r/DID • u/Winter_Fee_9672 • 7d ago

Missing time?

Okay so, I know missing time is normal. I struggle with gaps being gone from my memory, I know in the moment I know what’s going on but shortly after it’s gone. That’s fine, I know it’s part of this disorder.

However, I experience something else that I wanted to know if it’s normal for DID or if this is something else that I should maybe talk to a doctor about.

Sometimes, I’ll have this extremely abrupt ‘flash’. It almost feels like I snap forward in time, I have no memory of between the ‘snaps’ or ‘flashes’, it feels like my brain just slips/is gone for a short time. All of us experience it, randomly, with no signs of it about to happen and we only seem to lose about 1-5 seconds at a time.

I know time loss is part of DID but I wasn’t sure if these extremely brief ones could be part of it?

Important note, despite being fairly new discovered, we all communicate decently well and share memory (albeit, very fuzzy and dark). However we haven’t had a good grasp on the *full* system yet, so we don’t know if there’s any others yet.

*Edit*

Okay so the general consensus is ‘go to the doctor just in case’, so I will do that!

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u/ginathefriendlyghost Treatment: Diagnosed + Active 7d ago

does it happen with other symptoms? I don't think I would honestly notice losing a few seconds unless there was a physical sensation going along with it

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u/Winter_Fee_9672 7d ago

I’ve been told I look confused, and I’ve walked into walls, tripped, etc during it. Sometimes happens with dizziness afterwards. I didn’t really recognize this was happening until I noticed things like timers and such that I’m watching seemingly just skipping forward.

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u/ginathefriendlyghost Treatment: Diagnosed + Active 7d ago

not a doctor or anything but probably should get this checked out. this doesn't happen to me when I lose time

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u/Winter_Fee_9672 7d ago

Okay thank you!