My experience doesn’t fit in the classic DID model with my lack of recurring amnesia or time loss, but I definitely have alters who take control in daily life, and I haven’t always been the one up front most of the time. So, I’ve placed myself on the DDNOS side of DID. Looking at dissociative disorders as a spectrum has been helpful in reconciling the cognitive dissonance that comes from a poor clinical definition. And really after all of it, the definition and it’s poor fit doesn’t change any of my day to day experience, at least now.
Thank you for posting. It’s nice to know DID isn’t just a list of symptoms on paper, but actual people with a range of experiences, and many that I can relate to.