Living Well Despite a Serious Illness and Having Dissociative Identity Disorder

It Can Be Done

I’ve been gone a while from Internet land as I attempt to recover from a serious illness. One thing I noticed during my trial was that I didn’t spend a lot of time dissociating nor did I lose much time.

This article will focus on what it means to have a serious illness and still remain you.

My Illness

I learned that I have cirrhosis of the liver a few months back. The type of cirrhosis I have is not provoked by alcohol usage. Instead, my cirrhosis is caused by eating high-fat foods all my life, as unfortunately, most Americans do.

The symptoms are severe with something called ascites, where I retain water all over my body, especially in the abdomen. I swelled up like a balloon and looked like I was pregnant.

I also gained 30 pounds from the fluid retention, which greatly hurt my ego. I had successfully lost weight before this time and had gotten under 250 pounds for the first time in years.

The pain I experience day-to-day is sometimes great but for the most part, it is manageable with Acetaminophen.

Why I Tell You All This