Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a severe dissociative disorder in which two or more distinct identities are present in, and alternately take control of, an individual. DID occurs due to severe, repeated childhood trauma. The onset of the disorder is almost invariably between the ages of 7 to 9 years old. The disorder cannot develop after that, although it can be discovered much later than that, or never discovered at all. It is, by nature, a covert disorder.
An estimated two percent of the population lives with DID. This means that systems are almost as common as people with red hair.
Dissociative disorders tend to develop as a way to cope with trauma. The disorders most often form in children subjected to long-term physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or less often, because of a home environment that's frightening or highly unpredictable. The stress of war, natural disasters, torture, kidnapping, or traumatic early-life medical procedures can also bring on dissociative disorders. DID is only developed when a child experiences repeated prolonged trauma, though.
Each case of DID is very different. This, paired with other symptoms, makes it very difficult to get a correct diagnosis for DID.
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