Do you suffer????

Question

A very personal question i know, so please dont give me a hard time peeps, But this is a serious question, Do you or anybody you know suffer with multiple personality disorder?????

Answer 1

Hiya Noodle!! I've been Nursing for about 7 years now, but never met someone with this condition. So I can't give you any personal experience, but I found this for you!! Hope it helps in some way!!

Dissociative identity disorder (Formally, Multiple Personality Disorder) is a diagnosis described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM), Revised, as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or ego-states, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. To qualify as dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder), at least two personalities must routinely take alternate control of the individual's behavior, and there must be a loss of memory that goes beyond normal forgetfulness. This memory loss is often referred to as "losing time". These symptoms must occur independently of substance abuse or a general medical condition.

Dissociative identity disorder is also known as multiple personality disorder, as detailed in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. In North America the name was changed to dissociative identity disorder due to the degree of controversy in the psychiatric and psychological communities there regarding the concept of one (physical) individual having more than one personality, where personality may be defined as the sum total of that (physical) individual's mental states.

While dissociation is a demonstrable psychiatric condition that is tied to several different disorders, specifically those involving early childhood trauma and anxiety, multiple personality remains controversial. Despite the controversy, many mental health institutes such as McLean Hospital, have wards specifically designated for dissociative identity disorder.

Answer 2

My wife has a friend who used to (to us) act strange, and sometimes she could pass us in the street as if she didn't know us, the list of strange personality changes we noticed was never ending, my brother-in-law who is a doctor stayed with us for a week while in sheffield on business, met her for the first time and knew what her problem was got her help from someone he knows in scotland, she went up there for about a month and has since improved 95%, she still has the fuse of a fire cracker though, no Patience, always rushing.

Answer 3

i think everyone has the potential for multiple personalities, it depends on how much you can free your mind and allow those inner voices to speak. Under control it can be a good survival technique, but you gotta keep the reins on it. Reading 'The Dark Tower' series of books by Stephen King at the minute and one of the characters has this disorder. it is very interesting to see how one personality tries to dominate the other. You gotta choose a personality to take charge of the others, so when you feel you're losing control you can call the primary personality forward to take over and maintain order.

Answer 4

My mom used to sarcastically call me Sybil when I was younger (those moody teen yrs). Sybil is a great, old, based on a true story movie about MPD, by the way! ((starring Sally Fields))

I don't have MPD, except maybe when I am having my monthly. The moodier, shorter tempered, sappy, bitchy personality is present. My hormones make me act/react differently to circumstances, but I think it's normal. I mean I know I'm me still ; )

Answer 5

I used to know someone who I gathered had a few personalities one of which I considered to be dangerous another was a child personality that did not even recognise me, scary.
this person was extreamly intelligent and good to be around when in the 70% self personality yet other times dangerous to be near as all self control was lost and any morals or ethics were diminished.
quite sad really yet I based a lot of writing on this persons behaviour as she was quite fascinating.
If I had been forewarned of this condition and the involuntary seizures I would not have been so disturbed with the blackouts and fits.
I believe she still denies this condition today and holds a current british driving licience which she would be stripped of were her medical condition to come to light, denial can be so negligent, ignorant and destructive.

Answer 6

I think that it is extremely rare, brought on as a mechanism to deal with long term severe abuse. There was a theory many years back that a few children had it due to SRA (Satanic Ritual Abuse). The SRA thing was later understood to be an Urban Myth. So there is only a very remote chance of ever meeting a genuine MPD case.

Answer 7

When I was in hospital, there was a man there with MPD. It was quite scary at first because you would be talking to him and then one of his personalities would move in and his voice would change and he wouldn't be able to carry on the chat because this personality wouldn't know what we were talking about. One of his personalities didn't like women, so if this one popped up all the women had to move out of the way of him or else he could get a bit violent with us.
I do hope that you don't have MPD, but if you do then good luck babes and take care. xxx

Answer 8

I do have a friend who suffers this. It's extremely tough for him. Every day is a challenge. He won't seek professional help anymore and won't keep up with his medications. No quality of life and he's sorta scarey to be around.

Answer 9

No, I have never known anyone , nor do I suffer from it. But don't
you think that every one has a bit of multiple personalities? I don't mean in a bad way , but just that is how we humans are
made up?

Answer 10

no but i worked with a guy who had it many years ago. he would change personalitys like one moment he was fine joking and the next he was so aggressive and would want to fight and the next he thought he was female. very strange but we coped with it at work and he was a good guy he got help for it and now i dont know what he is doing it was about 20 years ago.