Aya-kun

[Forgive me if I've posted something I shouldn't or if it is irrelevant]
Now for the start:

I've came across quite a number of people suffering of split personalities. Some had 3-6 or more. I'd like to discuss how does this come about and how do the victims overcome it.

First, what is split personalities?- also known as multiple of personalities. Splits are different personalities in one's mind. Theya re the same person but they often claim that they have another self thinking at the same time in some parts of their mind. They tend to do or act different sometimes without realizing it or unaware of their surroundings.

what's so bad about this?- well... most of the split personalities can be murderous to what I know. Therefore, isn't it bad to hurt themselves or others? Like yea! XD er.. however, not all hate ther splits..

Why do they suffer?- mm... Im not so sure. According to what I'm told, they have headaches and battles going on in their head. So this sort of leads them to suicide. 0_0

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This is how far I know about my friends with splits. They are all afraid of changing and moving on. So..

Any idea about this? (='.'=) share with some of us, what do you know and think of it.. ^_^

sorry for the tedious start... I'm bad at words... and this topic may sound ridiculous to those who think straight... (>_<) gomen!

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pigtaru

Multiple personality disorder (MPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by having at least one "alter" personality that controls behavior. The "alters" are said to occur spontaneously and involuntarily, and function more or less independently of each other.

From what I have learned in my 2 classes of Psychology, this disorder is brought on due to a traumatic event. To save you from alot of reading, it is the mind's defense mechanism for a painful event. Different characters/personalities are developed to deal with these events and they can become real enough to the person with the disorder that they become an identity in themselves. For example, someone who is bullied plenty at school may develop a possible angry personality, who stands up for them during dangerous bully situations. ^^

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Aya-kun

thanks piggy-san.
so..
it is necessary for anyone of this victims to feel pressured, stress and suffer from it?
what harm can it cause? (n_n)
i wanna know more because some of my friends are dealing with this. I dont want them to hate/hurt themselves. or do something stupid for the matter..

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pigtaru

Aya: I would ask you to bring this to a professional, lol. I do not want to be giving you advice on things that are extremely serious and delicate. This matter should not be taken lightly. I would advice not to listen to someone who is not licensed, lol. I only know the background, i'm not a Dr.

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Aya-kun

Piggy-san. This is just a mild discussion. I won't recommend my friends what to do. I just wanna listen more and try to understand so that it will be easier for me to understand this people. ^_^ I wanna branch out my knowlegde on this. that's all. just to understand them. Nothing crucial or fatal will happend.
I need to know so that i can response in a manner that will not lead them to feeling ignored and all that. (n.n)

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Nympho

Hmm split personalities....as a disorder. The part that you mentioned...

Theya re the same person but they often claim that they have another self thinking at the same time in some parts of their mind.

That says me exactly. But i dont think i have a disorder. Just an overactive brain. I think all the time. All the time. I cant stop. Thats why i cant sleep. I can have two conversations in my head at the same time. But its not like i'm crazy. It only seems crazy when i answer myself out loud...hehehe really not kidding. I think its just a quirk and hasnt ever harmed anyone.

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elie26

Well....
I've watched a couple of movies that has something to do with it...although i can't
guarantee everything you see on TV is real -_-"
Ok,
First of all, as u said it- a split personality is due to traumas and stuff that happened to them. For example, a lady which works day and night...not doing any fun stuff like dating. So, in the night she goes out to night clubs and then well...sorta offering sex and being all opposite of the "day her". The reason obviously is coz there's a part of her which is wanting to date and have fun but because the "boring" one is in charge, that part of her uses this way to express her needs.
According to the show xD...
The psychiatric ask the patient to calm down...
and then call for the other personlity and give reasons and sorta makes a deal with her...which is the "main" her to have fun and go out once in a while and the "other" her will stop acting that way. Finally, she got back her own life ^^
I think the patient just has to talk it out with themselves and being able to confront their fears or things like that...
As a friend, I would recommend you to seek help from a pro...
And to understand their behaviour u really need patience...and lots of it.
Good luck anyways Aya-Kun ^_^

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Reese

Aya-kun this topic intrigued me so much : I went 'Crazy typing' on Google and had a little looksie. I was saddened to hear all my perceptions and beliefs in relation to 'Split personality' were mere 'Myths'. My hopes and dreams shattered, lol. jk

Of course I'm a lazy, aussie slacker. So instead of summarising, I'll just quote the information below :

What fascinated me most was this statement :
Until today, I never even thought to associate 'schizophrenia' with genetics.

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erosennin

Going to professional would be a good thing for your friends going through this. On the other hand, and this isn't saying your friends are like this, I had a friend that tried to fake having disassiative personality disorder to try and get attention.

It's been a long time since my psych classes, but I seem to remember something about physical symptoms during a change over, kind of like a full body hiccough in some cases.

As for worrying about them hating themselves, I think that would be less about the disorder and more about the trauma which was severe enough to enduce it. Think of the disorder as (likely) simply the symptom of a greater problem.

And, like I said above, some times you need to be critical of your friends. Obviously, I don't know them, but it can never hurt to seriously research your friends' claims so that you can A) be there for them as support and a lending hand when they need it and B) so you don't get sucked in to their deceit if they're just pulling your leg (and everyone elses) so they can get attention. I know that sounds harsh, but there's really nothing quite like finding out you've been suckered by someone you care about and trust.

Aya-kun

I thank you all for sharing. poor reese-san went crazy. I hope that she wont split in process and starts slamming her computer and so. ^^ll j/k
thank you erosenin and elie too. ^_^

so-- as erosenin said above me..

I dont know what my friends motives are. They could be faking it, they could mean it for real.
so... all this splits issues aren't ridiculous and craps after all? (='.'=) people really do suffer this?
apart from wanting attention that is.. (-_-)

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ZeRoGravity

Wait a minute, if you have a split personality wouldn't there be a chance of the individual not knowing?

Wouldn't that be normal or is it just me?