Dissociative Experience Scale (do you think you have DID?)

[Leosha]

My therapist did test me for DID, based on some of my history and what I tell her of. And I do have it. But I am glad you make the point to tell people to not diagnose themself. That can be very dangerous, I think, to play doctor on ourself while online. It is important to deal with it with a therapist.

leosha

 

[MikeNY]

I have read a decent amount about DID and psychology in general. I have come to believe that there is a sliding scale of DID. I don't think that it is something that you either have or you don't. Think about it, to some extent, everybody that you know has shifts in their personalities depending upon the current circumstances. When fully separate personalities arise, I think that it is just a more advanced form caused by the tears that are created within the mind from the operant and classical conditioning, eg the torture of the "tapes" and the abuse itself. I have come to believe that this same scale exists for many things. Bi- Polar, etc. I can see connections, links, between them where they become related to each other too. It is extremely difficult for me to explain without writing something extremely lengthy and referencing professional works.

 

[Soccer Kid]

Originally posted by MikeNY:
I have read a decent amount about DID and psychology in general. I have come to believe that there is a sliding scale of DID. I don't think that it is something that you either have or you don't. Think about it, to some extent, everybody that you know has shifts in their personalities depending upon the current circumstances. When fully separate personalities arise, I think that it is just a more advanced form caused by the tears that are created within the mind from the operant and classical conditioning, eg the torture of the "tapes" and the abuse itself. I have come to believe that this same scale exists for many things. Bi- Polar, etc. I can see connections, links, between them where they become related to each other too. It is extremely difficult for me to explain without writing something extremely lengthy and referencing professional works.

Mike,

Of course there is a sliding scale, there is a sliding scale for most psychological "disorders." The name of the test given in this post is called Dissociative Experience Scale, it is basically a short list of questions that can help you determine where on that scale you fall. A score of less than ~30% is considered "normal." Everyone dissociates things, I highly doubt that anyone would score a 0% on the test, if they do it would be hard to believe. Granted the test could be more indepth, but it isn't.

Again, the test is just to help your therapist by starting a discussion about it if you are concerned you might be experiencing DID symptoms but aren't sure how to explain it to your therapist. It's only a guide and that's all it should be used for.

 

[Soccer Kid]

Originally posted by Soccer Kid:
I told some people in the chat room earlier that I would post the questions for both tests, this is just the first one, the second one has 100 questions and might take longer to do.

If you take the test, it might be interesting to share your scores with others here, maybe some of you guys can relate to the answers?

-Zach

Here's the second one:
https://zacharys.blogspot.com/2004/12/dean-adolescent-inventory-scale.html

Again with the disclaimer: Don't diagnose yourself with anything. If anything just take the test, print the page and write your results down and discuss it with your therapist. Do not assume you have DID, it's only to open the door to discussion with your therapist and could possibly lead to a diagnosis, but only your therapist can do that.