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originally posted by: tridentblue
a reply to: GrovitThat whole thing about part of your mind splitting off and presenting as being external is a fact, thats what happens with scizophrenic voices. The only leap to MPD is the idea that various parts could become dominant at different times. I dont think its that far fetched.
Both groups also report higher than general population rates of physical and sexual abuse, and patients with BPD also score highly on measures of dissociation.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: Grovit
What do you think about that?
When we are traumatized, we tend to "disassociate" from the event. That disassociation is a spin off that forms a new personality, one that is 'tucked away' until some trigger in the environment releases it.
Usually it is a little child with all the associative behavior. Sound familiar?
no, not really…should it
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: Grovit
no, not really…should it
Are you asking me? You said you were 'diagnosed' and that you exhibit 'some symptoms'. Whether you delve down that rabbit hole of your psyche is up to you. Are you currently doing anything to cover up that awareness?
I did a lifetimes worth of covering.
i know i was at his clinic for hours upon hours taking tests and asking questions…....
originally posted by: intrptr
They do that because they are looking for a result over time.
originally posted by: Bluesma
I find the video not that convincing.
im with you...i didnt find it convincing at all.....from my perspective, she kind of just changed the way she acts, for lack of a better term
They also do not share the same memory, so are not aware of each one has done or said.
yeah, from what i have read that is how it works...at least for the most part
But then perhaps this woman in the video is just further along in the path to integration.
i am thinking not....if she was that far along and could switch at will, couldnt she just not switch at all?..i also found it strange that when she was an 'alter', she called her non alter self host...that indicates to me a level of awaredness that i didnt think happened with DID
But you are correct- schizoid personality disorder is not the same thing as mpd, so the tests you went through were not for that (that takes months or even years to diagnose). I can understand why you find mental illness in general interesting. The mind is a fascinating territory to explore!
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
most of the time, they have some other ailment in conjunction with dissociative disorder. For instance, I knew a girl who said she had 16 different personalities.