I know this isn’t a news flash for anyone knowledgeable about DID, but I am impressed again on how disheartening it is. A decade ago (or more) a person with this condition could reasonably expect to encounter professionals who knew about this disorder and could offer encouragement and help to deal with it and heal. Now professionals who make this diagnosis are frowned upon by their peers. It’s no longer looked upon by many as a legitimate diagnosis. I believe the reasons are predominantly economical and unethical behavior by some scrupulous professionals who could use some education in humility. Insurance companies don’t want to pay for the special therapies that are often helpful for DIDs, and the frequent hospitalization that can last for months at a time early in the diagnostic process are also very expensive. I have been blessed to have the help and support of some very ethical professionals; but I have also encountered some real egomaniacs who thrive on being thought of as the goto person when it comes to a new diagnosis, which DID was in the 80s and 90s. These unethical professionals formed their own ideas of what the best treatment for DID was and had no respect or tolerance for anyone seeing things differently than themselves.

We work with two therapists and a psychiatrist who understand and accept our diagnosis of DID. However, they have added other diagnoses so the insurance company will pay for my therapies (although one of them we pay for out-of-pocket). Isn’t it bazaar that a diagnosis of PTSD (Post Tramatic Stress Disorder), which falls lower on the dissociative scale that DID, is covered for treatment when DID is not? Even though the treatment is the same, the more severe case is no longer covered but the lesser one is.

Well, I will get off my high horse now, and stop being so negative. It just makes me more determined to do the only thing I can to encourage and support the diagnosis and treatment of DID – to write and publish this book. I’ll be honest with you, though. It would sure do my heart good to hear from others who agree with me and are willing to offer supportive words.