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Honors Project: Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder
Trauma Support / by comfortableHorizon21
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 May 8th, 2020
...See more You would have probably watched films or read books involving characters with multiple personalities. Famous characters like Bruce Banner from The Hulk, who faces a case of split personality disorder, where he becomes someone (or something, rather) else to act as a conduit for all his repressed feelings. It can be fun watching these characters switching from one personality to another in their stories, but outside of the fantasy world, there is indeed the clinical condition called Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). How much do you know about it ? What exactly is DID? Dissociative Identity Disorder is when an individual separates from the world by turning into someone other than their true self. Simply speaking, it is when a person has at least two distinct different personalities. Often the alters do not know the existence of one another as each personality are in control of the individual at different times. Each personality has its own self image, name, identity, and experiences separately. Each alter will have its own voice, posture, way of speaking, acting, and relating to others. DID is caused by experiences of repeated severe sexual and/or physical abuse. It is a way to defend oneself from extreme stress, protecting the person from severe physical and emotional trauma impacted on the person, usually as a child. Living with DID is nothing like whats portrayed in movies... Fact #1 People with DID are not dangerous This is a common misconception which comes from media portrayals of split personalities Those with DID are more likely to be a danger to themselves, rather than other people. There are no evil alters. There can be destructive alters, but they need the same amount of love as any people in the world. Fact #2 People with DID can function and lead a normal life There are many with DID having successful families and careers. Recovery requires time, which may include a number of treatment options and is an ongoing process. The challenge of being more than one person There are many challenges, but one of the most difficult challenges may be Memory Loss. Each alter has real memories of things actually experienced when they were in control. Memory lost can be confusing and frustrating for others, and can sometimes be misinterpreted as being rude. What do they want you to know? Shows and books have wrongly portrayed people with DID as evil. In fact, most people with DID are the victims of abuse. It is a survival tool rather than something dangerous and fearful. Unfortunately, as a way to cope with trauma, people with DID have carried it past childhood. They are human, just a little different. How to support people with DID? Embrace by giving them the unconditional love they need Accept them with an open mind Relate, to your best ability, to whoever is with you at that time Great stories from people with DID https://dissociativejess.wordpress.com https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/category/blog/dissociative-disorders https://diddispatches.wordpress.com References Dodgson, L. (2017, February 16). Dissociative Identity Disorder is nothing like the movie 'Split,' according to people who have it. Retrieved February 23, 2018, from http://uk.businessinsider.com/living-with-split-personality-disorder-2017-2/?IR=T Jaide, A. (n.d.). How to Support Someone With Dissociative Identity Disorder. Retrieved February 22, 2018, from https://themighty.com/2017/08/how-to-support-someone-with-dissociative-identity-disorder/ About Dissociative Jess. (2017, October 28). Retrieved February 22, 2018, from https://dissociativejess.wordpress.com/about/ Discussion questions: 1) Have you heard of DID before? If yes, what are some of your initial thoughts on it? 2) Now that you have learnt about DID, what do you think you can do to support the DID community? 3) If you have DID, what are some of the ways you are coping with it and what do you wish people will do to support you?
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