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I wrote the following piece for people who either do not believe in or do not understand dissociative identity disorder. Please, feel free to share this information with your therapists, families, and friends. Shirley
If any of our readers have seen the movies Sybil or Split, you may think you understand what dissociative identity disorder (DID) is about. If so, you would be wrong. Neither would you understand what was once called multiple personality disorder by watching television programs like The United States of Tara.
The truth about DID is much more dramatic than any TV program or movie has ever been made.
I'm Shirley of the PatientNextDoor support team and was diagnosed in 1990 with DID. In this article, I am going to give you a better understanding of not only what dissociative identity disorder is, but also what it is like to live life with the condition.
Robert Frost and DID
Robert Frost wrote a poem called "The Road Less Taken" in which he describes his traveling down a forest path and trying to decide which way to go at a fork. To be honest, Mr. Frost never intended for his poem to be anything but a whimsical description of walking in the woods. However, people like myself have found deeper meaning in his words.
Dr. M. Scott Peck, psychiatrist, and author wrote a book in 1978 that has given new meaning to the poem written by Robert Frost. Mr. Peck's book talks about confronting and solving problems and how painful that can be. Human beings, he tells us, will take the path of least resistance if they can to avoid the hardships that come from changing their lives. Dr. Peck discusses how to become one's own person by suffering through the hell of honest self-examination to find one's life anew.
This path of most resistance he called, the road less taken.
Achieving healing from severe childhood abuse and especially dissociative identity disorder takes years of arduous work and self-examination. Working with a dedicated therapist, it is such a difficult path that many choose to quit or die in their attempt to find peace.
That is the significance of this piece. I am going to tell you about not only the facts as they are known about DID but also about my travels down the road less taken.
Defining Dissociative Identity Disorder
The newest guide used in psychiatry to diagnose mental disorders in the DSM-5, released by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2013.
The DSM-5 gives the following diagnostic criteria for Dissociative Identity Disorder:
Code 300.14
- Disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states, which may be described in some cultures as an experience of possession. The disruption of marked discontinuity in sense of self and sense of agency, accompanied by related alterations in affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition, and/or sensory-motor functioning. These signs and symptoms may be observed by others or reported by the individual.
- Recurrent gaps in the recall of everyday events, important personal information, and/or traumatic events that are inconsistent with ordinary forgetting.
- The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
- The disturbance is not a normal part of a broadly accepted cultural or religious practice. Note: In children, the symptoms are not better explained by imaginary playmates or other fantasy play.
- The symptoms are not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., blackouts or chaotic behavior during alcohol intoxication) or another medical condition (e.g., complex partial seizures).
Yes, I know. It is a very clinical definition. What it means is that my world is experienced differently than yours. No, I am not a person with more than one personality. I am an ordinary human being with one personality did not knit together when it should.
The reason it didn't is that at the time when I should have been meeting the critical milestone of becoming a cohesive "I," I was too busy trying to survive emotionally and mentally severe and repeated child abuse.
Dissociative identity disorder is not a "FREAK" disorder that happens because someone wishes to have it, it is a developmental disability that has made my life a chaotic mess. Even thirty years after beginning treatment, I still and will always have alternate ego states that make life difficult.
The Most Obvious Question; What are Alternate Ego States?
The symptom that the public thinks of when they hear the term dissociative identity disorder or multiple personality disorder is the existence of the alters. Many do not examine the research and evidence about alters but instead choose to believe what they see on TV or at the movies.
A person living with the diagnosis of DID can have from two to hundreds of personality states. However, these alters are not separate people, they are extensions of the same person. I'll explain that closer in a bit.
The first thing I want to tell you is that you have alternate states too. Each time you go do some activity, you are drawing on the experiences you have had before in a similar situation. For instance, you act differently at work than you do having a romantic night out with your partner. Those are two distinct ego states that you use to understand how to behave in either situation.
Surprised? Many people are when I tell them about their own alters.
The fundamental difference between your alters and mine is that yours were successful in associating in early childhood where mine was not.
My alters are no more different people than are yours. I am one person who happens to have over 100 ego states that are not associated, thus the term dissociation.
It isn't hard to see how chaotic life with dissociated ego states can be. Because of amnesiac barriers put up to keep the core self from knowing about the horrendous abuse the child is going through, the alters in a person with DID may not know about each other.
Knowledge of the existence of alters might not happen at all except during the period when the human brain reaches maturity seems to clear the way. During this time, the brain is pruning away synapses (connections between brain cells) that it isn't using. This happens all through a human's lifetime, but during brain maturity, new connections are made to strengthen the ones that are the most used.
So, in my case, at the age of 30, my brain was able to make connections that hadn't been formed before, and I began to have memories return spontaneously. I was not in therapy yet, so the idea that my memories were implanted by a careless therapist doesn't hold water.
I suddenly and inalterably became aware of what had happened to me and the presence of the alternate ego states that had kept me sane and alive.
What Does It Mean to Dissociate?
Explaining the causes of DID would take a book, in fact, I am currently writing my fourth book about it, and it is taking an enormously long time to compile it.
However, I'm going to briefly touch on what is currently known about this enigmatic disorder.
It is well-established that DID forms in very early childhood, usually before the age of 5 or 6. The root cause of DID stems from extreme child abuse and/or neglect. A young child's mind is not capable of coping with the abuse perpetrated against their bodies.
Everyone dissociates. I'll give you an example. You go to the movies to see a film you have been looking forward to for months. You get your popcorn and soda then find your seat and full of anticipation settle in. You feel happy because no people are sitting on either side of you.
The movie begins, and you get wrapped up in the drama unfolding on the screen by your favorite actors. Before you know it, the film is over, and you suddenly become aware that not only have you not touched your soda or popcorn, but people are sitting on either side of you applauding the film.
You were so involved in the film that you dissociated and focused only on the movie. Everything else in the room became non-existent.
Dissociation is believed to be an evolutionary adaptation designed to help humans survive in a hostile environment. When we were evolving, there was a distinct evolutionary edge if our ancestors could freeze and try to make themselves both emotionally and physically invisible.
Usually, once the danger was perceived, they would flee or fight. However, in the case where there was no escape, and they were helpless to protect themselves, they had no choice but to dissociate not to be detected.
People like myself who live with dissociative identity disorder have taken this normal defense mechanism that all humans have and maximized it for survival. Children cannot either escape or hide from an adult who wants to harm them so naturally, they use the only defense they have. They dissociate.
There are many theories as to what causes dissociative disorder and the formation of separate alter ego states, but as I said, it would take a book to explain all of them. One thing is for sure, DID is caused by extreme and repeated crimes that are perpetrated against very young children.
The Brain Structure Changes Found with Dissociative Identity Disorder
The fear response is one of our most basic human traits and involves the most primitive structures in our brain. If we detect a threat, it is our amygdala that responds first. This almond-shaped region in our brain regulates how we see our world.
If all is well, it has other duties to perform, but if it perceives danger, it goes into action. The two primary structures responsible for the fear response are the amygdala and the hippocampus.
The amygdala releases stress hormones that enter what is known as the sympathetic nervous system to be distributed to other parts of the brain to ready our bodies for the fight/fright/ or freeze response.
These hormones trigger a cascade of hyper-alertness with our pupils dilating, our breathing increasing and a spike in glucose to the muscles to ready them to run. Organs not deemed necessary are shut down such as the stomach or intestines.
A region known as the hippocampus works very closely with the amygdala. Its function is to interpret what the amygdala has deemed a threat to help the person know if the threat is real. Typically, the hippocampus will dampen the fear response set off by the amygdala when it sees the danger is either not real as our "thinking" part of the brain is finally aware that danger has been detected and can perceive the fear response is not necessary.
After the fear response has passed, the stress hormones that were flooding the human's body will subside and return to baseline.
However, if a young child is being repeatedly experiencing the fear response from their amygdala and hippocampus, these hormones have no chance to return to baseline. Instead, the hormones are continually keeping the child in "red alert" status. This state of constant flooding of the child's brain with the hormones causes damage to the child's developing brain.
Beginning in the 1990s and continuing to this day, researchers had at their disposal new diagnostic techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that allowed them to see the brain like never before.
The first psychiatric patients to benefit from this brain imaging breakthrough were veterans who had returned home after serving in the military. The researchers began to use MRI imagery to investigate these men and women to try and understand post-traumatic stress disorder. What they found amazed everyone. The amygdalae and hippocampi of these young people had shrunk.
When the specialists thought about why this would be so, they realized that the stress hormones that were secreted because of terror had changed their brain structures.
If wasn't long before they began placing people diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder in these fantastic machines as well. What the researchers found is astonishing.
In a study published in the journal Am J Psychiatry, some of this research using MRI technology reported that patients diagnosed with DID had hippocampal volumes reading 19.2% and amygdalar volumes 31.6% smaller when compared to healthy subjects.
As we have already established, the amygdala is responsible for the fear response. If it is continuously being activated without returning to baseline, it is easy to see how it could be damaged in the pliable brain of a young child. Under these circumstances, this vital brain region does not develop correctly.
The abused and/or neglected child lives in "red alert" status all the time and reacts fearfully to objects or people who are not a threat. This fear response may or may not be visible. However, blood tests were done on children known to have been victims of abuse or neglect paint the story. The results show a spike in these hormones in their bloodstreams.
Damage to the hippocampus not only changes the brain's interpretation of the perceived danger but also changes the way the traumatic event is consolidated into long-term memory. The hippocampus' job is to interpret an event by encoding it and storing it in such a manner that the person can recall it later.
For instance, a memory of petting several kittens would be "filed" together with similar experiences so that later in life holding one kitten will trigger the past memory of playing with several.
If this mechanism is impaired by the hippocampus being underdeveloped, storage errors will occur, and the memory of abuse may be put in a harder to access place. The result of this "misfiling" of memory means the person is unaware they have this memory until it is suddenly triggered by something with the five senses, sight, smell, taste, touch or sound.
In this case, the person would experience a flashback.
What is it Like to Live with Dissociative Identity Disorder
I have had people ask me how they could form DID because they thought having superhuman powers would be fantastic.
Let me state here that I DO NOT have superpowers and living with DID is not something one should desire. The chaos and emotional turmoil of living in a dissociated system are overwhelming at times.
I have been hospitalized over thirty times, once for more than seven years, not because I'm a nut or dangerous, but because living as a person with dissociative identity disorder is exhausting.
I have times when I get triggered and lose hours or days, coming to myself not knowing what I have said or done while gone. That's because I wasn't truly gone, one part of myself had taken over to handle the perceived dangerous situation.
A majority of the time the danger isn't real but remember my underdeveloped amygdala can't tell the difference and my hippocampus cannot stop the flow of stress hormones.
When an alter takes over strange things happen. I have found money, had money disappear, had people accuse me of saying harmful things to them and broken the law at least once.
None of my alters have ever been violent, another myth that is perpetrated against people who have been given the diagnosis of DID. In fact, like all people who are living with a mental health issue, we are far more likely to become victims to than to hurt others.
I could go on and on debunking popular myths, but this article has already gone long. Perhaps we can revisit this subject again in a later article or series of articles.
Bottom line, dissociative identity disorder is not a pleasant and joyfully fun disorder to live with. It is exhausting, debilitating, and at times scary.
There is hope. Psychotherapy is the only cure that they have found will help people like myself who have dissociative identity disorder. There are many forms of psychotherapy, but I have found my way to living where I am, in relative peace, by taking the road less taken in therapy.
If you or a loved one have been told they have dissociative identity disorder, do not panic. You can find a therapist to help you by doing some legwork or seeking help online. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISST-D) has a wonderful website with further information about dissociative disorders, including DID. They also have a "find a therapist" page.
In the meantime, please do not hesitate to ask questions and leave comments below. I will get back to you quickly and answer as best I can.
Discovering you have dissociative identity disorder may feel scary at first, but once you realize how this coping defensive mechanism saved you the fear will leave.
We are human first, multiples second. Remember that, all of you.
"We're all human, and part of being human is showing respect and support for others' life choices." ~ Daniel Lubetzky


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You will see a number after each sweetener's description with the letters GI in front of it. This stands for that particular sugars glycemic index number. The glycemic index is a comparative measurement of the amount of glucose released by a particular food over a 2-3 hour period. Foods that rapidly release glucose rate high on the glycemic index (GI). Foods that slowly release glucose are low on the glycemic index. Ideally, you'll want to keep your glucose level low, so it is slowly released. High glucose levels lead to diabetes and other health issues. Just to give you an idea, a best practice is to keep your total glycemic load under 100 per day.
Natural sweeteners are closer to their whole form than refined sugar and sweeteners. They contain flavors that are deeper and richer than their refined counterparts so your recipes will turn out much better.
- Agave Nectar - is naturally extracted from the Americana Agave, a cactus-like plant native to Mexico. To produce agave nectar, the leaves are cut off the plant after it has aged 7-14 years. Then the juice is expressed from the core of the agave. The juice is filtered, then heated into a concentrated syrupy liquid, slightly thinner than honey. The color of the syrup depends upon the degree of processing. The clearer the liquid, the less it was processed. Therefore, clear agave nectar is as close to raw and unprocessed and you can get and is preferable to a darker "raw" agave nectar, which is not raw at all. Also be warned that there are few quality controls in place to monitor production, as most agave is coming from Mexico. Also, all natural enzymes are removed to prevent fermenting. All agave nectars dissolve easily and can replace honey, maple syrup or other liquid sweeteners cup for cup. GI: 15-30
- Barley Malt Syrup - is made by soaking and sprouting barley to make malt, then combining it with more barley and cooking this mixture until the starch is converted to sugar. The mash is then strained and cooked down to syrup or dried into powder. GI: 42
- Blackstrap Molasses - is a dark, thick syrup made as a by-product of making refined sugar. It contains all of the minerals from the cane juice in a concentrated syrup. Rich in iron and other minerals, molasses has a strong, deep flavor and can be added to breads and muffins or drizzled on top of hot cereal. Look for "unsulphured molasses" which indicates that no sulphur was used in the extraction processes. Also make sure that it's organic! GI: 55
- Brown Rice Syrup - made from brown rice that has been soaked, sprouted, and cooked with an enzyme that breaks the starches into maltose (aka: malt sugar, which is known to cause spikes in blood sugar). It has a light, mild flavor and a similar appearance to honey, though less sweet. Rice syrup can be substituted one for one for honey or maple syrup. Lundberg Brown Rice Syrup is gluten-free. GI: 85
- Colas (and most other sodas) - though cola has a lower GI ranking then some might expect, there are many other reasons to avoid cola, or any type of soda. There is nothing beneficial to the human body inside a can of soda (not the mention we should avoid drinking out of aluminum cans!) GI: 70
- Frozen Fruit Juice Concentrate - can be used to sweeten fruit pies, crisps, or other desserts - simply thaw and use. Concentrated fruit juices are closer to refined sugar, however. GI: 40
- Honey - a sweet substance made from plant nectar and acid secretions by the honey bee. About 40% of the sugar in honey is fructose. The source of the nectar determines the color, flavor, and texture of honey. Alfalfa and clover honey are the most common types, though other types can be found also. Honey is sold in liquid or crystallized form, and is available raw or pasteurized. Commercial honey is heated to 150 to 160 degrees F to prevent crystallization and yeast formation. Organic or raw honey has not been heat-treated. With antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes and phytonutrients, raw, unprocessed honey is considered a superfood by many alternative health care practitioners and a remedy for many health ailments. Choose your honey wisely. There is nothing beneficial about processed honey. Honey is sweeter than other liquid sweeteners but can be substituted cup for cup for any of them. GI: 30 (refined honey has no nutritional value and has a GI of 75!)
- Maple Syrup - is made from the boiled sap of sugar maple trees. Forty gallons of sap is needed to make one gallon of syrup. Maple syrup comes in two grapes, A and B. Grade A is lighter and more refined. Grade B is darker, richer and least refined, containing more minerals, such as manganese and zinc. Though it is much more nutritious then refined table sugar and high fructose corn syrup, there are still better choices. GI: 54
- Sorghum - is a thick, dark syrup similar in flavor to molasses. It comes from the sweet sorghum plant, a grain related to millet that is similar in appearance to corn. The juice is extracted from the plant and then boiled down to a syrup. GI: 50
- Yacon - is popular for its gentle sweetening quality. Yacon is a distant relative of the sunflower with edible tubers and leaves. It is both naturally low in calories and low in sugars that elevate blood sugar levels. Every part of the plant has been used to help those with blood-sugar disorders. As a prebiotic, yacon is good for digestion, stimulates positive colon health, and helps with the absorption of calcium, magnesium, and B vitamins. Yacon helps to regulate friendly intestinal flora, and especially improves the growth of certain probiotics, thus helping to reduce constipation. Yacon root contains significant quantities of potassium and antixoidants. Because of its high antioxidant value, yacon is beneficial in reducing free-radical damage in the body, especially in the colon. It is processed similarly to maple syrup. It tastes similarly to molasses or caramel. GI: 1
- Amasake - This is an ancient, Oriental whole grain sweetener made from cultured brown rice. It has a thick, pudding-like consistency. It's not easy to find in the U.S. GI: 43
- Whole Cane Sugar - also called Dried Cane Juice, is made from the dried juice of the sugar cane plant. Many of the minerals from the plant are still present which helps to digest the sugars. Dried cane juice resembles brown sugar in appearance and taste, though is less sweet. It can be substituted for white sugar cup for cup in baked goods. Trade names for this type of sugar are Rapadura and Sucanat, Rapadura being the least refined. GI: 43
- Coconut Palm Sugar - naturally sweet, nutrient-rich juice that is tapped from the coconut tree and secretes from the coconut blossoms. This sap is low glycemic, diabetic-friendly, contains 17 amino acids, minerals, vitamin C, broad-spectrum B vitamins, and has nearly neutral pH. Raw coconut palm sugar is minimally evaporated at low temperatures for 90 minutes to remove excess moisture and allow for crystallization. Sap nectar is only 16% sucrose. Aka: Coconut Nectar Sugar or Coconut Sugar. GI: 35
- Date Sugar - is made from ground dehydrated dates. It has similar taste and appearance to brown sugar, but the taste is slightly less sweet. It is high in fiber, vitamins and minerals but doesn't dissolve in liquids. It can be substituted cup for cup in baked goods. Note: date sugar is usually not gluten-free due to the adding of oat flour during processing. GI: 62
- Evaporated Cane Juice - is often considered unrefined sugar, but juicing is a refining process, and evaporating refines further. Though better than turbinado, cane juice (unevaporated) is a better choice as a sweetener. GI: 55
- Lucuma -is an exotic fruit once known as the "Gold of the Inca." Lucuma has been honored for its healing, spiritual and flavorful qualities since ancient times. It is low in acid, low in sugar, and contains an excellent source of carbs, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Lucuma has an abundant supply of beta-carotene, niacin and iron, with significant amounts of calcium and phosphorus. Its low sugar content makes it a healthy alternative to sugar for people who have diabetes and other illnesses. It has a sweet and creamy maple-like taste. GI: 25
- Maple Sugar - is what remains after the sap of the sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create maple syrup. Once almost all the water has been boiled off, all that is left is a solid sugar. By composition, this sugar is about 90% sucrose, the remainder consisting of variable amounts of glucose and fructose. GI: 68
- Organic Sugar - comes from sugar cane grown without the use of chemicals or pesticides. It is usually darker than traditional white sugar because it contains some molasses. It has not been processed to the degree white sugar is processed. GI: 47
- Turbinado - is sometimes called Raw Sugar but it's not actually raw. It is processed, though not as refined as common white table sugar. Therefore, given a choice between raw and white, choose raw. GI: 65
- Erythritol - is a naturally derived sweetener that is virtually free of calories and occurs in plants. It is approximately 70% as sweet as table sugar. Usually made from plant sugars mixed with water and then fermented with a natural culture into erthritol. The unique characteristic, not seen in other natural sugars including xylitol, is that erythritol is absorbed directly by the body and is less prone to causing gastric distress or a laxative effect. Studies show that erythritol's strong antioxidant activity may even protect the vascular health of diabetes. GI: 0
- Maltitol, Maltitol Syrup, Sorbitol, Mannitol, Xylitol, Lactitol, Isomalt - examples of sugar alcohols. They occur naturally in plants, but are usually manufactured from sugars and starches. Sugar alcohols have fewer calories than sugars because they are not completely absorbed by the body. They can ferment in the intestines and cause gas, bloating and diarrhea. Xylitol GI: 7
- Stevia - is derived from the leaves of a South American shrub, Stevia rebaudiana. Stevia is about 300 times sweeter than cane sugar, or sucrose. Stevia is not absorbed through the digestive tract, and therefore has no calories. Stevia does not affect blood sugar levels and is therefore acceptable for people with diabetes or hyperglycemia. Stevia can be found in either the natural sweetener or dietary supplement section of your local co-op or health food store. It comes in several forms: dried leaf, liquid extract, or a powdered extract. GI: 0
Dried Fruit
Make sure that dried fruit has not been preserved with sulfur dioxide or sweetened with sugar or juice. Better yet, dehydrate your own fresh fruit. It takes about five pounds of fresh fruit to equal one pound of dried fruit. When purchasing dried fruit, always choose organic! Store dried fruit in tightly covered glass jars in your pantry. Dried fruits are great as a snack (when paired with a protein like nuts), added to salads/stews/rice/breads/etc or to make nutritious raw desserts or snacks.
- Medjool Dates (GI: 62)
- Raisins (GI: 54)
- Zante currants (GI: 57)
- Dried Cranberries (GI: 17)
- Dried Cherries
- Dried Apricots (GI: 30)
- Dried Apples (GI: 29)
- Dried Pears (GI: 63)
- Dried Figs (GI: 61)
- Dried Plums (GI: 29)
- Goji Berries (GI: 29)
Refined sugar has most or all of its natural vitamins and minerals removed during the refining process. These vitamins and minerals are the very nutrients that help to metabolize the sugar you consume. Many health advocated believe that refined sugar is one of the two leading causes of nearly every health ailment known to man. Not only does it have a high GI ranking, but it also is extremely acidic to the body causing calcium and other mineral depeltion from bones and organs. Conclusion: Remove all refined sugars and sweeteners from your pantry and diet!
- Sucrose/Sugar Cane/Sugar Beets/Table Sugar/White Sugar (GI: 80)
- High Fructose Corn Syrup/Corn Syrup (GI: 75-87)
- Glucose aka White Bread (GI: 100!)
- Maltodextrin (GI:150!)
All artificial chemical sweeteners are toxic and can indirectly lead to weight gain. Some have been linked to brain tumors in animal studies. When stored at warm temperatures or for long periods of time, they can turn into a known carcinogen. If too much is consumed in a short period of time they can cause symptoms such as nervousness, sweating, feelings of fear, migraines, heart palpitations and a myriad of other symptoms. GI: n/a
- Aspartame
- Equal
- NutriSweet
- Splenda
- Sweet 'n Low
- Truvia
- Etc
In Conclusion...
For myself (your conclusion may be different based on your health issues) based on how it was processed, the health benefits it offers and its glycemic index number, I'll be sticking to the following sweeteners:
Organic/Raw Unprocessed Honey - use to replace: refined honey
Yacon - use to replace: maple syrup, molasses and agave nectar
Raw Coconut Palm Sugar - use to replace: white and brown sugar
Lucuma - use to replace: maple/butterscotch/toffee flavor, coffee/tea creamers
Stevia - best and should be used before any other sweeteners listed above!
Note: Because Stevia is 300 times sweeter than traditional sugar, you'll want to use the following conversion chart:
1 Tsp Stevia (powered)=1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Tsp Stevia=1 Tbsp Sugar
A pinch of Stevia=1 Tsp sugar
1 Tsp Stevia (liquid)=1 Cup Sugar
6 Drops liquid Stevia=1 Tbsp Sugar
2 drops liquid stevia=1 Tsp sugar
The information in this article was taken from various sources: The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook, Organic Lifestyle Magazine: Healthy Sugar Alternatives, Wikipedia, Twin Ingredient Tips for Recipes, Sweetening Sacred Chocolate and various articles at Mercola.


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It's not uncommon for a United States citizen to begin and continue a relationship with an individual that does not have permanent residence in the U.S. In order for your immigrant spouse to live, work, and pursue higher education in the U.S., he or she must obtain a marriage-based green card.
One of the most stressful parts of this process is the interview. It will be conducted by immigrant officials with the purpose of verifying the validity of the marriage. These officials will ask you a series of marriage based green card interview questions as well as verify any forms and documents submitted in the couples filed a petition.
The main purpose of this entire process is for immigration officials to verify and confirm that the marriage isn't a sham to elude U.S. immigration laws and gain immigration benefits.
What is a Marriage-Based Green Card?
Take a look at this helpful video we have created for those who prefer a visual guide:
A spouse is eligible to obtain a green card for an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen. A green card for your immigrant spouse is more commonly known as a marriage based green card and has special immigration priority.
This green card grants the immigrant spouse permanent residency in the U.S. which allows them to live, work, and study in the U.S. legally. Additional green card benefits include being able to:
- Travel in and out the U.S. (as long as each trip is less than a year)
- Obtain a driver's license
- Apply for social security
This marriage based green card, which should be carried on the immigrant spouse at all times, is valid for ten years. It can be renewed no less than six months prior to expiration for the immigrant spouse to maintain his or her legal residency.
How Can You Obtain a Marriage-Based Green Card?
Here is a comprehensive list of the items required to apply for a green card:
- Petition for Alien Relative (USCIS Form I-130)
- Application to Register Permanent Residence (USCIS Form I-485)
- Biographic Information (USCIS Form G-325A)
- Affidavit of Support (USCIS Form I-864)
- Permission for Work Authorization (Optional) (USCIS Form I-765)
- Medical Examination Results (USCIS Form I-693)
- Request for Travel Documents (Optional) (USCIS Form I-131)
- The appropriate supporting documents
If you are a U.S. citizen within the country through lawful admission/parole, you will need the following:
File Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust status
If you are a citizen outside the U.S.:
File Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
Conditional Marriage-Based Green Card
So your green card petition was approved. The only problem is that it's a conditional marriage-based green card. No need to panic; this doesn't mean that you answered your marriage-based green card interview questions wrong.
If your marriage is less than two years old at the time of approval, you will be given what's known as conditional rather than a traditional marriage-based green card.
A conditional marriage-based green card cannot be renewed and is only valid for two years. In those two years, the immigrant spouse must prove that he or she did not get married fraudulently to enter the United States and illegally disregard immigration laws.
90 days before your conditional marriage based green card expires, you can file a petition to get the conditions removed.
- To remove the conditions on a green card based on marriage, you must file Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence.
If these conditions are not removed, you will no longer be a permanent resident of the U.S. after the granted two years. If you remain in the U.S. after the expiration of your green card, you will be at risk for deportation.
Biometrics Services Appointment
After filing a petition for a marriage based green card, you will need to appear at a biometric services appointment to provide any requested fingerprints, photographs, and signatures.
You will receive an appointment noticed (Form I-797C). This will include the date, location, and time of your appointment at a local Application Support Center (ASC).
The purpose of a biometric services appointment is to confirm your identity and to run required background and security checks.
At the time of the appointment, the applicant is also required to confirm that the filed petition was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing by providing a digital signature.
Are You Prepared for Your Interview?
Marriage-based green card interviews are held at a USCIS office and will be conducted by a trained immigration official. The interview usually takes place between 3-4 months after your petition is filed with USCIS. During this time, you may want to gather any additional documents that show proof of relationship for your interview.
Remember that the main purpose of this interview is to confirm the validity of your relationship. Take the time to review your relationship in entirety with your spouse. It's normal for you to forget things about your marriage but you can work together to jog each other's memory prior to the interview.
They are also looking to see if the U.S. citizen in the relationship can support the immigrant spouse. Your spouse will need to submit an affidavit of support to show that they have adequate means of financial support and are not likely to rely on the U.S. government financially.
Going through a process as tedious as a green card interview is not something you should do alone. If you have any questions or concerns before the interview, consult your immigration attorney.
Tips for a Marriage-Based Green Card Interview
We know how stressful the interview process can be, so take a look at these top tips to make the best of your situation.
1. Be punctual for your scheduled interview by arriving at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled time.
2. Wear professional and/or conservative clothing because first impressions are important and you want to give the impression that you are taking this interview seriously.
3. Be prepared to answer all types of questions. Immigration officials are likely to ask simple marriage-based green card interview questions as well as ones that you may have to think a little harder about to answer.
4. Come with a calm and organized demeanor because immigration officials look for red flags that indicate fraud. Looking flustered and nervous looks will raise their suspicion. Remain calm and be confident in the knowledge of your marriage.
5. No need to memorize facts. It can potentially make the couple sound rehearsed, which is a red flag. Immigration officials understand that you won't remember every small detail about your marriage. If you're not sure or don't know, then simply say it. It is always better to say you don't know than it is to lie. Not knowing might lead to having your green card denied, but lying or other fraudulent behavior might lead to barred access to the U.S. altogether. However, you should be able to answer simple questions about your marriage.
6. Act normally; not overly affectionate or uncomfortable. USCIS immigration officials are trained to recognize signs that individuals are not behaving normally. This type of in-authenticity is a red flag, so it's best you both be yourselves and act normal.
7. Don't panic if you are separated. If you and your spouse are moved to separate rooms, remain calm and answer the immigration official's additional marriage-based green card interview questions honestly.
8. Remember to bring the necessary paperwork which can be any necessary forms and any proof of your relationship. This can be wedding or vacation photos or bank statements.
9. Confide in your attorney if you're unsure about anything pertaining to your green card case. Your attorney will know your case inside and out and will make you feel more prepared by addressing any and all concerns you or your spouse may have.
10. Review additional resources to feel even more confident about the marriage based green card interview. Marriage related green card resources are available at the bottom of this page.
Ultimately, having a legitimate case and a reliable attorney should be your most valuable assets during this interview. These questions are designed to determine if your marriage is fraudulent. If that is not the case, then simply follow the above tips and be confident.
Marriage Based Green Card Interview Questions
Your interview process will begin the moment you walk into the USCIS office. When walking into the building, officers will look at the demeanor of both parties as individuals and as a couple from the moment they enter the building until the time they leave.
You will be placed together in an interview room and an officer will begin directing questions for you both to answer as individuals or as a couple. The interview usually lasts an average of 15-20 minutes and the questions are relatively simple.
Below are a few sample categories and marriage-based green card interview questions that each partner in a relationship should know about one another. Please note that these sample questions are not definite and an immigration officer can ask questions that are not listed below.
How You Met – Questions about how your relationship started and progressed prior to being married. It's important to display that you and your spouse established a relationship and actually fell in love prior to being engaged then married.
- Where did you meet?
- What did the two of you have in common?
- Where was your first date?
- When did your relationship turn romantic?
- How long was it before you decided to get married?
- Who proposed to whom?
- Why did you decide to have a long or short engagement?
- When did you meet each other's parents?
Wedding – Questions about the day you tied the knot are common. Your wedding day is a special day that most couples cherish. You should be able to account for many details of that day.
- How many people attended your wedding?
- Did each of your parents attend?
- Where was the wedding held?
- Who were the bridesmaids/groomsmen?
- Where did you go for the honeymoon?
Relationship– these questions usually deal with the intimate details of your marriage. Most married couples discuss these topics at least at some point in the first year.
- Who takes care of the finances?
- When is your spouse's birthday?
- Have you ever been on vacation together?
- Do you attend church?
- When is your anniversary?
- Do you plan on having children?
- Do you have any children from previous marriages?
- Do you live together or plan on living together?
- Do you spend a lot of time together?
Friends and Family
- Have you met each other's families?
- How often do you see each other's families?
- When was the last time you saw them?
- How do you typically celebrate holidays? For example, do you spend Thanksgiving with one family and Christmas with another?
- How many brothers and sisters does your spouse have? What are their names?
- Does your spouse have any nieces or nephews?
- Do you have mutual friends?
- What's your spouse's best friends name?
- Where did your spouse go to school?
- Did they go to college?
- What did your spouse major in?
- What did your spouse get a degree in?
- Who is your spouse's employer?
- How long has your spouse been working there?
- What is your spouse's position?
- Where did your spouse work prior?
It's understandable and normal that the marriage based green card interview will make you nervous or stressed out. Before and while answering marriage based green card interview questions, it is best that you utilize the tips for marriage based green card interview questions listed above to be a few steps ahead.
After the Interview
Once you've completed your marriage based green card interview, you'll have to wait for the USCIS to approve your petition. There isn't a defined period of time for marriage green card approvals which can make the waiting process even more stressful.
A few weeks from the interview date, you may receive the news that your green card has been either granted or denied. It can take longer if your file is undergoing an additional security review. If your petition is approved, then your passport will be returned to you with the conditional green card printed inside, allowing you and your spouse to enter the U.S. as legal permanent residents.
You and your spouse are able to check the status of your green card case by entering your case number into the USCIS Case Status Search.
Stokes (Marriage fraud) Interviews
If your interview has raised any suspicion when answering marriage-based green card interview questions, you will be asked to come back for a second interview. Raised suspicion can stem from hesitating to answer questions, having different answers, and simply not being able to answer the questions
At a marriage fraud interview (also known as a stokes interview) an officer will place both spouses in their own interview room and you will each be interviewed separately. An immigration official will ask the same questions to each spouse then compare the two sets of answers to see how well they match.
Unfortunately, it's likely that your case will be denied if each spouse has different answers to the same questions. For example, if the immigration official asks each of you the date of your wedding and one says June and the other says July, that will further suspicion that your marriage is fraudulent. If the immigrant spouse is in the United States, he or she will be placed into removal proceedings for possible deportation back to their home country.
Obviously, you want to avoid a stokes interview. However, if you find yourself in one and your relationship is legitimate, then just stick to the facts and remain calm. Making facts up is the quickest way to sabotage your own efforts.
Want to Feel at Ease About Your Green Card Case?
The attorneys at SGM Law Group have extensive knowledge and experience in green card cases. To learn how we can help you apply for a green card through marriage, fill out the free immigration consultation form. An experienced lawyer specializing in immigration cases can provide insight on marriage-based green card interview questions as well as offer important general information.
Seeking legal assistance eases the stress and burden of the entire process. Your attorney will be involved with your case from start to finish including completing the application forms correctly, preparing and gathering documents and necessary evidence, and also preparing and accompanying you and your spouse to the final immigration interview.
Before beginning the process of filing a petition, it's best that you know all of your options. Contact an immigration attorney to learn what's best for you and your spouse.


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Nistor Emanuela, 4 months
Emanuela is just four months old (she was born on November 18, 2014). Those have been four months of struggle for life. Emanuela was born with a ventricular septal defect (congenital heart disease). Her parents had hoped for a miracle till the last moment. During her mother's 24th week of pregnancy an ultrasonic scanning revealed an anomaly in the baby's heart development but there still was a chance that she would be born healthy. The miracle did not happen. Now Emanuela needs an urgent surgery at the Kiev cardiology centre. The cost of the surgery is EUR 3 699 (~ 74 320 MDL).
Until the operation Emanuela is staying under supervision of physicians. She is gaining weight very slowly and today her weight only is 4 200 kg.
There is one more daughter in the family – Felicia. She is three. She goes to the kindergarten, likes cartoons and animals and she hopes very much that her little sister will be back home soon. Help us save Emanuela's life!
Donations via cards Visa and MasterCard
Individuals can make donations at any branch of the banks listed below:
When donating via bank, please indicate NGO "Salvati Viata" as beneficiary. Step-by-step guide
For donations in MDL:
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The Latin American Center for Graduate Studies in Music (LAMC) was created to promote the study, research and performance of Ibero-American music. This includes the compilation of a complete and specialized library of scores, books, and recordings of Ibero-American music and fostering the exchange of students, scholars, performers, composers, musicologists, and music educators between Ibero-American countries, North America, and the Caribbean region.
Through the Center, musicians from the Americas come together with the essence of their own cultures to investigate, exchange, develop, perfect, and promulgate their musical knowledge and gifts as a means of better understanding one another through mutual respect of the peoples and arts of our hemisphere.
The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, in full cooperation with the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Music Council, founded the Center in 1984, to offer graduate degrees n the full range of music studies with concentrations in Latin American music.
The LAMC has developed and enlarged a Visiting Professorship Program by accepting scholars and professors from the Americas and Spain to research and offer lectures and performances.
The Catholic University of America has established cooperative agreements with Universidad Austral of Buenos Aires and with the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
The Latin American Music Center gratefully acknowledges the support and collaboration of the following:
- Inter-American Music Council (CIDEM),Maestro Efraín Paesky, Secretary General; and Inter-American Music Friends (IAMF), Maestro Efraín Paesky, Executive Director.
- Fundación Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuela, for its generous donation of scores, books, periodicals, and recordings to the LAMC.
- Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Association of Iberoamerican Cultural Attachés, Washington, D.C.
- Presencia, diario boliviano, La Paz, Bolivia, Lic. Alvaro Zuazo, Gerente Comercial. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Gaceta Universitaria, diario peruano, Alberto Ñiquen Guerra, Editor. https://gestion.pe E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Gaceta Iberoamericana, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Dr. Raúl Miranda Rico, Director-Editor. Tel/Fax: 301-926-7848. http://gacetaiberoamericana.com/
- Archival material does not leave the LAMC. (Archival material includes that belonging to the Pan-American Union, Parker, and Stevenson collections)
- Catholic U. students may borrow one score at a time; those outside the Catholic U. community may use material onsite only.
- All scores must be signed out. Sign out sheets are located in the binder on the desk near the window.
- Loan period is three weeks.
- All material is due before final exam period.
- If items are not returned, borrowing privileges will be revoked.
- Returns should be placed on the brown desk by the large window.
Programs of Study
The Latin American Music Center is the only institution in the Americas to offer a minor in Latin American music on the master's and doctoral levels.Learn More
Students and Alumni
With a considerable increase in Latin American student enrollment, and the addition of new doctoral students, the Center provides a strong, supportive atmosphere.Learn More
Archives and Research
The Center maintains a library of scores, books, and recordings of Latin American music and fosters the exchange of ideas among students, scholars, performers, composers, musicologists, and music educators.Learn More
International Activities
The Center develops continuously acquaintances with important Inter-American and international music organizations.Learn More


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Following the first Race for Water Odyssey, an expedition launched by the Foundation in 2015 to make the first make the first global assessment of the plastic pollution of our oceans, the findings are conclusive: plastic pollution is everywhere. There is no 7th continent, nor is there a plastic island, rather there is a soup of plastic waste that drift at the mercy of the oceanic gyres. Only a small proportion remains visible on the surface of the water. The bulk of it has sunk or fragmented into infinitesimally small particles. A large-scale clean-up of the oceans is simply unrealistic then. Solely land-based solutions can effectively combat this 21st century scourge.
How? Firstly, by encouraging everyone to reduce plastic waste and by pushing for more recycling. Also, by proposing new waste management models integrating a technology capable of converting plastic waste into electricity.
Plastic waste is the problem and the solution
Our plan: To encourage collection and convert plastic waste into a marketable energy resource
Through an innovative approach inspired by the circular economy and social entrepreneurship, we're targeting the creation of a new economic sector for plastic waste to encourage its collection. This solution will stem the rising tide of plastics, which are continually polluting the environment and contaminating the oceans. It will also benefit human health in general and disadvantaged communities in particular, as well as providing an alternative source of energy.
After two years of research, today we are offering high-temperature pyrolysis technology, developed by the French company ETIA, which enables non-sorted plastic waste to be converted into electricity in the optimum way. The containerised process is easy to implement. Capable of processing 5 to 12 tonnes of plastic waste a day, these compact units can be deployed close to inhabited sites to provide street collectors with jobs and electricity for the population. According to the context, a single unit is enough to supply electricity to close to 6000 families.
OUR "PLASTIC WASTE TO ENERGY" PROOFS OF CONCEPT PROJECTS UNDER STUDYRead +
Potential sites for implementation
By 2025, we are keen for our model to be replicated worldwide so as to have a sustainable impact in the following domains:
- ENVIRONMENT: Considerably reduce the annual quantity of plastic waste, which reaches the oceans and thus protect human health and benefit the survival of species.
- ECONOMY: Give value to 'wild' plastic waste as a resource and produce energy for local populations.
- SOCIAL: Create jobs and additional income for street collectors.
Joint action at an international level is essential to address the perils facing our oceans. Our plastic waste to energy model aims to tackle the issue of plastic pollution at source, by preventing plastic waste leaking into the ocean in the first place. Additionally, our projects will directly improve the health and life of local communities who are often the first victims of this worldwide issue.
Though it is unrealistic to try to clean up the oceans, it would seem wise to put in place clean-up systems around ports, rivers, lakes and near the coast. To this end, the foundation is proposing an efficient and environmentally-friendly vessel for getting rid of pollution, which will enable the amount of plastics that leak into our oceans each day to be limited.


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My new favorite GNOME Patch
For those of us without a disability, understanding the challenge users may experience when trying to use a computer can be a foreign concept. (Or at least it is for me.)
Browsing Reddit, of all places, this weekend I came across this story of a user with ALS who created a patch for Eye of GNOME. The patch contributor's son added a comment to the bug report ( and a link to a picture ) that is a must read. Go read it. Now.
This is why we write free software. All users can contribute. And we write software that everyone can use. Sometimes when other stuff is going on we might forget and this is a great example of why free software is important.


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I love a good ring, but I want nothing to do with this one. Say hello to the anti-cheating ring from The Cheeky:
This ring doesn't have any sparkle, but it does leave a pretty obvious imprint on the wearer's hand to prevent cheating:
For a mere $550 you can get peace of mind that the cheater in your life won't get very far with imprints on their ring finger that they're married.
Maybe this will have an impact on those ever soaring divorce rates? While I have no need for an anti cheating ring, if one had the ability to create ANY message inside the ring, this could be an awesome revenge tactic. Imagine giving this to a frenemy with the word DOUCHEBAG inside?
Alright, alright. Instead of focusing on the negative, how about some fabulous & positive Etsy loves as of late?


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Thoughts from the Surfing Horse — Equestrianisms
PONY LOVE : Peyton & her pony "Meatball"
Peyton may only be three but already knows her way around a barn and even a horse show arena. Recently her Aunt rescued a pony for her named "Meatball". Peyton along with the crew at Hunters Edge Farm in Las Vegas take excellent care of Meatball and it really shows. This is one loved pony, nice work Peyton :)
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A Dutch man was shot dead in the center of the Spanish resort of Torremolinos on Saturday evening. The victim is drug criminal Hamza Z., considered one of the main players in the drug war in Utrecht and surroundings, the Telegraaf reports.
The man was dining in a restaurant near the beach when a masked man entered the establishment and shot the Dutch man in the head and upper body. He died in hospital. The perpetrator fled in a white van. Witnesses told local media that the entire assassination took no more than two minutes.


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As of January 1, the minimum wage in 13 states will rise, bringing the total number of states with wages above the $7.25 federal requirement to 21.
However, as many celebrate this as a victory and a sure-fire strategy for Democratic legislators in upcoming elections, progressive voices maintain that a minimum wage of $8 or $9 an hour is still not enough.
A USA Today headline published Monday reports:
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island legislatures voted to raise the minimum hourly wage by as much as $1, to $8 to $8.70, by Wednesday. In California, a $1 increase to $9 is scheduled July 1. Smaller automatic increases tied to inflation will take effect in nine other states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
Meanwhile, states such as Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Minnesota and South Dakota plan to weigh minimum-wage hikes next year through legislation or ballot initiatives.
In Minnesota, the state House and Senate have each passed bills to raise the minimum wage and plan to iron out their differences early next year after failing to approve similar measures the past two decades.
Most of the hikes apply to workers who earn tips in addition to an hourly wage, which is often much less than the minimum wage in that state.
Coinciding with the state-level push, President Obama, backed by congressional Democrats, is supporting legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2015.
Though many credit the rise of the Fast Food Workers strikes—during which workers walked off the job in over a hundred cities throughout 2013—with bringing national awareness to the growing demand for a living wage, the low-wage labor movement's call for the minimum wage to be raised to $15 dollars an hour has not received much due respect.
As Independent labor reporter Allison Kilkenny tweeted Monday:
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It's great 13 states are raising the minimum wage, but $8/$9/hour still isn't a living wage http://t.co/BiZiFEMfNM
— allisonkilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) December 30, 2013
According to the MIT Living Wage Calculator, in Connecticut, for example, where as of Thursday the minimum wage will be set at $8.70 an hour, the minimum calculated amount for one adult to support his or herself is $10.68 an hour.
"The estimates do not reflect a middle class standard of living," the MIT researchers write. "In such cases, the calculator is likely to underestimate costs such as housing and child care."
In a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll published earlier this month, 63 percent of respondents said they supported a minimum wage increase to $10.10 an hour and 43 percent said they would back a $12.50 an hour wage.
"Because the national discussion out of Washington, D.C., has been in the $9 to $10 range, the result is not surprising," said David Rolf, president of Service Employees International Union local 775 chapter of the poll. "I think you would have seen similar results had you polled in 2007 on marriage equality or marijuana."
Ahead of the Jan. 1 wage changes, media outlets are reporting that many Democratic legislators are co-opting this growing populist movement into watered-down legislation to be leveraged as a "strategy" to be employed in upcoming elections.
The New York Times reports that to counter the botched roll-out of the Affordable Care Act, Democrats "see the minimum-wage increase as a way to shift the political conversation back to their preferred terms." The Times continues:
In a series of strategy meetings and conference calls among them in recent weeks, they have focused on two levels: an effort to raise the federal minimum wage, which will be pushed by President Obama and congressional leaders, and a campaign to place state-level minimum wage proposals on the ballot in states with hotly contested congressional races.
With polls showing widespread support for an increase in the $7.25-per-hour federal minimum wage among both Republican and Democratic voters, top Democrats see not only a wedge issue that they hope will place Republican candidates in a difficult position, but also a tool with which to enlarge the electorate in a non-presidential election, when turnout among minorities and youths typically drops off.


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