Do we naturally have multiple personalities?
No one has a multiple personality. That having been said, allow me to explain.I live with a condition known as dissociative identity disorder. I do not have many personalities, I like all humans, have only one. The difference is that my personality has been shattered.All humans have different ego states. We begin forming them after birth and keep forming them until we die. These ego states handle different situations as we encounter them. One state may handle our work lives, while another handles going out for drinks and fun with friends. These states take over whenever we encounter a similar situation like that for which they were formed.The difference between myself and people who do not live with DID is that in them these alter states can communicate. There is nothing keeping your alter states from keeping a sort of running narrative of your life. You can remember your childhood and what happened today.In my case, my alter states are not able to communicate due to amnesiac barriers I began erecting in early childhood. Because they cannot communicate, when I encounter what is perceived as a similar situation for which they were formed, they take over . The barriers keep the other alters, including me, from knowing what is going on and my life is not a running narrative. I do not remember most of my childhood, nor often do I remember what happened today.
What does it feel like to have multiple personalities?
Horrible.I was in my 50's when a psychologist diagnosed me. She said it is a rare condition and that I was the second she had encountered. I was blown away but relieved to have an explanation for my never-ending pain. This explained everything.My condition was not the full blown type where a person experiences lost time but I did have "caretaker" who would become combative when he/I felt threatened in order to push people away. My first split was at age two in an orphanage. When I was eight my caretaker emerged and when I was sixteen I split off for the last time as a result of my stepfather.So I had my core personality who was completely buried. My dominant personality who was two. He had stopped growing leaving me to face the world with all the coping skills that a two year old has. Boy was that a trip. I had my eight year old who would erupt at unexpected times and my resentful sixteen year old who simmered in a corner. For each of these personalities time stopped when they split and outside of being stoned or in deep meditation peace is not possible.All these personalities stopped growing but, fortunately for me, were not hostile towards one another. The caretaker was the only one aware of the others.With the help of my psychologist I integrated all but the sixteen year old so that my core personality could begin to mature and has been since. More recently I became aware that my sixteen year old was still a problem and integrated him. It was fun introducing him to the world and I like that he was a good kid. He was most amazed during our walk through Wal Mart at seeing the display of different colored non-stick frying pans. The oddest things interested him. He wanted to look inside a big semi with the bed behind the driver's seat. I drew the line there. It would have been 1960 when he split off and he hadn't been out since. I am grateful he trusted me enough to integrate.I know I'm sounding flippant but that is because I am fully integrated and can look back on these painful time with detachment. Believe me this is a terrible condition to live with and can lead to alcohol and drug abuse in order to quiet the "demons". I became an alcoholic but am now sober.I'm posting as Anonymous because I answer a lot questions on Quora and do not want my followers to think I'm crazy. I am aware of how crazy this sounds.
How do people with Multiple Personalities act?
Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) is the result of serious trauma and abuse during early childhood. Because the child's brain has not fully developed (especially in the area of magical thinking--where they can truly believe Santa Clause is real--and they think in black in white--where people are either completely good or completely bad and not in between), the pressure of the extreme trauma makes parts of them 'disappear' and fragment off. Then they are able to live life without constantly being aware of the abuse. Alters are created to both deal with life and deal with the abuse. They are all parts of the individual, they are just not aware. Though an individual with DID might have some alters who smoke and some who don't and might have separate favorite colors and hobbies, but I wouldn't call them 'two-faced.' At the core, those I have met have been very genuine and caring individuals. Many have children and work. Having DID doesn't mean someone is a flake either. Although they might not always remember things, the internal self system typically has a way to organize and make it through life. There is typically a core self that stays constant. Actually, most people probably don't even realize the individual has an issue.
Do I have multiple personalities or self-confliction?
I find myself arguing with myself a lot. For example, I would find a dark joke funny, but myself tells me that I shouldn’t and that there is something mentally wrong with me. I tend to find myself always watching over my thoughts and actions. I try not to make mistakes, but when I do, I get angry at myself. All things I use to hate, I stop hating because a part of me tells me that it’s wrong and that I know its the right thing to do, so I try to follow that, but another part wants to latch onto that old part of me. I also have issues feeling remorse. A friend will have an issue, and i truly want to care, but another part doesn’t care at all. I also tend not to have a filter though another part of me says I should have a filter. Theres also times when I may know I am angry or sad, and I want to get better, but it kinda feels best if I just let myself be and run away from my problems. I don’t want to run away from my problems, but I keep doing it. I don’t know what to do with myself. I am a mess. I want to care, but I also don’t care. I also have problems with feeling emotions towards others since I am always so worried about myself. For example, I’d accidentally hurt my brother for say, and I don’t know how to react or what to do, so I run from my problem, like take a walk to get away from everything to clear my mind, which doesn’t work because then it gives me more time to think about myself and how worthless and uncaring I am to others around me. The only time I actually feel happy in life is in work because when I work hard, everyone praises me and notices how hard I work. Everyone else outside of work that isn’t a coworker sees me as someone who doesn’t have their life together. I am talked down to and not treated like I am the worst of the family. I never get any privacy except in my headphones and my dreams. I feel like I’m actually getting somewhere and everyone likes me there, but outside of my work, I am miserable and unhappy. Sad to say when work is more fun than dealing with everything outside of it. I tend to ramble on and think too much of something and take it way far than it should be. What is wrong with me?
How can I tell if I have multiple personality disorder?
Then maybe you should ask the other guy!!
Semi Multiple Personality Disorder?
I don't know what's wrong with me. I've made fake profiles before, with a character, as i call them, and do things with them. Like torment my ex. I thought this was just slightly odd...until i've grown attached to the characters and feel like i'm them. is it like MPD? Its like, when I'm in my "Amy" mode I'm her. I'm not Megan. Then I snap back as soon as I log out of her screen name. What is this? Also, even when I'm megan there's two of me...the one thats artistic, loves these cheesy cute movies and likes music then another thats a little violent and introverted.