Dissociative Identity Disorder

[bakacoconut69]

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

I may have it...I do have many different sides to me which are slowly becoming one...

And this inquiring mind would like to know how long you've been aware of this and how many different personalities did you have.... and how you became aware of it, specifically.... and how it's being treated....

.......... I should stop before my head starts spinning. *psychology nut*

Um, I had too many to count. XD
I became aware when I was around nine-ish and decided to keep that way.
Then I grew and realized "this some ol' bullshi'.".
I've been in therapy for half my life and meds help. 4laugh

ORLY? But exactly HOW did you become aware of it? Did you kind of 'wake up' in an unfamiliar place or where you in therapy or something?
And what kinds of meds? Antipsychotics? If so, which one specifically?
And can you tell me what kinds of things take place in therapy?

[Bob Motley]

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

I may have it...I do have many different sides to me which are slowly becoming one...

And this inquiring mind would like to know how long you've been aware of this and how many different personalities did you have.... and how you became aware of it, specifically.... and how it's being treated....

.......... I should stop before my head starts spinning. *psychology nut*

Um, I had too many to count. XD
I became aware when I was around nine-ish and decided to keep that way.
Then I grew and realized "this some ol' bullshi'.".
I've been in therapy for half my life and meds help. 4laugh

ORLY? But exactly HOW did you become aware of it? Did you kind of 'wake up' in an unfamiliar place or where you in therapy or something?
And what kinds of meds? Antipsychotics? If so, which one specifically?
And can you tell me what kinds of things take place in therapy?

XD Are you a Psych major?
Well one day I decided to just do some...thinking. I may have been in my most dominant personality state at the time...or maybe they sank back. I was always aware of each personality to my knowledge...I looked through my things, asked people what they meant when they said I...."wasn't myself"...So I found stories on my computer that I felt weren't written by me though I know they had to be. I guess I was just more..."fragmented".
I'm not on antipsychotics, I'm on antidepressants. XP
And in therapy
we tackled the issue...got to the root of why I had so many personalities...
Turns out that since I was an artist...since I could even hold anything and had a very active imagination. I experienced severe, severe trauma in my childhood so I would..."become" my characters, taking on their traits, favorite foods, colors, etc.

[bakacoconut69]

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

I may have it...I do have many different sides to me which are slowly becoming one...

And this inquiring mind would like to know how long you've been aware of this and how many different personalities did you have.... and how you became aware of it, specifically.... and how it's being treated....

.......... I should stop before my head starts spinning. *psychology nut*

Um, I had too many to count. XD
I became aware when I was around nine-ish and decided to keep that way.
Then I grew and realized "this some ol' bullshi'.".
I've been in therapy for half my life and meds help. 4laugh

ORLY? But exactly HOW did you become aware of it? Did you kind of 'wake up' in an unfamiliar place or where you in therapy or something?
And what kinds of meds? Antipsychotics? If so, which one specifically?
And can you tell me what kinds of things take place in therapy?

XD Are you a Psych major?
Well one day I decided to just do some...thinking. I may have been in my most dominant personality state at the time...or maybe they sank back. I was always aware of each personality to my knowledge...I looked through my things, asked people what they meant when they said I...."wasn't myself"...So I found stories on my computer that I felt weren't written by me though I know they had to be. I guess I was just more..."fragmented".
I'm not on antipsychotics, I'm on antidepressants. XP
And in therapy
we tackled the issue...got to the root of why I had so many personalities...
Turns out that since I was an artist...since I could even hold anything and had a very active imagination. I experienced severe, severe trauma in my childhood so I would..."become" my characters, taking on their traits, favorite foods, colors, etc.

I'm not a psych major. Psychology's just a major interest of mine and I would LOVE to be a psych major once I'm able to go back to school. I either want to be a therapist or a social worker. Kind of ironic, considering I'm deathly afraid of therapists.

Usually, from what I know, people don't realize they have multiple personalities unless something MAJOR happens that they have no memory of... and/or they're seeing a therapist that points it out to them/diagnoses them. So... I'm kind of curious how your entire story plays out... I'm just not sure of any specific questions. oO;;
Actually, I've heard from several people that antidepressants can help relieve symptoms of psychosis... I haven't had the chance to test this personally, but the foundation for it seems pretty solid.
I can't be sure if being an artist and having an active imagination could possibly have anything to do with the disorder, but I wouldn't know.... I think I might need to look into that.
Though I have to admit, the "becoming" your characters does make sense. It's a coping mechanism you managed to develop, obviously. I'm guessing the characters were stronger individuals when it came to specific situations you went through?

Either way, this is mildly fascinating. .D

[Hepzeba]

Golden Shirohana

Abbreviated to DID - also referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder, defined by one or more alter egos that can take over at any time.

It's thought by many people to be a hoax and a criminal scam to escape convictions, but psychologists have been diagnosing it for a while now...usually after incorrectly diagnosing the patient with things such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder...

Very recently I was diagnosed with this. That bothers me greatly - I happen to know someone, and have known them for several years, who claims to also have it's symptoms...but calls himself schizophrenic. Given that they're two very different things, and this person is a renowned attention-seeker, I've guessed that this isn't the truth.

I'm looking for opinions - does DID exist, is it just an attention-seeking hoax used in mass media...and how should I tell my friends and family, when I myself am skeptical of others who claim to have it?

Any advice is appreciated.

Do you have black outs? How were you diagnosed? Do you have an alter personality or is it just something like a huge mood change that makes you seem like two entirely different persons?

[Sweetpea The Tigress]

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

I may have it...I do have many different sides to me which are slowly becoming one...

And this inquiring mind would like to know how long you've been aware of this and how many different personalities did you have.... and how you became aware of it, specifically.... and how it's being treated....

.......... I should stop before my head starts spinning. *psychology nut*

Um, I had too many to count. XD
I became aware when I was around nine-ish and decided to keep that way.
Then I grew and realized "this some ol' bullshi'.".
I've been in therapy for half my life and meds help. 4laugh

ORLY? But exactly HOW did you become aware of it? Did you kind of 'wake up' in an unfamiliar place or where you in therapy or something?
And what kinds of meds? Antipsychotics? If so, which one specifically?
And can you tell me what kinds of things take place in therapy?

XD Are you a Psych major?
Well one day I decided to just do some...thinking. I may have been in my most dominant personality state at the time...or maybe they sank back. I was always aware of each personality to my knowledge...I looked through my things, asked people what they meant when they said I...."wasn't myself"...So I found stories on my computer that I felt weren't written by me though I know they had to be. I guess I was just more..."fragmented".
I'm not on antipsychotics, I'm on antidepressants. XP
And in therapy
we tackled the issue...got to the root of why I had so many personalities...
Turns out that since I was an artist...since I could even hold anything and had a very active imagination. I experienced severe, severe trauma in my childhood so I would..."become" my characters, taking on their traits, favorite foods, colors, etc.

I'm not a psych major. Psychology's just a major interest of mine and I would LOVE to be a psych major once I'm able to go back to school. I either want to be a therapist or a social worker. Kind of ironic, considering I'm deathly afraid of therapists.

Usually, from what I know, people don't realize they have multiple personalities unless something MAJOR happens that they have no memory of... and/or they're seeing a therapist that points it out to them/diagnoses them. So... I'm kind of curious how your entire story plays out... I'm just not sure of any specific questions. oO;;
Actually, I've heard from several people that antidepressants can help relieve symptoms of psychosis... I haven't had the chance to test this personally, but the foundation for it seems pretty solid.
I can't be sure if being an artist and having an active imagination could possibly have anything to do with the disorder, but I wouldn't know.... I think I might need to look into that.
Though I have to admit, the "becoming" your characters does make sense. It's a coping mechanism you managed to develop, obviously. I'm guessing the characters were stronger individuals when it came to specific situations you went through?

Either way, this is mildly fascinating. .D

I became aware of it very slowly... when people kept coming up to me talking about things I'd said or done, and I was like sweatdrop - me? No I didn't! Then therapy and them telling me... and I had always talked to "Spirits"...

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bakacoconut69

Golden Shirohana

Abbreviated to DID - also referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder, defined by one or more alter egos that can take over at any time.

It's thought by many people to be a hoax and a criminal scam to escape convictions, but psychologists have been diagnosing it for a while now...usually after incorrectly diagnosing the patient with things such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder...

Very recently I was diagnosed with this. That bothers me greatly - I happen to know someone, and have known them for several years, who claims to also have it's symptoms...but calls himself schizophrenic. Given that they're two very different things, and this person is a renowned attention-seeker, I've guessed that this isn't the truth.

I'm looking for opinions - does DID exist, is it just an attention-seeking hoax used in mass media...and how should I tell my friends and family, when I myself am skeptical of others who claim to have it?

Any advice is appreciated.

The general public has the habit of confusing and/or mixing DID with schizophrenia.

I, for one, believe that DID exists . . . though most people with the disorder are unaware unless they are diagnosed. And even then, they don't come to "know" the other personalities, since only one can really "occupy" the individual at a time. And generally, one might not come to know that they have a separate personality because the other personality/personalities are likely triggered by one specific thing, and it might not be something a person comes into contact with often.

I used to go to school with someone with DID. Everytime we had a test, she had a personality that would take over for the test. Ironic thing was that her alternate personality (evidently, his name was Frank) was a HORRIBLE test taker, so she almost always failed... and yet she was the one that helped me study for my tests, and I almost always got an A. She knew the material... just turned out that testing was the trigger. She started passing the class again, once the professor found out and started an alternative kind of testing (I'm pretty sure it was oral, like a conversation) outside of class.

ALSO: wow, I didn't realize this thread was so old. oO

More than one can occupy the body at a time. It's called coconsciousness. Alternatively, they can simply control different parts of the body at a given time regardless of who is out, such as the hands or eyes.

[error-dot-tar]

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

I may have it...I do have many different sides to me which are slowly becoming one...

And this inquiring mind would like to know how long you've been aware of this and how many different personalities did you have.... and how you became aware of it, specifically.... and how it's being treated....

.......... I should stop before my head starts spinning. *psychology nut*

Um, I had too many to count. XD
I became aware when I was around nine-ish and decided to keep that way.
Then I grew and realized "this some ol' bullshi'.".
I've been in therapy for half my life and meds help. 4laugh

ORLY? But exactly HOW did you become aware of it? Did you kind of 'wake up' in an unfamiliar place or where you in therapy or something?
And what kinds of meds? Antipsychotics? If so, which one specifically?
And can you tell me what kinds of things take place in therapy?

XD Are you a Psych major?
Well one day I decided to just do some...thinking. I may have been in my most dominant personality state at the time...or maybe they sank back. I was always aware of each personality to my knowledge...I looked through my things, asked people what they meant when they said I...."wasn't myself"...So I found stories on my computer that I felt weren't written by me though I know they had to be. I guess I was just more..."fragmented".
I'm not on antipsychotics, I'm on antidepressants. XP
And in therapy
we tackled the issue...got to the root of why I had so many personalities...
Turns out that since I was an artist...since I could even hold anything and had a very active imagination. I experienced severe, severe trauma in my childhood so I would..."become" my characters, taking on their traits, favorite foods, colors, etc.

I'm not a psych major. Psychology's just a major interest of mine and I would LOVE to be a psych major once I'm able to go back to school. I either want to be a therapist or a social worker. Kind of ironic, considering I'm deathly afraid of therapists.

Usually, from what I know, people don't realize they have multiple personalities unless something MAJOR happens that they have no memory of... and/or they're seeing a therapist that points it out to them/diagnoses them. So... I'm kind of curious how your entire story plays out... I'm just not sure of any specific questions. oO;;
Actually, I've heard from several people that antidepressants can help relieve symptoms of psychosis... I haven't had the chance to test this personally, but the foundation for it seems pretty solid.
I can't be sure if being an artist and having an active imagination could possibly have anything to do with the disorder, but I wouldn't know.... I think I might need to look into that.
Though I have to admit, the "becoming" your characters does make sense. It's a coping mechanism you managed to develop, obviously. I'm guessing the characters were stronger individuals when it came to specific situations you went through?

Either way, this is mildly fascinating. .D

Dissociative disorders have absolutely nothing to do with psychosis. On that note, there are forms of multiplicity that have nothing to do with DID.

[Exoth XIV]

Sweetpea The Tigress

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

bakacoconut69

Skittish Nature-Boy

Um, I had too many to count. XD
I became aware when I was around nine-ish and decided to keep that way.
Then I grew and realized "this some ol' bullshi'.".
I've been in therapy for half my life and meds help. 4laugh

ORLY? But exactly HOW did you become aware of it? Did you kind of 'wake up' in an unfamiliar place or where you in therapy or something?
And what kinds of meds? Antipsychotics? If so, which one specifically?
And can you tell me what kinds of things take place in therapy?

XD Are you a Psych major?
Well one day I decided to just do some...thinking. I may have been in my most dominant personality state at the time...or maybe they sank back. I was always aware of each personality to my knowledge...I looked through my things, asked people what they meant when they said I...."wasn't myself"...So I found stories on my computer that I felt weren't written by me though I know they had to be. I guess I was just more..."fragmented".
I'm not on antipsychotics, I'm on antidepressants. XP
And in therapy
we tackled the issue...got to the root of why I had so many personalities...
Turns out that since I was an artist...since I could even hold anything and had a very active imagination. I experienced severe, severe trauma in my childhood so I would..."become" my characters, taking on their traits, favorite foods, colors, etc.

I'm not a psych major. Psychology's just a major interest of mine and I would LOVE to be a psych major once I'm able to go back to school. I either want to be a therapist or a social worker. Kind of ironic, considering I'm deathly afraid of therapists.

Usually, from what I know, people don't realize they have multiple personalities unless something MAJOR happens that they have no memory of... and/or they're seeing a therapist that points it out to them/diagnoses them. So... I'm kind of curious how your entire story plays out... I'm just not sure of any specific questions. oO;;
Actually, I've heard from several people that antidepressants can help relieve symptoms of psychosis... I haven't had the chance to test this personally, but the foundation for it seems pretty solid.
I can't be sure if being an artist and having an active imagination could possibly have anything to do with the disorder, but I wouldn't know.... I think I might need to look into that.
Though I have to admit, the "becoming" your characters does make sense. It's a coping mechanism you managed to develop, obviously. I'm guessing the characters were stronger individuals when it came to specific situations you went through?

Either way, this is mildly fascinating. .D

I became aware of it very slowly... when people kept coming up to me talking about things I'd said or done, and I was like sweatdrop - me? No I didn't! Then therapy and them telling me... and I had always talked to "Spirits"...

Question: hypnotic therapy?
Another: were you on any drugs at the time?
It could maybe be the thought disorder of schizophrenia, with the other "personalities" being hallucinations. It's possible your therapist is only making things worse. Therapists should never be quick to diagnose with DID.

[-Sadistic Rosario-]

i have DID

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Exoth XIV

Question: hypnotic therapy?
Another: were you on any drugs at the time?
It could maybe be the thought disorder of schizophrenia, with the other "personalities" being hallucinations. It's possible your therapist is only making things worse. Therapists should never be quick to diagnose with DID.

Problem being, hallucinations in schizophrenia don't take over the body.

[Exoth XIV]

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Exoth XIV

Question: hypnotic therapy?
Another: were you on any drugs at the time?
It could maybe be the thought disorder of schizophrenia, with the other "personalities" being hallucinations. It's possible your therapist is only making things worse. Therapists should never be quick to diagnose with DID.

Problem being, hallucinations in schizophrenia don't take over the body.

Yeah, but formal disorganization of thought could lead to him doing something, then simply forgetting about it. That would SEEM like someone was taking over his body.

[Irahatam]

Eri Luvs You

It's not a hoax.
Its just people abuse it, alot like depression or bi-polar.
But I think psychologists can tell if someone is faking any kind of multiple personality disorder.
Its not like its ADD or something.
I think you should just...tell them.
Even then you can even say that you arent really sure if you have it.
"I think I have..."
or
"I was told that..."

I agree with you. I know not all cases are a hoax and that some do suffer from various mental issues. I think most of the time it's just good ol' fashioned depression that people are dealing with and they could get well with just someone listening to them, without drugs and being kept on a mental treadmill by a psychiatrist just looking to prove some theory.
I don't know if I'd ever trust a psychologist/psychiatrist to properly diagnose me. They over diagnosed kids for ADD and ADHD and doped them accordingly to keep zombie classrooms. Now bi-polar is the new mental issue to diagnose people with and dope them, and everyone is schizophrenic in one or another!
I guess making people well after all empties the psychs offices, and how can they make money if no one thinks they're sane?

[Exoth XIV]

Irahatam

Eri Luvs You

It's not a hoax.
Its just people abuse it, alot like depression or bi-polar.
But I think psychologists can tell if someone is faking any kind of multiple personality disorder.
Its not like its ADD or something.
I think you should just...tell them.
Even then you can even say that you arent really sure if you have it.
"I think I have..."
or
"I was told that..."

I agree with you. I know not all cases are a hoax and that some do suffer from various mental issues. I think most of the time it's just good ol' fashioned depression that people are dealing with and they could get well with just someone listening to them, without drugs and being kept on a mental treadmill by a psychiatrist just looking to prove some theory.
I don't know if I'd ever trust a psychologist/psychiatrist to properly diagnose me. They over diagnosed kids for ADD and ADHD and doped them accordingly to keep zombie classrooms.

Ya, ritalin doesn't actually work that way. It's a stimulant. Stimulants help people with ADD and ADHD focus, even though that sounds counter-intuitive. If it were given to someone who didn't have ADD or ADHD, they'd find it HARDER to focus, if it does anything at all.

[Irahatam]

Exoth XIV

Irahatam

Eri Luvs You

It's not a hoax.
Its just people abuse it, alot like depression or bi-polar.
But I think psychologists can tell if someone is faking any kind of multiple personality disorder.
Its not like its ADD or something.
I think you should just...tell them.
Even then you can even say that you arent really sure if you have it.
"I think I have..."
or
"I was told that..."

I agree with you. I know not all cases are a hoax and that some do suffer from various mental issues. I think most of the time it's just good ol' fashioned depression that people are dealing with and they could get well with just someone listening to them, without drugs and being kept on a mental treadmill by a psychiatrist just looking to prove some theory.
I don't know if I'd ever trust a psychologist/psychiatrist to properly diagnose me. They over diagnosed kids for ADD and ADHD and doped them accordingly to keep zombie classrooms.

Ya, ritalin doesn't actually work that way. It's a stimulant. Stimulants help people with ADD and ADHD focus, even though that sounds counter-intuitive. If it were given to someone who didn't have ADD or ADHD, they'd find it HARDER to focus, if it does anything at all.

Lol, my cousin doesn't have it and she use to take her friends Ritalin once in a while and clean her house like crazy.
Stimulates do affect those who don't have ADD/ADHD.

[Captain Verd]

My boyfriend has DID, although to be honest it doesn't really seem like a textbook case to me. If I told you it wasn't real, I'd be lying to myself like mad.