Multiple+Personality

Adrienne Multiple Personality Disorder Multiple Personality Disorder( also called Dissociative Identity Disorder) is a rare condition w here a person believes they have one or more alter egos that they switch between. A person will switch between their personalities at random times, and the different personalities are pretty much independent of each other. It is believed that the various alter egos a person comes up with are a result of repressed memories from traumatic childhood experiences, including extreme physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. It is often the mind's way of dealing with conflicting emotions and thoughts. It is not to be confused with schizophrenia, which is a "split" between a patient's thinking and feelings. Patients with schizophrenia often suffer from similar symptoms, such as chronic hallucinations and delusions, but they do not have multiple personalities. Another disorder commonly mistaken for multiple personality disorder is bipolar disorder, which is when a person suffers from extreme mood swings, which often are serious enough to affect everything around them.

Symptoms Symptoms can include:
 * depression
 * mood swings
 * suicidal tendencies
 * sleep disorders
 * anxiety, panic attacks, or phobias
 * drug/alcohol abuse
 * compulsions and rituals
 * psychotic symptoms (for example, hallucinations)
 * eating disorders

People with this disorder may also have other symptoms, such as amnesia, time loss, headaches, "out of body experiences", and trances. The patient may feel "compelled" to do something like stealing, reckless driving, and other things that they might not want to do in normal circumstances. The patient is often afraid that they are becoming the passenger in their body, as opposed to driver, which can be frightening to them. They often feel that they have no choice in their own actions.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Treatment Options

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">There is no specific cure for this illness. However, a lot of progress can be made with long term treatment. The most common treatment options include therapy and medications. One form of therapy often used during treatment is hypnotherapy, which is when the patient is put into a hypnotic state. The alter egos are supposed to be more responsive when the patient is hypnotized.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Who Gets This Disorder?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Multiple personality disorder most often develops during early childhood. About 98% to 99% of patients developed the disorder after experiencing frightening, sometimes even life threatening experiences at some point of their life, usually before age 9. Another common cause is when a child is exposed to parents who are unpredictable or frightening.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Public Perception

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Some people think that Multiple Personality Disorder does not actually exist. Some psychologists even argue that it is a made up condition created by the patient's therapist.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Links <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">@Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Sources http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder http://www.skepdic.com/mpd.html http://psychologydoc.com/multiple_personality.htm