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Originally Posted by mala
I think this exists but Im not sure how.My therapist has said that I have a personality disorder - whihc I know more or less means that one's personality is a mess. The problems is that I do dissassociate - not at the severe end - I dont wake up wsomehwere and think how did I get here - nothing that severe. I do think that there is personality fragmentation. Ive coped with this for so long - I forgotton who I am.
Anyway to the question, does tm work alongside dissassociation and if so how. I just wondered as trance is part of it,and spirituality is part of mental and all illness, and its been like that for thousands of years although the medical model doesnt like to think so. Anyway this is an informal forum so it would be really great to hear your opinions.
Mala  |
here where I live transmediumship is called communicating with the dead, channeling spirits.
to answer your questions you can be psychic (having the abilities to move objects, read peoples minds, talk with the dead...)with out having any mental disorders.
can you be psychic and have DID? yes you can be psychic and have any mental disorder listed in the DSM including DID.
how does it work..well same way as being psychic and having no mental disorder.
ok think of two different talents you have.. maybe you can hold your breath for 4 minutes, and you can run really fast.. you can do both of those things separately.. sitting down doing nothing but holding your breath... breathing while running... and you can do those two talents together by holding your breath while you run.
the holding the breath doesnt depend upon the running and the running doesnt depend upon the holding the breath. they are two unconnected/unrelated things that you just happen to be able to do.
maybe you can play the drums and the guitar. you can do them separately and you can do them together. being a good drummer doesnt depend upon the ability to play the guitar and vice versa..
thats what DID and being psychic is.. they are two completely different things. that have no bearing upon each other.
when being diagnosed with DID the problems, symptoms cant be because of anything other than having DID. DID does not have a psychic component / symptom / nor criteria.
when being diagnosed psychic all the problems and symptoms are not related to anything other than having psychic talents /abilities.
spirituality being a part of illness and mental illness - my views no not always.. you dont have to believe in a higher power to become physically ill or mentally ill,
there are lots of people in this world that do not believe in heaven, or any other after life, and spiritual higher beings that get physically and mentally sick.
you dont necessarily have to believe in a higher power in order to become well again.
there are lots of people in this world that dont believe in the after live and spiritual beings and they become well on their own or thanks to medications and other treatments besides prayer to higher beings.
sometimes yes mental disorders do revolve around spirituality in my job those that have a mental illness that revolves around spirituality its because they have already had a belief or fear/lack of spirituality beliefs before they became ill...hallucinations and delusions usually center around a persons fears and belief systems.
Also you dont have to be mentally ill or physically ill to find /become active in church and all that comes with it.
my neighbor who has no mental illness no physical illness suddenly joined the neighborhood church down the street from her home.
spirituality doesnt aalways affect or become a part of illness and isnt always why a person becomes a part of spiritual beliefs. some do and some dont.
