Hey y'all,

I'm exposing myself here, but I figure, here goes.

I've been diagnosed with bipolar, but I'm nervous that that's not what I have, or I may have something more than that.

I've talked to myself ever since I can remember, coming up with 'characters' through which I go through life. At first this was just games and I'd make up little plays and games with these 'characters', but now I go through daily life talking through them, to myself. They have names. However, they're characteristics aren't different from my personality, they're not very different from each other; it feels like I'm the same person, just with different names that I used to talk to myself and work through my problems or my day. All the characteristics and everything add up to make up 'me.' I'm fully conscious of these 'characters,' don't have amnesia, no forgetfulness, don't really notice dissociation throughout the day.

I also struggle with binge-eating at times, but never self-harmed or abused substances. I do have a history of trauma mostly shared with my family.

I'm nervous that I may have traits related to BPD, DID, or C-PTSD. For anyone co-morbid, or who just have those disorders, how did you know? Has any of what I said resonated?