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Mark each question below either true or false whichever seems closest.

1. The body experienced trauma before the age of 7. yes

2. I feel like I have witnessed another part of myself being abused. yes

3. I startle easily. yes

4. I have or do harm the body. yes

5. As a small child, I enjoyed playing tricks by hiding inside my own body. yes

6. I don’t recall much of my childhood before the age of 12 years old. yes

7. I have had 'out of body experiences'. yes

8. There is more than one personality that shares my body. yes

9. Sometimes, I feel out of control when I’m talking.yes

10. I watch the body ‘do things’, as if 'I' am not controlling it. yes

11. I have experienced child abuse. yes

12. I am in an abusive relationship now. no

13. I often feel two contradictory feelings at the same time. yes

14. Much of the time, I feel detached from other people, places or time. yes

15. I sometimes find myself in unfamiliar places, unsure how I got there. no

16. I have skills that I don’t recall learning. yes

17. I lose track of time when I become engrossed in a task.yes

18. I don’t always remember the names of my immediate family members. yes

19. I own articles of clothes or shoes that I have no memory of buying. no

20. I have many different styles of clothing in my closet. yes

21. I sometimes hear voices in my head who talk to me - telling me what to do. yes

22. In the past, I have lost up to years of time - with no memory of what happened. yes

23. I have nightmares where I feel like someone else. yes

24. I have/do experience vivid flashbacks where I feel as if I am 'back' in time re-experiencing a past event. yes

25. I have/do experience pain as if it is far away and 'unreal'. yes

26. When I become overwhelmed, I sometimes feel as if I am a small child.yes

27. When I listen to people talk, I find that I sometimes ‘miss’ part of they are saying. yes

28. During the course of a day, I sometimes realize that I don't recall the early morning hours of the day. yes

29. I have run into people who knew my name and seemed to know me, but who I had no memory of meeting before. no

30. I have felt like a I have seen myself as if I were looking at another person. yes

31. I have been accused of lying when I know I was telling the truth. no

32. I have remembered events so vividly that it felt as if I were reliving the experience. yes

33. I sometimes wonder if things really happened or if I imagined they happened.yes

34. I sometimes feel strangely familiar in unfamiliar places - as if I have been there before. yes

35. I sometimes become so absorbed in watching television, reading a book, or working on computer that I become unaware of other events happening around me. yes

36. I sometimes believe I completed a task when actually I hadn't, but had just ‘thought’ I completed it.yes

37. I have become so engrossed in imaginary daydreams that it feels as though I am really there. yes

38. I am positive that I am a real person! yes

39. I have suffered from depression.yes

40. I have memories of abuse as a child, but I do not believe they actually happened. yes

41. I am the same chronological age as the body. no

42. I am easily distracted. yes

43. I have attempted or thought about suicide at least twice in my life. yes

44. I remember all of my favorite old cartoons and play toys. yes

45. I remember most of my favorite high-school teachers’ names. yes

46. My body ‘feels’ as if it belongs to someone else.yes

47. I share my body with other parts of myself.yes

48. Sometimes, I ‘listen’ to myself as if I am talking from far away, though others mention I am talking louder than normal. yes

49. I sleepwalk.no

50. I over-exercise.no

51. As a child, I had imaginary friends. no

52. When I feel angry, I want to hurt others. no

53. I feel like I have different parts of myself – who play out different roles in my life - often without me remembering. yes

54. It feels to me as if the body is not ‘real’.yes

55. I often 'hear’ talking, singing, voices, etc. coming from inside my head.yes

56. I feel far away from the outside world – as if I am looking at it through a fog.yes

57. When I look into the mirror, my image seems 'distorted'. yes

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Disclaimer - this assessment was designed for the purpose of providing information and NOT for the purpose of diagnosing. We felt that some of the questions brought up here were a bit different than many of the other assessments we have seen. Remember that everyone is different. Dissociative identity disorder is complex and a complete evaluation and assessment by professionals is necessary. Take this assessment at your own risk. We regard it as for 'discussion purposes' only and not as a diagnostic tool. Thank you for participating.

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