Posted by shelliR on August 3, 2001, at 0:15:37
In reply to drugs stuff » shelliR, posted by terra miller on August 2, 2001, at 23:21:16
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> it's so confusing. you've got one body and one brain. and you've just got this brain that made all these compartments so you could handle everything. but you've still just got one brain and one body. i don't get how one brain could function as many brains and respond chemically different in those different "parts." it's still just one brain and one body. i can't understand it.
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> thanks for writing -terraTerra, I don't really know what to say. I've been in the hospital with a lot of DID people and everybody's been on medication. I don't think it's really looked at as taking klonopin for "Amy" or effexor for "Diana". At least that's never been my impression. I think that by taking ADs benzos, whatever, you are basically treating the whole body for PTSD symptoms. I also look at it as the calmer I am and the less depressed I am, the easier it is for everyone else since I am definitely in charge. In cases where there are several adults, the central person may be less clear, but still I think the adults are being medicated, because our bodies are adult bodies. Anyway, that's how I see it, perhaps because the med thing hasn't felt complicated for me in that sense. More complicated in the sense of trying to control my depression when so many ADs have not worked for me.
I know that there are several DID boards on the internet; I don't know if they would be helpful because my issues right now are much more around depression. You might consider checking them out, if you haven't already.Shelli
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