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About DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)

What exactly is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mental health condition. People with DID have two or more separate identities. These personalities control their behavior at different times. Each identity has its own personal history, traits, likes and dislikes. These separate identities are called "Alters". The "core" identity is the person's usual personality. Some people with DID have up to 100 alters. Alters tend to be very different from one another. The identities might have different genders, ethnicities, interests and ways of interacting with their environments. DID can lead to gaps in memory and hallucinations (believing something is real when it isn't).

According to my.clevelandclinic.org it states, "Dissociative identity disorder used to be called multiple personality disorder or split personality disorder. DID is one of several . These disorders affect a person's ability to connect with reality. Other dissociative disorders include , which causes a feeling of detachment from your actions. And , or problems remembering information about yourself."

DID is very rare. The disorder affects between 0.01 and 1% of the population and can occur at any age. Women are more likely than men to have DID. Nami.org states, "Dissociative disorders are characterized by an involuntary escape from reality characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness and memory. People from all age groups and racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds can experience a dissociative disorder."

According to my.clevelandclinic.org it also states, "DID is usually the result of sexual or physical abuse during childhood. Sometimes it develops in response to a natural disaster or other traumatic events like combat. The disorder is a way for someone to distance or detach themselves from trauma."

Some of the symptoms of DID are:

Significant memory loss of specific times, people and events

Out-of-body experiences, such as feeling as though you are watching a movie of yourself

Mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and thoughts of suicide

A sense of detachment from your emotions, or emotional numbness

A lack of a sense of self-identity.

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