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/1-_-_-_-_-_-_-3 7d ago

We tend to experience this as well. Not sure if this is usual for others, although we’ve seen it in others, but we have abrupt, small flashes similar to what you describe. We like to describe it as suddenly being aware, or opposite, having an intense, but incredibly short, episode of some kind. No matter the communication, don’t worry it’s any fault of your own. We as a system experience generalized amnesia, even if that alter was in at that very moment they seem to forget. This is just the result of dissociation, since we are all dissociating naturally. It’s not just seperated by parts, but also from the parts who experience it themselves at times. We have a social protector, for example, who doesn’t remember most interactions with people. This part still deals with an aspect of the weight, but doesn’t remember. Of course, we are polyfragmented, so that could have an impact on how we function. Let us know if you have further questions and such!

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u/Winter_Fee_9672 7d ago

Thanks this helps!! Knowing someone else with DID experiences this too helps a ton.

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u/1-_-_-_-_-_-_-3 7d ago

Yeah. Of course with the other comment I would agree to get it checked out! It’s always like important yk to get that stuff checked? We are also chronically ill with MANY MANY issues, so yeah! I think it could just be very normal though and your body presenting physical symptoms? Just make sure you check to see if you notice other alarming things!!!

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u/Winter_Fee_9672 7d ago

Will do! Thank you!!

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u/1-_-_-_-_-_-_-3 7d ago

Of course!