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Loretta
Apr 15, 07 - 8:02 AM |
DiD and altizmers Can any body help with info
Hello this is my first post. Mom has DID and has for years and years. She is now 73 and coming down with Altizmers. I am her primary care giver. My question is when some of the diffrent personalities are out some seems not to have any altizmers at all? Is this possiable? One of the very angry is coming out more and more now. Mom went through threapy a long time ago and the counslers and dr said that they had merged all the personalities to just one. We have never belived this because we can see the diffrent ones still yet. From a care givers point how do I help to keep her in my home with the DID and now the altizmers seems like it is causeing the DID to be so much worse. She is so angry, and with the memory loss has no Idea why she is so angry. I don't want to have to put her in the nursing home, I wanted to be able to keep her with me till the altizmers gets so bad that she has not idea who we are. there is days she has no idea who any of us are now. Then it seems like she changes personalities and she does know, then she is so angry. She can remember what all happened to her as a child, but still has no idea who I am or why she is living with me. She just wants to go home. she don't want to have to live with anybody. But with the altizmers we can't let her live by her self any more that is not a possiability at all. Then she is so mad at me because everything is my fault. Does anybody here have any info on DID with altizmers? That would be able to she some light on what to do and what would be best. We have tried talking to counslers but when they find out she has the altizmers none will see her as they say she will not be able to remember anything that is said from week to week. Shoot she can't remember sometimes 5 minutes later where we are going or who I am. Altizmers is a terriable disease and with DID its even worse..... and nobody on the altizmers boards understand the DID. Does anybody on this understand or know anything about the two together? |
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Candy (webmaster)
Apr 17th, 2007 - 11:11 PM |
Re: DiD and altizmers Can any body help with info
Hi Loretta! First off let me tell you that I do not have any experience with altizmers at all and I cannot imagine what you are going through! From what I know about my own DID, it is highly possible for "one of us" to have an illness without the other alters being affected at all. In fact one of our alters has low blood pressure but the rest of us do not. I've heard of other multiples who have alters who suffer with their own individual illnesses without the rest of the system being affected. I wonder, have you been able to contact the doctors who diagnosed her with MPD/DID in the past? Maybe they could shed some light on this for you! As far as the integration goes, we have alters who've integrated into clusters but they still have the capability to emerge from the cluster at any given time, especially when there's anything taumatic going on or if they've been triggered. I believe that once an individuals mind has been programed to dissociate (like MPD/DID's) in childhood, that there is always a possibility that the mind could go into the "defensive mode" at any given time. Please remember that these are only my thoughts, I can only answer the questions as I see how our system has operated in the past and now. I'm so sorry that I don't have the answers that you're looking for, you are such a brave person to stand by your mom the way you are. I can't help in that way but I would be more than willing to help "you" try to figure out what to do, by listening. Sometimes it helps to talk things out and allow your ears to hear what your words are saying outloud. I wish you the best and please let me know how things are going, remember to take care of yourself during these times. Have a wonderful tomorrow. Candy |
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Jo
Apr 18th, 2007 - 2:23 AM |
Re: DiD and altizmers Can any body help with info
Hi Loretta, What a difficult difficult place to be. Praying for you and so very much hope you find the help you and your mum need! Jo. |
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