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The other personalities can have
their own race, gender and age. Dissociate Identity Disorder is an incurable,
They can also develop unique but treatable, chronic disease that requires a
habits and tells. diagnosis. Only about 2% of people are
diagnosed with DID, but around 50% of the
population could have an episode that is
characterized as a depersonalization.

Personality forms
Possible Symptoms
One form of the personalities is possessive. The
There are other possible symptoms for DID
identity will take over the persons body, leaving
other than the split personalities, and the
Complex physiological them to be on the outside trying to look in. In
inability to recall major moments in ones life.
Condition, typically caused this form, the other personalities are typically
Some of them are:
obvious to others because everything about the
by forms of trauma. Depression
person changes. This form is usually unwanted
DID is a severe form of dissociation, a lack of and disliked by the person. Suicidal thoughts and tendencies
personal connections. It is thought to be a
coping mechanism for a traumatic event in a The other form is non possessive. In this form, Sleep and eating disorders
persons life. The event could come from an the person feels a change in self, as if they were
observing, but isnt completely out of control. It Anxiety
extreme physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
is usually less noticeable by others because Amnesia
there isnt a whole new person.
Basics of What Happens
A person will take her or himself out of a To learn more
situation that they consciously feel they
Read about the International Society for the
cannot handle, leaving another personality to
Study of Trauma and Dissociation, or go to
deal. The person typically has multiple
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personalities, for the different types of
situations they are placed in. The switch can
happen in a matter of seconds, and end up
lasting for days.