physician know about your diagnosis of DID?

Do your alters have medical conditions that are not shared with you? For example, allergic reactions, different reactions to medication, vision changes, etc.

Do you schedule internal meetings? (Part I)

Are you willing to share anything about your internal meetings? (Part II)

March 2010

Do you schedule medical appointments far in advanced to prepare your system?

Have you learned anything positive while living with DID?

Do you use grounding techniques to help stay present? (Part I)

What senses do you focus on for grouding? (Part II)

How many times a week do you meet with your therapist? (Part I)

How long do your therapy sessions typically last? (Part II)

April 2010

Have you ever watched “The United States of Tara”? (Part I)

Do you like the show? Please share your opinion (Part II)

Do you have frequent headaches? (Part I)

Did you know that your headaches could be a symptom of dissociative identity disorder? (Part II)

May 2010

Do you notice a difference between brand and generic psychotropic medications?

What are the top three features would you like to see on DIDWorldMap?

June 2010

Do you use creative abilities as an aid to use during your healing process? (Part I)

What are you creative abilities? (Part II)

 
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