You know its very brave to have a youtube channel about this. But doing a lecture like that AND showing a clip of all the alters. Thats ENORMOUSLY BRAVE. Being vulnerable like that. OMG massive RESPECT
PatrickAllenNL This comment needs more recognition, Jess is so brave for doing all of this. As a system, all of us look to Jess and her system as role models. They’re all such amazing individuals.
I feel the same too.. I admire the way Jess and her other alters approach the topic about DID. Most specially how Jess's other alters cooperative willingly. So brave and so informative in the same way. I sooo loved them all. ❤❤❤
I've recently "stumbled" upon this channel and watch so many of the clips and feel like I've gotten to know everyone one in the system on a personal level. I just had to pop a comment on here and say I truly agree with @PatrickAllenNL. This was so brave of you and I have no idea why but I felt like such a proud "papa". My emotions were all over the place! Just so proud of you!
I studied neuropsychology at Bangor - it's so strange seeing Wheldon on YT! This is honestly the most informative and honest lecture on DID I've ever come across. The audience participation with the bell was such a fantastic way of explaining DID to those that struggle to understand how hard it can be to balance the wants and needs of the host/alters. It's so fascinating that some of the alters have medical conditions that are specific to them! Thank you for spreading awareness of DID and combating the misinformation that exists
You know what would be awesome instead of axe murderers as representations of DID in media why not have a superhero with multiple personalities using his alters and their abilities to solve crimes and fight the bad guys and stuff
My psychiatrist who diagnosed me with DID showed me this video to show me with a little bit of hard work I can get my alters to work with me to make us all happy
I don't know why but I love this talk so much and I don't know anyone with the condition. Well done for having the courage to talk about this. You are a great speaker in public. Your talk was very informative x
This is fantastic. Very well done. The bells was a fantastic way of going about this. I really hope that this helps people to understand, whether they simply be interested parties, friend or family of those with DID, or DID sufferers themselves.
thank you so much I'm 22 and just got diagnosed with DID and know what is going on with me is helping me come to terms with my illness thank you again.
I was grinning the entire time with the bell demonstration. It reminded me about my altars. Rory is a night owl and loves to be up until two in the morning the earliest. Meanwhile, Sam wants to go to sleep around nine or ten. Especially if we have to do something the next day like go to school or the dentist so I always make sure that we have appointments or classes in the afternoon even though I'd rather want to wake up early and get done early. ~Ally
The clip that shows all of the alters speaking at once was completely overwhelming for me. My own thoughts are too much for me sometimes, so that much activity at once would totally drive me crazy! 🤦🏽♀️... complete love and respect for anyone who is a multiple. 💕
I thought I sensed Jaime or Jake in there sometimes, just the way you were talking seemed different in some places, and I thought I heard a bit of them in there. Were any of them co-conscious? I thought Jaime might've been because a lecture seems like his kind of thing, and Jake seems to like talking to people so that's why I thought they might've been there..
Yeah I'm fairly certain this was Jamie lecturing after about 2 min (possibly the whole time). I could be wrong. I'm not them 🤷🏽♀️ but I love Jess and all the boys and watch them fairly obsessively lol
Jess glad to see your are back. We did hear about the bad time you were given after going on TV and talking about your DID. We do hope you post more videos. You were missed. :0)
Can I please tell you how much I love you are raising awareness of DID. I am in social services in America, specializing in people with disabilities, working primarily in mental health and I have wanted to work with individuals with DID for the longest time. Thank you for the inspiration, education, and advocating to end the stigma of MI, DID, and any other "invisible" disabilities.
Often happens in lectures for some reason. From my own experience (back when I was a student) I didn't expect jokes in lectures, so when one happened I had a few seconds of thinking "hang on, was that a joke?", and then by the time I decided it was the moment had gone. Also, people in lecture halls don't seem to want to be the only one laughing, so everyone stays quiet. I often used to let out a small chuckle because I felt bad for the person giving the lecture who was getting no feedback from their jokes, and I wanted to show that they were appreciated!
I have DID myself and I am really happy to have found this video. I try to learn as much as I can about DID and you explained everything REALLY really good. Thank you for explaining everything it's great that people are actually trying to make others understand.
I'm sorry I didn't see this in time. I have DID too. This forum is directly for people with the condition and those that support us. It helped me soo much form a kind of "family" and even taught me how to make an inner world! It's nice to meet you Mika! Have a blessed night! www.copingwithdissociativeidentitydisorder.yuku.com
Would've loved to see the Q&A also, but that's just me being super interested (possibly to the point of obsession). This was soooo well done! I'm so happy that awareness about D.I.D. is being spread like this, since it is criminally misunderstood...
i need to go to a doctor. I thought maybe i had DID, but i had an inner world so i thought maybe i was something new. Now i can go to a doctors and see or at the very least test for it, since what i have seems similar to DID. If only the internet told people that it's possible to have an inner world, or I wouldn't have suffered for so long, and wasted my time doing research. Thank you. Im 15 and have been like this since 4 years old. I thought they were ghosts that possessed me. Now i now it isn't.
Imm commenting as im watching this. Man, if the internet had more info ive wouldve known sooner. Im looking at the trigger part. And i was like " Oh man!" See i have these things called "switch keys" that can possibly trigger a switch. Or once switched, they put on or wear their "switch key" so my friend Alexis can identify who it is. Today he met Myanmar and Mienmar. Sisters. They live in the blue house near the church with Pastor Nick.
@@vanessapayero759 AGREED!! If people would be more aware of the validity and reality of Inner Worlds, they would get to know themselves in a much deeper level! The "host" (Sage) of our system is kind of taking a bit of a forced trip into our Inner World, but will be back soon enough, so I think he'll like to be presented to someone else that has the same... "condition". If you are still there and ever wanna chat about it, we are open to share our own experiences and be friends! -Peter
I'm going to university next year and will be studying psychology. i found this so interesting and informative, hopefully it will come in useful during my studies:)
I've only just started watching but I already have to comment to say wow, great opening! Really Jessica, you're amazing. You look terrific up there, and you open with such openness and confidence and clarity. Those students can hardly fail to be impressed. I think what you're doing is wonderful and extremely important. Respect respect respect respect....
I was referred to this video from a medical article that goes into depth on DID, I personally have it and I really enjoy reading information about the disorders I have because it makes me feel better about them or at least knowing all about that is calming.
Such an amazing job!! You give me courage and hope! Thank you for sharing all you do! Now your a beautiful mom with an amazing husband and father to ur baby girl!! Couldnt be happier for you. God bless!
I absolutely loved that demonstration! I don’t have DID nor do I know anyone with it so I’ve never had any sort of experience with it. I always heard the kind of cooperation thing but I never got it, that demo really got the message across! Really well done lecture :)
I love this lecture, it was educational and informative. I really live Jess. Its because of this channel that I am interested in DID and other clinical disorders.
Can someone please explain what happened to the channel? I remember there was awesome content on here and I thought it would be cool to show to my psychology teacher because our unit mentioned DID...
I have DID and while watching this video I realised we switched about 5 times! From Sara (host) to Caleb (recoverer) to Ollie (child) back to Caleb to Jamie (protecter/carer)
Really good massege in the and of the laqture for future psychiatrists. I am really Inspaired by your laqture. Please do not stop. Keep struggling your not alone. by the way I love the name of you youtube channel (mutiplecityAndme) All against one from Pakistan a pakistani student thanks.
You really are so smart and funny. I watched this when it was first released and I just thought what a cool person. Then recently I started watching your videos and you are still awesome, smart and funny. I'm sorry you had a tough time being open and honest but I'm so happy you did.
Hi Jess, I have loved watching your lecture and your videos. You are inspiring me to learn more about my disorder (borderline personality disorder) and to be proud of myself and hold my head up high through it all. Thank you so much.
i am building my courage to start a channel to help me find my voice and further contribute to the thousands of voices who also want to break the stigma. i mention this presentation in my 2nd episode. ;) i love you jess and i appreciate the boys too! thank you for leading this community and continuing to inspire us to find our voices! ;)
I came back to your channel to find tips on how to deal with dissociating and aggressive Alters, but none of your videos are up anymore.....I really hope you're okay and that nothing horrible has happened
+theusedbert24 I know your issue is old, but I wanted to let you know.. there is a yuku forum called "Coping with Dissociative Identity Disorder" that I went to for several years to help with my own issues. My local area doesn't have good support/therapists/help so they answered my questions and I've grown a lot in friendships and info. Nobody there is a therapist, but most have DID themselves and can tell you what worked for them, and you can explain your situation! :) Best of luck!
Sometimes I put this video on just to go through and watch the demonstration part with the bells. 😂 I know it's serious and something you have to live with all your life, every day. But the bells and the audience just makes it so funny. I know I've said before, but thank you so much for posting this video. I do rewatch it for the educational purposes sometimes. :)
Did anyone else find it really hard to watch them when they called the host back on the interview, where the little girl had come out? I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but is felt very wrong to force them to switch back like that, and unnatural.
This was so amazing! I learned so much. I was a bit disappointed that the q&a wasn't included in this, but it makes sense and the video and lecture was still amazing!
This is incredible. Jess, you're so brave and amazing for sharing this with the world. You've given light to this disorder, the work you're doing is so important and I appreciate you letting us into your life.
Jess I was wondering if you'd be making new videos or uploading your old ones? I ask because I've now been diagnosed with DID and when myself or one of my alters Lyndee is out we've been trying to find as much info as we can and your videos are great!! I don't know why but I feel Idk safe watching your videos and from what I can tell my alters really enjoy them as well. As of now I have 4.. Carlee (2) Sophie (5) Lyndee (16) and Miranda (24) though I have a feeling one more is in there but I don't really have much contact with it only flashes of thoughts and a voice I don't recognize. I've been showing your few videos to my family to help them understand and to help my mother understand that my having this along with a few other things though Miranda has OCD.. I myself have depression, ptsd and bipolar along with DID. I hope that you read this and know that your few videos are helping me and my family so very much and when I'm out and feeling overwhelmed I watch your video of your life that you and your fiance made and he helps to calm me down. The way you refer to us like a car is 100% how it is though my older alters like to shove me to the very back most of the time. I've searched for others like me on UA-cam and your the only one of them that I've found that I can 100% relate to who makes videos. So here I am on my knees begging for you to please make more videos and or post your old videos. Oh and please tell the boys I send my love from the US. I send my love to you as well.
how you've done this I don't know. but it's awesome! As one with this condition, to have this goal and to achieve it is the ultimate cool shit. You did this and it's great!
I thought maybe near the end it would be a question and answer section at the end but there’s plenty of information more than I thought there would be and I have this disorder recently diagnosed
Jess you are an inspiration and saving lives. Im quite intelligent and it has took me to 31yoa Jess to be fully aware of the whole umbrella and not parts id been dealing with PTSD and all the coping mechanisms and disorders each alt has Not only your youth, awareness, dealing and learning each and showing the recovery end of this extreme illness. I cannot find anything on the internet to prove to us dealing up until awareness that the next journey can be fought to get to learning them to be able to cohabit in a system and i like that way of expressing it to people without DID as Jess most people will have no chance of ever understanding honey x
UUUUUrrgghhhhh ..... ur just so damn awesome aren't you? ..... You really are... I am a subscriber, and I like every video. You 5 are awesome. You are moving mountains regarding awareness for your disorder. Now, I am 100% open to meeting someone with DID. I would be soooo interested in meeting ppl with DID, knowing that there are no limitations or order in which it manifests and develops; trully shows how unique each one is. You are a plate of Great steak, cool beans, and a side of awesome sauce. Your videos have modified my view on many subjects regarding mental disease/disorder. Thank you for shedding light on darkness. Most people aren't as brave as you guys. PS: the UURRGGHH was sarcastic...I have the common foot in mouth disease, but i don't hide it. stay awesome... all of you...
Wow i usually describe my dissociation as me in the passenger seat of the car. I can see where we're going but i have no control over the car. I usually lose bits of memory from what happened when i was in the passenger seat.
I have an interesting situation where I have to have a certain "alter" take their meds or it doesn't work at all. For instance me, Kitty, and Snap are depressed and take lexapro. But if someone other than us all co con together doesn't take the lexapro that morning then it won't help us. Do any of you others out there with DID have this issue too? Also, Tyrant can drink a bottle of wine and be just fine but if someone switches with her while the alcohol is still heavy in the body, the new one that switched out will vomit or get drunk.
Maybe you should stop treating your "alters" as real people and focus more on what you are doing. If you stop legitimizing and indulging fictional persons, they'll go away. Because, you won't need them to explain why are being inconsistent with your medication and drinking to intoxication.
theclanplus1 I was being neither rude nor was I trolling anyone. Alters are not real people. They are self-delusions; at best. Investing them with preferences, predilections and even their own levels of tolerance is to reinforce that delusion. Its also useful to point out that when we invest these fictions with our negative behaviors (medication resistance and substance abuse) it makes it that much harder to address these problems. Because, from the get-go, the we are saying these problems aren't ours but "someone else's." You are real. Your problems are real. "Alters" aren't real. Focus on the real.
Waltham1892 Um. No? Sure they're not real in the physical way but by god are alters real and different. With DID, starting at childhood consciousness is sectioned off to deal with trauma, and from that point the sections literally don't share memories? Leading them to each have individual experiences that shape their reaction to life around them. They're not fictional. They're a child's coping mechanism before the child knows how to cope with severe trauma. And trust me, you can ignore and hate and disbelieve your alters, but they aren't going anywhere. MRIs have literally proven that you brain functions differently when an alter is present.
theclanplus1 I don't have that problem but I know a few systems that do! Try writing notes to your alters if you have DID and the related amnesia explaining why it's important to take the meds. Best of luck to you :)
So I knew that I had watched this some time ago but I couldn’t remember most of it and I decided to re watch it. I know one of my alters Eve was watching with me last time and she must of taken full control around the 50 minute mark as just now while watching without her that Paula segment was; I don’t want to say triggering, but it was triggering,especially hearing Paula called with an Aussie accent. As a system we decided to change our name legally, not only because of past trauma but also because none of us felt like Paula. It’s so hard to put into words the feeling of wondering if Paula was the original host or myself, only eve really has any memories of the bodies life as Paula. I don’t know if I’m wording this right so I should stop ranting. Just know that we all think what you are doing is amazing jess. (And co.)
i just found your channel last night and am really enjoying watching these videos and getting some insight into the world of DID. i do have a question, though- i know that it's been demonstrated in this video and in another on this channel that it's possible to have a much "younger" alter, like ollie. is it possible for someone with DID (particularly, a young person) to have an "older" alter? for example, the child is 6 years old and had only basic knowledge of reading skills, but an alter who can read and comprehend at a higher level than the host. has this been documented, or is it possible?
I think it is possible! I am relatively very young and have alters that are much older than me, 90% of the time if I don't understand something I go to them.
+Kat Allen I know your post is old but I wanted to tell you yes. It's possible to have all age groups inside. I even have animals in my system that have adapted for basic needs, since my abuse was primal (food, shelter, etc.). It all depends on the needs when the abuse happened.
+theclanplus1 well, i suppose what i was getting at with this question is this- is it possible to have an alter that is somehow older/more knowledgeable than yourself? possibly one who had retained previously learned things you've forgotten, therefore "more intelligent" than the host? i'm unsure if my question is clear enough to be answered, but i'm really very curious about it.
Kat Allen On a forum I used to go to I've had conversations with others with DID about it, and yes they're handle (like host, protector, etc) is "wise ones". Their job is to retain information for the system. Not every system has them, and even then sometimes they can be older alters or in the case of one person I talked to on there often.. his was spiritual like beings, not human OR animal. From my experience it's fairly common. It often comes from insiders that are always co conscious and have excellent memory.. but then there's also another class that seems to form in victims from occult abuse where their knowledge can go into the spiritual also, does that make sense?
hello I really enjoyed this video. I too have D.I.D. and my fav part of this video is when you use the bells with the other students I find that as a good way to put it. if you have anymore ways like that can you make a video on it because im trying to make my family understand but I cant find anyways for them to understand. Ive had D.I.D. for awhile and they have meet them too.. any help?
Please please please could you post the QnA's if you have it and is ok to do :)? AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH - sooo brave and lifechanging for me and probably many others!
Not cool to bash britney shaving ones head doesn’t deem one crazy other than that bravo great informative video that I found very appealing and it greatly appeased my logos, pathos, and ethos.
We love your videos! Drake and I have been wondering would you ever collab with another DiD diagoned UA-camr?(I have DiD and would be interested in watching the alters react to other alters)
I have all of these symptoms except the one where i wake up & have no idea how i got there and also i dont get headaches. My therapist has only mentioned dissociation and depersonalization, he did tell me that the other parts of me were created to take on my trauma so I think he knows that I have it but doesnt want to tell me the diagnosis until he knows for sure.
I checked out that documentary with the police officer system and it was sooooooOOOOOO cringe omg. It just makes the work that Multiplicity does even more important.
very nice done by you! though having a friend with DID, i learnt even more here. One Alter has Autism as the only one btw. (and they are all are trans).
this is late, but I thought if the body had autism, all the alters have autism? that's what i heard, but i honestly thought it sounded a bit... not true. I mean, if the brain is autistic, it's autistic, but surely some alters can dissociate enough from that to appear allistic? especially if, say, they're bullied for being autistic. i imagine it's completely possible a part could split off that either displays no autistic traits, or displays all autistic traits, as it split off from the host (or whoever is the one being bullied for being autistic).
@@abbiepancakeeater52 alters can have own mental and physical capabilities. That's like the big thing proving their existence. Heard of ones that don't need glasses for example. In my friends, only one is autistic and as autist myself it is true. The others don't have it. They all have all different sexualities and kinks etc.
2020 watcher here. Did you have any switches during your presentation? It felt like Jamie was close. That aside, it was such a lovely and informative presentation, I watched the whole thing in one sitting.
You know its very brave to have a youtube channel about this. But doing a lecture like that AND showing a clip of all the alters. Thats ENORMOUSLY BRAVE. Being vulnerable like that. OMG massive RESPECT
PatrickAllenNL
This comment needs more recognition, Jess is so brave for doing all of this. As a system, all of us look to Jess and her system as role models. They’re all such amazing individuals.
I feel the same too.. I admire the way Jess and her other alters approach the topic about DID. Most specially how Jess's other alters cooperative willingly. So brave and so informative in the same way. I sooo loved them all. ❤❤❤
I've recently "stumbled" upon this channel and watch so many of the clips and feel like I've gotten to know everyone one in the system on a personal level. I just had to pop a comment on here and say I truly agree with @PatrickAllenNL. This was so brave of you and I have no idea why but I felt like such a proud "papa". My emotions were all over the place! Just so proud of you!
As a psychology student I am researching Dissociative identity disorder and have found this very informative. Thank you so much for sharing.
Are u practicing??
I studied neuropsychology at Bangor - it's so strange seeing Wheldon on YT! This is honestly the most informative and honest lecture on DID I've ever come across. The audience participation with the bell was such a fantastic way of explaining DID to those that struggle to understand how hard it can be to balance the wants and needs of the host/alters. It's so fascinating that some of the alters have medical conditions that are specific to them! Thank you for spreading awareness of DID and combating the misinformation that exists
You know what would be awesome instead of axe murderers as representations of DID in media why not have a superhero with multiple personalities using his alters and their abilities to solve crimes and fight the bad guys and stuff
look up legion
Just found this video while doing research after watching Doom Patrol and getting to see the character Jane who has 64 alters with superpowers
My psychiatrist who diagnosed me with DID showed me this video to show me with a little bit of hard work I can get my alters to work with me to make us all happy
Jess! Could you re-upload some of your old videos? I miss watching them :'(
Pippa in the demonstration was so adorable!
I don't know why but I love this talk so much and I don't know anyone with the condition. Well done for having the courage to talk about this. You are a great speaker in public. Your talk was very informative x
This is fantastic. Very well done. The bells was a fantastic way of going about this. I really hope that this helps people to understand, whether they simply be interested parties, friend or family of those with DID, or DID sufferers themselves.
thank you so much I'm 22 and just got diagnosed with DID and know what is going on with me is helping me come to terms with my illness thank you again.
collin pierce hi... Im just curious how does it feels being in DID
The exercise with the 4 audience members was such an excellent way to demonstrate DID in an interactive, fun and clear way! ❤
I was grinning the entire time with the bell demonstration. It reminded me about my altars. Rory is a night owl and loves to be up until two in the morning the earliest. Meanwhile, Sam wants to go to sleep around nine or ten. Especially if we have to do something the next day like go to school or the dentist so I always make sure that we have appointments or classes in the afternoon even though I'd rather want to wake up early and get done early.
~Ally
The clip that shows all of the alters speaking at once was completely overwhelming for me. My own thoughts are too much for me sometimes, so that much activity at once would totally drive me crazy! 🤦🏽♀️... complete love and respect for anyone who is a multiple. 💕
I thought I sensed Jaime or Jake in there sometimes, just the way you were talking seemed different in some places, and I thought I heard a bit of them in there. Were any of them co-conscious? I thought Jaime might've been because a lecture seems like his kind of thing, and Jake seems to like talking to people so that's why I thought they might've been there..
Yeah I'm fairly certain this was Jamie lecturing after about 2 min (possibly the whole time).
I could be wrong. I'm not them 🤷🏽♀️ but I love Jess and all the boys and watch them fairly obsessively lol
oxymoronchick7 u got a point! Alters can make themselves sound and act like the host if need be! So maybe that’s what was up!
I thought I suddenly heard Jamie just when the lecture proper got started. 😄
I feel excited with this whole talk. ☺☺☺
Jess glad to see your are back. We did hear about the bad time you were given after going on TV and talking about your DID. We do hope you post more videos. You were missed. :0)
Wow. Tough crowd.
Can I please tell you how much I love you are raising awareness of DID. I am in social services in America, specializing in people with disabilities, working primarily in mental health and I have wanted to work with individuals with DID for the longest time. Thank you for the inspiration, education, and advocating to end the stigma of MI, DID, and any other "invisible" disabilities.
Multiplicity & Me are so underrated. Love you guys so much!!! Thank you for spreading information and educating-you are an inspiration❤️✨
Nevermind System aw shucks 🥰 thank you
Tough crowd no one seems to laugh at her subtle jokes
I know right her jokes where funny
Often happens in lectures for some reason. From my own experience (back when I was a student) I didn't expect jokes in lectures, so when one happened I had a few seconds of thinking "hang on, was that a joke?", and then by the time I decided it was the moment had gone.
Also, people in lecture halls don't seem to want to be the only one laughing, so everyone stays quiet. I often used to let out a small chuckle because I felt bad for the person giving the lecture who was getting no feedback from their jokes, and I wanted to show that they were appreciated!
I have DID myself and I am really happy to have found this video. I try to learn as much as I can about DID and you explained everything REALLY really good. Thank you for explaining everything it's great that people are actually trying to make others understand.
I'm sorry I didn't see this in time. I have DID too. This forum is directly for people with the condition and those that support us. It helped me soo much form a kind of "family" and even taught me how to make an inner world! It's nice to meet you Mika! Have a blessed night! www.copingwithdissociativeidentitydisorder.yuku.com
How many alters do you have?
Would've loved to see the Q&A also, but that's just me being super interested (possibly to the point of obsession).
This was soooo well done! I'm so happy that awareness about D.I.D. is being spread like this, since it is criminally misunderstood...
BipolarAspie shit, that is what I waiting for
@@AudryElizabeth Me too
i need to go to a doctor.
I thought maybe i had DID, but i had an inner world so i thought maybe i was something new.
Now i can go to a doctors and see or at the very least test for it, since what i have seems similar to DID.
If only the internet told people that it's possible to have an inner world, or I wouldn't have suffered for so long, and wasted my time doing research.
Thank you.
Im 15 and have been like this since 4 years old.
I thought they were ghosts that possessed me.
Now i now it isn't.
Imm commenting as im watching this. Man, if the internet had more info ive wouldve known sooner. Im looking at the trigger part. And i was like " Oh man!"
See i have these things called "switch keys" that can possibly trigger a switch. Or once switched, they put on or wear their "switch key" so my friend Alexis can identify who it is.
Today he met Myanmar and Mienmar. Sisters. They live in the blue house near the church with Pastor Nick.
hope youre doing better, love!
@@vanessapayero759 AGREED!! If people would be more aware of the validity and reality of Inner Worlds, they would get to know themselves in a much deeper level!
The "host" (Sage) of our system is kind of taking a bit of a forced trip into our Inner World, but will be back soon enough, so I think he'll like to be presented to someone else that has the same... "condition". If you are still there and ever wanna chat about it, we are open to share our own experiences and be friends! -Peter
I had a very similar experience :/ I'm on UA-cam too MyMyriadThoughts
This was an amazing lecture. Awesome compilation/discussion of physiological symptoms and evidence. Thanks for posting this. :)
I'm going to university next year and will be studying psychology. i found this so interesting and informative, hopefully it will come in useful during my studies:)
I've only just started watching but I already have to comment to say wow, great opening! Really Jessica, you're amazing. You look terrific up there, and you open with such openness and confidence and clarity. Those students can hardly fail to be impressed. I think what you're doing is wonderful and extremely important. Respect respect respect respect....
I was referred to this video from a medical article that goes into depth on DID, I personally have it and I really enjoy reading information about the disorders I have because it makes me feel better about them or at least knowing all about that is calming.
Such an amazing job!! You give me courage and hope! Thank you for sharing all you do! Now your a beautiful mom with an amazing husband and father to ur baby girl!! Couldnt be happier for you. God bless!
I absolutely loved that demonstration! I don’t have DID nor do I know anyone with it so I’ve never had any sort of experience with it. I always heard the kind of cooperation thing but I never got it, that demo really got the message across! Really well done lecture :)
I love this lecture, it was educational and informative. I really live Jess. Its because of this channel that I am interested in DID and other clinical disorders.
Can someone please explain what happened to the channel? I remember there was awesome content on here and I thought it would be cool to show to my psychology teacher because our unit mentioned DID...
I'm pretty sure they had a final fusion event and all her Alters fused with her. so she no longer has DID as far as we know
this was a brilliant talk
Thanks for this charity (sadka) of knowledge student from Pakistan.
by any chance was Jamie coconscious during parts of the presentation?
Very high chance. Seems like something Jaime would want to be involved in.
Yeah sounds like him. I think he was secretly fronting (my opinion only)
I have DID and while watching this video I realised we switched about 5 times! From Sara (host) to Caleb (recoverer) to Ollie (child) back to Caleb to Jamie (protecter/carer)
So glad your back and you've been missed by many people! Best of luck to you on your Ph.d, woot woot!
Really good massege in the and of the laqture for future psychiatrists. I am really Inspaired by your laqture. Please do not stop. Keep struggling your not alone. by the way I love the name of you youtube channel (mutiplecityAndme) All against one from Pakistan a pakistani student thanks.
What a great job very professional. This is the best clinician.
I watched the whole thing! This was truly fascinating, thanks for sharing it with us :)
You really are so smart and funny. I watched this when it was first released and I just thought what a cool person. Then recently I started watching your videos and you are still awesome, smart and funny. I'm sorry you had a tough time being open and honest but I'm so happy you did.
Thank you its really informative to me as im going to talk abt DID for my public speaking speech.
Was Jamie giving the presentation?
No im pretty sure she said jamie was co though
Wow thanks for sharing. This really helped my understanding
Hi Jess, I have loved watching your lecture and your videos. You are inspiring me to learn more about my disorder (borderline personality disorder) and to be proud of myself and hold my head up high through it all. Thank you so much.
i am building my courage to start a channel to help me find my voice and further contribute to the thousands of voices who also want to break the stigma. i mention this presentation in my 2nd episode. ;) i love you jess and i appreciate the boys too! thank you for leading this community and continuing to inspire us to find our voices! ;)
really well done and fascinating. thanks for sharing. you're well spoken.
you're back? Ooooo i hope so, you have most definitely been missed!
I came back to your channel to find tips on how to deal with dissociating and aggressive Alters, but none of your videos are up anymore.....I really hope you're okay and that nothing horrible has happened
+theusedbert24 I know your issue is old, but I wanted to let you know.. there is a yuku forum called "Coping with Dissociative Identity Disorder" that I went to for several years to help with my own issues. My local area doesn't have good support/therapists/help so they answered my questions and I've grown a lot in friendships and info. Nobody there is a therapist, but most have DID themselves and can tell you what worked for them, and you can explain your situation! :) Best of luck!
Sometimes I put this video on just to go through and watch the demonstration part with the bells. 😂
I know it's serious and something you have to live with all your life, every day. But the bells and the audience just makes it so funny. I know I've said before, but thank you so much for posting this video. I do rewatch it for the educational purposes sometimes. :)
She was so excited about having had 5000 views. And now the channel is at 18mil!! So inspiring.
I've learned so much from this! You are great at those talks Jess, love listening to you.
Did anyone else find it really hard to watch them when they called the host back on the interview, where the little girl had come out? I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but is felt very wrong to force them to switch back like that, and unnatural.
This was very informative and educational I have learned a lot about DID
This was so amazing! I learned so much. I was a bit disappointed that the q&a wasn't included in this, but it makes sense and the video and lecture was still amazing!
We, The Starlight Stronghold love you all and thank you for inspiring us to get on the road to recovery
Great job! This was an amazing breakdown of DID. Thank you so much for sharing. It was really helpful.
You are such a strong person and so inspirational!
Reminds me of just how complex the brain is lol I wish she had the questions at the end on here too
This is incredible. Jess, you're so brave and amazing for sharing this with the world. You've given light to this disorder, the work you're doing is so important and I appreciate you letting us into your life.
Thanks so much for reposting this. I keep wanting to use it in presentations and papers, because you did such a fantastic job.
I loved your presentation!
That demonstration was so good.
Jess I was wondering if you'd be making new videos or uploading your old ones? I ask because I've now been diagnosed with DID and when myself or one of my alters Lyndee is out we've been trying to find as much info as we can and your videos are great!! I don't know why but I feel Idk safe watching your videos and from what I can tell my alters really enjoy them as well. As of now I have 4.. Carlee (2) Sophie (5) Lyndee (16) and Miranda (24) though I have a feeling one more is in there but I don't really have much contact with it only flashes of thoughts and a voice I don't recognize. I've been showing your few videos to my family to help them understand and to help my mother understand that my having this along with a few other things though Miranda has OCD.. I myself have depression, ptsd and bipolar along with DID. I hope that you read this and know that your few videos are helping me and my family so very much and when I'm out and feeling overwhelmed I watch your video of your life that you and your fiance made and he helps to calm me down. The way you refer to us like a car is 100% how it is though my older alters like to shove me to the very back most of the time. I've searched for others like me on UA-cam and your the only one of them that I've found that I can 100% relate to who makes videos. So here I am on my knees begging for you to please make more videos and or post your old videos. Oh and please tell the boys I send my love from the US. I send my love to you as well.
Reborn Mama & Sims you sweet sweet girl. I’m so sorry you experienced what you did. I am sending you so much love. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m also in the US, and suffer dissociative disorder and PTSD. If you need to talk, I’m here.
how you've done this I don't know. but it's awesome! As one with this condition, to have this goal and to achieve it is the ultimate cool shit. You did this and it's great!
At a point it sounded like Jamie came out for a moment. I commend you for this in 2022
I really love your channel, and it really helps me understand! My friend has DID and this helped me understand it a bit better
I thought maybe near the end it would be a question and answer section at the end but there’s plenty of information more than I thought there would be and I have this disorder recently diagnosed
I just found this absolutely fascinating
We finally got around to watching this, thank you so much for doing this
Charlotte Estrella Nice. We used to call ourselves The Hotel and City System. -Phi
Great name for your system!
Jess you are an inspiration and saving lives. Im quite intelligent and it has took me to 31yoa Jess to be fully aware of the whole umbrella and not parts id been dealing with PTSD and all the coping mechanisms and disorders each alt has
Not only your youth, awareness, dealing and learning each and showing the recovery end of this extreme illness. I cannot find anything on the internet to prove to us dealing up until awareness that the next journey can be fought to get to learning them to be able to cohabit in a system and i like that way of expressing it to people without DID as Jess most people will have no chance of ever understanding honey x
UUUUUrrgghhhhh ..... ur just so damn awesome aren't you? ..... You really are... I am a subscriber, and I like every video. You 5 are awesome. You are moving mountains regarding awareness for your disorder. Now, I am 100% open to meeting someone with DID. I would be soooo interested in meeting ppl with DID, knowing that there are no limitations or order in which it manifests and develops; trully shows how unique each one is. You are a plate of Great steak, cool beans, and a side of awesome sauce. Your videos have modified my view on many subjects regarding mental disease/disorder. Thank you for shedding light on darkness. Most people aren't as brave as you guys.
PS: the UURRGGHH was sarcastic...I have the common foot in mouth disease, but i don't hide it. stay awesome... all of you...
This was really informative and a fantastically well-planned out lecture and a super useful resource. Thanks for the upload.
Ed came out at 15:02 I heard the accent twang on like just saying
Wow i usually describe my dissociation as me in the passenger seat of the car. I can see where we're going but i have no control over the car. I usually lose bits of memory from what happened when i was in the passenger seat.
27:54 Lol someone near the camera sounds like they got a kick out of the TF2 scout roasting himself.
I have an interesting situation where I have to have a certain "alter" take their meds or it doesn't work at all. For instance me, Kitty, and Snap are depressed and take lexapro. But if someone other than us all co con together doesn't take the lexapro that morning then it won't help us. Do any of you others out there with DID have this issue too? Also, Tyrant can drink a bottle of wine and be just fine but if someone switches with her while the alcohol is still heavy in the body, the new one that switched out will vomit or get drunk.
Maybe you should stop treating your "alters" as real people and focus more on what you are doing.
If you stop legitimizing and indulging fictional persons, they'll go away.
Because, you won't need them to explain why are being inconsistent with your medication and drinking to intoxication.
I hear both rudeness and trolling run rampant on youtube pages. Thank you for the demonstration!
theclanplus1 I was being neither rude nor was I trolling anyone.
Alters are not real people. They are self-delusions; at best.
Investing them with preferences, predilections and even their own levels of tolerance is to reinforce that delusion.
Its also useful to point out that when we invest these fictions with our negative behaviors (medication resistance and substance abuse) it makes it that much harder to address these problems.
Because, from the get-go, the we are saying these problems aren't ours but "someone else's."
You are real. Your problems are real. "Alters" aren't real.
Focus on the real.
Waltham1892 Um. No? Sure they're not real in the physical way but by god are alters real and different. With DID, starting at childhood consciousness is sectioned off to deal with trauma, and from that point the sections literally don't share memories? Leading them to each have individual experiences that shape their reaction to life around them. They're not fictional. They're a child's coping mechanism before the child knows how to cope with severe trauma. And trust me, you can ignore and hate and disbelieve your alters, but they aren't going anywhere. MRIs have literally proven that you brain functions differently when an alter is present.
theclanplus1 I don't have that problem but I know a few systems that do! Try writing notes to your alters if you have DID and the related amnesia explaining why it's important to take the meds. Best of luck to you :)
I want to see the questions people asked :C
So I knew that I had watched this some time ago but I couldn’t remember most of it and I decided to re watch it. I know one of my alters Eve was watching with me last time and she must of taken full control around the 50 minute mark as just now while watching without her that Paula segment was; I don’t want to say triggering, but it was triggering,especially hearing Paula called with an Aussie accent. As a system we decided to change our name legally, not only because of past trauma but also because none of us felt like Paula. It’s so hard to put into words the feeling of wondering if Paula was the original host or myself, only eve really has any memories of the bodies life as Paula.
I don’t know if I’m wording this right so I should stop ranting.
Just know that we all think what you are doing is amazing jess. (And co.)
This is amazing, thanks Jess for this lecture!
i just found your channel last night and am really enjoying watching these videos and getting some insight into the world of DID. i do have a question, though- i know that it's been demonstrated in this video and in another on this channel that it's possible to have a much "younger" alter, like ollie. is it possible for someone with DID (particularly, a young person) to have an "older" alter? for example, the child is 6 years old and had only basic knowledge of reading skills, but an alter who can read and comprehend at a higher level than the host. has this been documented, or is it possible?
I think it is possible! I am relatively very young and have alters that are much older than me, 90% of the time if I don't understand something I go to them.
+Kat Allen I know your post is old but I wanted to tell you yes. It's possible to have all age groups inside. I even have animals in my system that have adapted for basic needs, since my abuse was primal (food, shelter, etc.). It all depends on the needs when the abuse happened.
+theclanplus1 well, i suppose what i was getting at with this question is this- is it possible to have an alter that is somehow older/more knowledgeable than yourself? possibly one who had retained previously learned things you've forgotten, therefore "more intelligent" than the host? i'm unsure if my question is clear enough to be answered, but i'm really very curious about it.
Kat Allen On a forum I used to go to I've had conversations with others with DID about it, and yes they're handle (like host, protector, etc) is "wise ones". Their job is to retain information for the system. Not every system has them, and even then sometimes they can be older alters or in the case of one person I talked to on there often.. his was spiritual like beings, not human OR animal. From my experience it's fairly common. It often comes from insiders that are always co conscious and have excellent memory.. but then there's also another class that seems to form in victims from occult abuse where their knowledge can go into the spiritual also, does that make sense?
+theclanplus1 yes it does! very intriguing information. what a useful tool for those with DID!
"What about you do you like girls" "Yeah..."
that is one way to come out XD
hello I really enjoyed this video. I too have D.I.D. and my fav part of this video is when you use the bells with the other students I find that as a good way to put it. if you have anymore ways like that can you make a video on it because im trying to make my family understand but I cant find anyways for them to understand. Ive had D.I.D. for awhile and they have meet them too.. any help?
Please please please could you post the QnA's if you have it and is ok to do :)? AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH - sooo brave and lifechanging for me and probably many others!
You did a wonderful job! 💚
I was waiting for the Q&A :(
The reason why I watched the video was for the Q&A :/
Not cool to bash britney shaving ones head doesn’t deem one crazy other than that bravo great informative video that I found very appealing and it greatly appeased my logos, pathos, and ethos.
did any one else get pissed when Johnny was reading and no one helped him......
is it me or in the beginning (or all the video) it was Jaime and not Jess speaking? idk for sure but i got Jaime vibes XD
We love your videos! Drake and I have been wondering would you ever collab with another DiD diagoned UA-camr?(I have DiD and would be interested in watching the alters react to other alters)
Very Great video
I have all of these symptoms except the one where i wake up & have no idea how i got there and also i dont get headaches. My therapist has only mentioned dissociation and depersonalization, he did tell me that the other parts of me were created to take on my trauma so I think he knows that I have it but doesnt want to tell me the diagnosis until he knows for sure.
There is OSDD which is another type of a dissociative disorder. I know it’s 2 years later but still in case you don’t know
Thank you so much for doing this!!!!
i love gaz' little laugh at 41:18 lmao (at least, it sounds like him hdsakj)
I checked out that documentary with the police officer system and it was sooooooOOOOOO cringe omg. It just makes the work that Multiplicity does even more important.
very nice done by you! though having a friend with DID, i learnt even more here. One Alter has Autism as the only one btw. (and they are all are trans).
btw: they are clapping? in germany we used to knock on the tables.
@@otakuofmine You don't applaude people in Germany?
@@missundies we do, but not in university. less loud.
this is late, but I thought if the body had autism, all the alters have autism? that's what i heard, but i honestly thought it sounded a bit... not true. I mean, if the brain is autistic, it's autistic, but surely some alters can dissociate enough from that to appear allistic? especially if, say, they're bullied for being autistic. i imagine it's completely possible a part could split off that either displays no autistic traits, or displays all autistic traits, as it split off from the host (or whoever is the one being bullied for being autistic).
@@abbiepancakeeater52 alters can have own mental and physical capabilities. That's like the big thing proving their existence. Heard of ones that don't need glasses for example.
In my friends, only one is autistic and as autist myself it is true. The others don't have it.
They all have all different sexualities and kinks etc.
I am a system, I swear to god that John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt thing has happened. Not the saying it out loud part, but yeah.
Note to self, download this lecture and watch it with Kaigan and Spencer when we have the time.
I kind of also wish we could have seen the q&a portion
2020 watcher here. Did you have any switches during your presentation? It felt like Jamie was close. That aside, it was such a lovely and informative presentation, I watched the whole thing in one sitting.
Recommended by UA-cam after watching Moon knight trailer