Christopher Byassee
Staff Reporter
The definition of DID webMD “Dissociative identity disorder is a severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. Dissociative identity disorder is thought to stem from a combination of factors that may include trauma experienced by the person with the disorder.” Someone with DID has multiple, distinct personalities. The various identities control a person's behavior at different times. The condition can cause memory loss, delusions or depression. Reasons you can get DID Dissociative disorders usually develop as a way of dealing with trauma. dissociative disorders most often form in children exposed to long-term physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Natural disasters and combat can also cause dissociative disorders. A story from the American Psychiatric Association wrote about “Sandra’s Story” “Sandra was a 25-year-old soldier hospitalized for sudden changes in behavior and episodes of apparently poor memory. She was confused about her recent history, and believed that she was in a different hospital located 800 miles from the place where she had in fact been admitted. The diagnoses initially considered included schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, antisocial personality disorder and substance abuse. She was started on neuroleptics (tranquilizers) with little benefit.`` Then they proceeded to try hypnotherapy and have her relive the first hospital that she was at, she recalled the exact time and location. However everything after that she could not recall, so they diagnosed her with memory gaps. But as time went on Sandra had significant, sudden changes in her expression of emotions and behavior while Sandra was generally agreeable and helpful, she would suddenly become hostile and uncooperative (what they called switched). On one later occasion she was admitted to the emergency department with a deep cut to her thigh, saying tearfully that she had been running in a field and fell. This explanation was both vague and inconsistent with the type of injury. In this case, hypnosis was used to help her recall how the injury occurred by moving in time to earlier in the day. After many months of therapy, She was taught how to restructure her memory of the abuse to include her ability to disrupt it. She also started taking antidepressants for her comorbid depression. She responded well to the combination of antidepressants and psychotherapy, and came to dissociate only rarely. Sandra began developing more stable and healthy relationships. Her diagnosis was Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Here at Eagle’s Eye Newspaper we want to show and spread awareness about DID.
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