My boyfriend claims to have multiple personalities but i'm not sure if he's tellin the truth no one believes him and he cries when people call him a liar, so i don't want to make him feel bad so i tell him i believe but how do i know if it's true??
2007-08-25 16:33:45 · 12 answers · asked by Jesse 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Well i've seen his emotions change really fast (ex:
He was really happy one day talking with me in my car and in like two seconds his eyes got red and he was)crying) some times when he's mad his expretion changes sometimes even his voice.
2007-08-26 03:17:53 · update #1
He didn't know he had this till like two year ago went he had lots of problems with his step father he say he heard voices that told him he would be ok, you know like a conscience, but then he would black out and not remeberwhat happen and stuff. Eventually he started bein able to talk with it like on paper and stuff (he didn't show this to me i just found it one day.). Sometimes when he is sitting alone he mumble to himself too.
I've always thought people with this disorder had no idea that they had it and couldn't talk to it
2007-08-26 04:53:20 · update #2
Is he really using "multiple personalities" in the way a mental health professional would for a client who has dissociative identity disorder, or is he being more casual about it? Is he just saying that he feels like he is more than one person?
I'm not sure why the difference is important to you. Even if you're thinking of marrying the guy, it's about the same amount of baggage. There's some part of him that's hidden to you either way.
2007-08-26 04:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by David D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dissociative Identity Disorder, used be called Multiple Personality Disorder.
He needs to see a psychiatrist to get a diagnosis.
This is kind of a controversial diagnosis; some psychiatrists don't believe there is any such thing, while others do use this diagnosis and treat for it.
I doubt if he really has it; simply because he claims to know he has it. Have you observed any drastic changes in the way he behaves?
2007-08-26 00:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If he's telling you that he has multiple personalities then chances are he does. It is hard to tell even for well studied phycologist, that is shameful that others tell him that he does not, why would they do that? It sounds they all could use some counceling. Alot of times they need alot of time and space to themselves to filter through all of the personailities and emotions, and to come to an understanding of who they are as a whole - it's good that he realizes that he does have that problem. It also sounds like he needs to be away from these people who are telling him that he does not have a problem. That's only hurting his situation. He also nneds some counceling from someone who understands his condition. I myself ran into a stuation like that - and no one told me that they were ill, when they knew they were. I would talk with a proffessional for your own knowledge and how to best deal with that.
2007-08-25 23:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by elizabet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is only one way to diagnose multiple personalities, according to the medical literature on the subject. That is...to see the separate personalities. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals who are proficient in the field of dissociation (that's the term for it) can detect it, easily.
Unfortunately, in my experience only about 50% of today's mental health professionals are experienced enough to diagnose it accurately...that's why most people with MPD (now called DID) have seven to eight misdiagnoses before they get the right one (see the classic literature in the field).
So, I'd suggest:
1) If he has a professional who has diagnosed them, go together, in a joint session, to talk to the professional about them. Ask the professional all your questions, with him there, so there are no secrets about it. That way, you can be quite helpful as he progresses through his therapy.
2) If he has no professional diagnosis, you can help him make the appointments and go to 3-4 professionals EXPERIENCED IN DISSOCIATION, to see if he gets the diagnosis from one of them It's worth the money for a correct diagnosis, if he indeed, has it.
3) If he has it, you can help him learn what each alter (alternate personality) is trying to express...which emotion(s).
4) If he doesn't have it, you can find out what he really does have, and get that treated, instead.
Best wishes! DID is treatable with talk-therapy alone....no hospitalization unless he is suicidal, no drugs except to help with the symptoms.
2007-08-25 23:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by embroidery fan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ask to go to his therapy session with him.
Multiples can be complicated people to be with,
therapists I've known have been happy to include a friend or family member for part of a session. It can give you a better understanding of what to do when he has "problems"
Teen multiples I've met aren't very likely to be functional
unless they are going to a Psychologist or Psychiatrist for therapy.
If your boyfriend is not seeing a therapist,
chances are, he's not really a Multiple Personality
2007-08-25 23:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by Hope 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Can he give you examples of what he does that makes him think he has multiple personalities? It might just be that he acts different around different people and he thinks that's M. P. That is normal...no one usually acts the same at home as they act in public and they act different at church and different at school and different with somebody they have a crush on etc. etc. etc. Why don't the 2 of you do research on M. P. together and let him show you the things in the research that are the same as what he does.
2007-08-26 00:47:11 · answer #6 · answered by Deenie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I still have trouble believing I have it. It seems so bizarre. It's so hard to explain it to someone who isn't one. If your b/f were to lie to you about something, don't you think he would have come up with something more pleasant? Multiple Personalities is an incredibly difficult thing to live with, and it's hard for me to believe that I have it. I'm never surprised when others don't believe, and I'm always hurt that they don't believe me. If I were to lie, I would have come up with something wonderful, not something as horrible as this disorder.
Blessed Be
2007-08-29 23:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by Linda B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try this link to the Mind website:
Understanding dissociative disorders
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+dissociative+disorders.htm
The information is easy to read and understand, and hopefully might give you some tips on what to look for and what to do to help.
It really would be best to seek help from his Dr who will be able to assess the symptoms and problems and then direct you both to the best kind of treatment.
Hope this helps.
2007-08-25 23:47:20 · answer #8 · answered by Jules 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's his second personality right there. He's crying, playing cry-baby. Na, only kidding. Talk to him and find out more, other than just agreeing with him. Let him show you some of his personalities as you sit there. Piss him off, be nice to him, test him out. Maybe you can help him out. I don't know.
Good luck!
2007-08-25 23:49:11 · answer #9 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
With multiple personalities there is a DRASTIC difference in personalities, and the "host" is never aware of the other personalities, though the others know each other and know the host.
He most likely IS lying. Ask to see his medical reports if he insists about this.
2007-08-25 23:44:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋