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Everything You Should Know about Dissociative Identity Disorder

Many people think that DID is linked to multiple personalities, but this is pure hype and a myth created by media. There are many social stereotypes surrounding this disorder, but most of them are false. So, people think that the victim fakes an illness in this case; the reasons may be varied. Not only common folks but even the psychiatrists are divided on this issue. Go through the following document to know more about DID and its treatment options. Get here detailed information: https://www.therapytribe.com/therapy/dissociative-disorder-therapy

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Everything You Should Know about Dissociative Identity Disorder

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  1. Everything You Should Know about Dissociative Identity Disorder The Basics, The Myths and The Truth

  2. Understanding DID 2 Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID, is a severe form of dissociation that disconnects a person from their thoughts, memories, actions and sense of identity. This form of dissociation is common associated with trauma, as the disorder is thought to stem from a victim’s need for escape from their trauma and pain.

  3. Myth: DID isn’t real 3 The common iteration of DID that involves multiple personalities is often exaggerated in media and many stereotypes exist regarding the disorder. This leads many to believe that the disorder is simple someone making up an illness for whatever reason. Surprisingly, this isn’t just a problem among laymen – medical and psychiatric professionals are still divided on the validity of DID, or that it is a misdiagnosis of another psychological problem. As it stands now, however, DID is real and many people suffer from dissociations.

  4. Symptoms Related to DID 4 One of the biggest symptoms related to DID • is the existence of split personalities or more than one personality in one host person. Usually there is the main personality, the original person, and one or more separate personalities that are created. These separate personalities are often called “alters.” • Regardless of the host’s gender, sex, sexuality, race, personality and values, the alters created within the host may differ wildly in all aspects.

  5. Symptoms Related to DID Cont 5 While multiple personalities is the main defining symptom of DID, there are many other symptoms that can be found in those with this disorder. These symptoms can include: • mood swings, • suicidal thoughts and attempts, • anxiety, • depression, • panic attacks, • triggers, • headache, • amnesia, • time loss, • compulsions, • eating disorders, • psychotic-like symptoms, • and sleep disorders.

  6. Diagnosing DID 6 The diagnosis of DID involves a psychologist consulting the DSM-5 and going off of their professional criteria for diagnosing the disorder. This criteria includes • • two or more distinct personalities being present, amnesia occurring within the main host, distress based on the disorder, disturbance in everyday life and no other outside influences being the cause of the condition (like alcohol intake or seizure disorders.) • •

  7. Myth: DID and Schizophrenia are the same thing 7 This is definitely a myth. DID involves multiple personalities, while those with schizophrenia are plagued with chronic psychosis, hallucinations and delusions. While both disorder are mental illnesses and share many sub-symptoms, but the main diagnosis of the disorders are very different.

  8. Living With DID 8 Living with DID can be very disruptive for a person with the disorder. Often the dissociative episodes will come suddenly with no warning, though they can be triggered. This means that they people with DID can go through their daily lives having to deal with confusion, time loss, derealization and amnesia. While some people who suffer from DID have a certain consciousness about what their alters do or say, others have no idea what they’ve done or said while dissociating.

  9. Treating DID 9 There is no known cure for DID. However, long-term psychiatric care can be an effective method of treatment to help keep symptoms and dissociations at bay. Forms of therapy that can help are psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, and movement therapy are all recommended. There are no exact medications that exist for DID, but because many issues like depression and anxiety are co-morbid with DID, these medications may be prescribed to help alleviate other coexisting problems.

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