Crisis Switching

Usually when I am at school, I am in teacher mode and don't even think about my life outside of school, but one of my children has recently had some health problems, so I had to go to school co-conscious with the mother. I spent my lunch and prep on the phone with doctors, and when my next class came in, I couldn't switch back to Trina. It was a good thing that she had left detailed notes on the board for me to follow. I felt like a bad sub. One of my students kept looking at me like she was thinking, "Who are you, and what have you done with our teacher."

Is that how it is for people without DID when they have a crisis? Can you only think of that one thing, or are you able to still function and remember all your other duties? It is times like this that being a single would be helpful - unless singles also can't remember stuff when a crisis comes.

Luckily my child will be fine (hopefully) and the medication will work.