Have you ever come across someone who people would describe as having a split personality? Their actions are constantly questioned and associated with the term medically known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).
The below publications take a look inside the mind of a person suffering from the above-mentioned disorder:
According to Medical News Today, “Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is when a person has two or more sets of thoughts, actions, and behaviours. Examples may include marked differences in personality or a sense of self, or gaps in memory.”
It is also mentioned by the health information source that the person will continue to go by their given name and retain their primary identity which is often known as their host identity.
The above health publication also claims that they might not be aware of the other personas because their main identity is more passive.
The Cleveland Clinic states, that DID comes in two forms, namely, possession where the identities appear as though a spirit or external entity has taken over your physical form. People may notice a difference in the way you speak or behave.
Non-possession is where the person’s identities are less known. Your sense of who you are may abruptly shift, leaving you feeling as though you’re watching yourself in a movie (an “out-of-body” experience) rather than having control over your thoughts, feelings, or actions, the clinic adds.
According to Verywell Health, these are the symptoms of DID:
- Emotional detachment or disconnection feelings.
- Being unable to recollect personal history or childhood memories.
- The difficulty to remember particular occasions, persons, or occurrences.
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