DID diagnosis criteria

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we always had issues/mixed views of DSM criteria. we've never fully accepted why DID is preferable to MPD, but that's a minor thing. for us, we object to the fact that 'disorder' is a requirement for a diagnosis of multiplicity and thus all of us who function on a daily basis would be considered a disorder. i personally don't see myself as a disorder. i function very well. maybe not all the time in all situations, but certainly above average (granted, average is a low bar when it comes to humans, but that's a separate discussion). so, given i and my internal colleagues are highly functioning in all but a small minority of normally-avoidable situations, what gives these professionals the right to label us a disorder? we are multiple, yes. we are not able to do everything that non-multiples seem able to do, but we are able to do others they can't. thus, we have issues related to whatever caused our multiplicity, but we are not a disorder.