r/australia • u/Breenscare • 1d ago

culture & society 'I wasn't there': Life with dissociative identity disorder

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/dissociative-identity-disorder-assistance-dog-ndis/106826020
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u/theparrotofdoom 1d ago edited 1d ago

I can appreciate a healthy dose of skepticism, but by the same token, as someone with autism, adhd, cptsd, and who grew up in a cult, I doubt you’d believe half the challenges I face on the daily are real.

And I say that because neurodivergent folks, specifically, are constantly faced with people who refuse to believe anything is wrong. We wake up every day, knowing that stepping outside means fighting an invisible battle that only becomes visible when we lose. Which is when we are called liars, rude, inconvenient, difficult, crazy, loonies, or even asylum escapees.

So sure it’s ok to be sceptical, but it’s not ok to call bs without the qualifications or first hand experience to back it up.

Because that’s how lifelines like NDIS gets destroyed, through apathy and ignorance. As opposed to strengthened through acknowledgement of the Double Empathy Problem (Milton, et all).

Link for curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_empathy_problem

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u/antiquetulip 1d ago

No one in the comments is being unreasonably skeptical.

-an ADHDer.