Hi, I have been diagnosed Dissociative Identity Disorder. I am afraid that I have schizophrenia instead. My voices are like my thinking thoughts. They come from inside my head. Sometimes I will think about something and get mad like at another person in me and will look in space like I am looking at them but I do not see anything. My thoughts are very odd. Sometimes they say weird things about a son having aids. I do not have a son. Sometimes my thoughts will say I want a steak and cheese when I really wanted a tortilla. Sometimes the thoughts think Can I snuggle you? Referring to myself. Sometimes the thoughts say things like thats my mommy but she doesn’t care about me. Referring to a caregiver of mine. She is not my parent. Sometimes the thoughts are loud or so strange it actual startles me. Does this sound like Dissociative Identity Disorder or Schizophrenia? I have heard schizophrenics can hear internally as well.
I am glad you are here. This is a great place to be. Welcome 
Hey nice to meet you, I think they can both be similar disorders. I think speaking with a doctor would get you the surest answer but I think researching on your own can be helpful too
I think in this case getting a few opinions might be beneficial. Actually I think in everyone’s case a second opinion can be beneficial. It doesn’t hurt and they (doctors) might have different insights in treatment.
Welcome to the forum @Lost1976 
Yes welcome, it’s a very supportive place, a lot of us deal with voices, myself included.
Yeah, I see a doctor. The problem is, is that DID and Schizophrenia are similar. When I research it on my own I just get more confused. That’s why I wanted opinions of people who actually have it if I sound similar to what they have experienced. I have a DID specialist. I keep telling her I think it may be schizophrenia instead but she says its not. My other counselor thinks I should listen to her but she is neither a DID specialist or a specialist in Schizphrenia.
Are your voices like thinking thoughts that just seem odd or not coming from you but still in your head not outside of your head?
They are inside my head and they talk to me sometimes. They say my name a lot. Sometimes they say something odd. I’ve never heard a voice come from outside of my head that wasn’t real.
Welcome to the forum!!! Have you seen an actual psychiatrist for this or just a counselor? You need a diagnosis from a medical doctor called a psychiatrist.
Its also possible to have both, don’t be worried though. With time you’ll know and all will be well
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Welcome to the community. I’m a schizophrenic, not a doctor, and not qualified to comment on your diagnosis. I hope you will follow any medical advice you receive from an actual physician/psychiatrist and take medications as directed: This is the fastest path to recovery if you do have schizophrenia.
Hello @Lost1976
Welcome to the forum 
I have a Psychologist. I live in the U.S. you can be diagnosed by a Psychiatrist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker or a Psychologist here. Psychiatrists are just for prescribing meds here. I am on Invega but I am not on it because I have been diagnosed Schizophrenic. I was put on it as a last ditch effort to stop self harming and because I was having psychosis. I actually never noticed my voices until they lowered my Invega dose from the highest dose to 78mg every 30 days. None of my treatment providers seem to think that has anything to do with anything. My voices are like thoughts just like when you are thinking. They just say random stuff, some of it repetitive, some seem childish like I want Spaghetti Os when I haven’t liked them in a long time. Some is referring to myself in third person. I also get in fights about things in my head between some thoughts. Like I am battling with someone who is not there. Or parts of me are fighting. I was wondering if any of you were familiar with this. Sometimes and not very often I will get ideas like Oh my gosh I can’t watch Carrie because I may gain the ability to I’ve objects but I tell myself your a dummy and I am back to reality. Any thoughts? Thanks for welcoming me
Calling 
@Noise and @Dreamer
They are diagnosed with DID as i read here.
I could be wrong, im not sure.
Hello I have been diagnosed with both DID and Schizoaffective.
I have 10 identified alters but we believe me to have more
I’ll just describe some of my experiences for you.
My schiz and my DID show up in different ways. Though I do admit its hard sometimes to tell apart symptoms because they do overlap.
The main thing with my DID is that I black out. Or feel like I’m in the back seat of my body. In these periods of blackout though I act like an entirely different person. Because my body is being controlled by another person.
For example i don’t normally clean my room but sometimes I black out and when I wake up my room will be spotless.
Or I’ll find ive eaten a bunch of a food i dont like. Etc.
Now when it comes to voices thats a bit more difficult to tell apart. But certain voices I recognize as alters. Though i do believe I hallucinate my alters voices at times.
But alters can be very complex and its not odd for us to argue about things like what to eat or wear.
Now with schiz I mainly base it on my odd beliefs andother hallucinations. Cause DID does not inherently cause symptoms like paranoia and visuals.
Now another thing about my alters is they range a lot in personality age and many other things.
Like I have one alter who’s been a child the whole time theyve existed we estimate them to be like 8 another alter is about 30.
The child behaves in ways a child does such as playing with plushies and taking naps.
The 30 y/o takes on a much more caretaker role making sure our body eats sleeps and cleans.
Now I can’t say for sure what diagnosis you have. But if you have other questions about my experiences feel free to ask!
What are the voices like with DID versus schizophrenia? Are some inside your head or out? How do you tell what voices are from what? Do they have different tones? Are the schizophrenic voices repetitive and random?
My voices with DID I recognize its kind of like if a family member talked to me it’s familiar.
But also most of my DID voices tend to sound/be internal. Where as my schiz voices are definitely more external.
I unfortunately cant always tell the difference between my schiz voices and my DID voices.
My schiz voices do tend to be more nonsensical from what I’ve observed. But my alters say a lot of weird stuff too so I wouldnt use that as a measurement.
But I have to ask are there any reasons why your doctor thinks you have DID? If so what are they??
They say I have DID because I refer to myself in third person. Like We or things like I’m going to sit beside you referring to myself. I want Spaghetti O’s when I have never really liked them. Or hi Pippa. I know no one named Pippa. Or go to sleep Timmy and who’s Timmy? I also switch. I am co-conscious when I do that but there was this arrogant skeptical part that popped out in therapy. Then I also have this one part thats mean and thinks things are funny that are really horrible. I have known about her since I was 14. I am just wondering if I have both because my voices (they are thoughts just like thinking) say very weird things like having a son named Gone-too with AIDS) I dont hear them externally but sometimes they can be loud or say (think) some really weird stuff and it actually startles me. I never remember these thoughts happening until I was but on Invega as a last ditch effort to help with self harm. I have never been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. When they lowered my Invega to the lower dose thats when the thoughts started happening. I have also since then had some beliefs that I was going to gain the ability of telekenis by watching the movie Carrie and some other just but I can dismiss it.