r/comics • • 5d ago

OC A Comic about DID - Part 9 [OC]

If you want to help playtest this mod, join our Discord! It features the creation of different "profiles" on one account which each have their individual skin, location, inventory, and their own keep inventory toggle.

You can download this without joining the Discord here, but keep in mind it's still in early beta so there will probably be bugs. The keybind for the alter menu is 'K' by default.

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u/existingcoder 4d ago

if there was a magic pill which completely cured DID, would you take it?

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u/_StarWing_ 4d ago

DID symptoms are usually protective in nature. Although they cause issues in day-to-day functioning and cause distress, not dissociating causes way more issues.

It's a protection mechanism, as emotions and memories, and our nervous systems are simply too much to bear.

If it only magicked away the dissociation I already know how that would go. It would be hell. Most probably wouldn't survive it to be frank about it.

Meditating went badly. And desperately digging for memories was even worse, and extremely dangerous. For some dissociation might be unwelcome. Some parts of it isn't fun, but for people with DID/OSDD it's usually necessary. The PTSD and other issues must be treated first with care.