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Originally Posted by Sapphire2012
Hi, it's good you have been able to share what you're going through on the forum. I was just wondering what it feels like when you return from having been your alter? My partner is diagnosed with schizophrenia but I believe he has alters, sometimes he talks in a different accent, dresses differently, walks differently, I mean he is actually a different guy but he hasn't been diagnosed with DID but I wondered if this is similar to what happens in your experience. Sometimes he doesn't remember how he has behaved or what he's said. He's in hospital at the moment but they haven't made any mention of another diagnosis and I haven't said anything as I'm sure he wouldn't thank me if they give him an additional label. Any thoughts?
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alters with schizophrenia are similar for some people and different for others..
example my alters with those I was co conscious with, I felt how ever my alters were - angry, sad, ...
someone I know that has schizophrenia describes her alters as feeling very angry.
I never literally saw my alters in my mind nor out. another person who I know has schizophrenia describes her alters as an apparition (appearing in front of her, to the side of her, behind her taunting her, attacking her thoughts and actions)
everyone is different even among those with schizophrenia. the only way you will know how your partner perceives his alters is by asking him and his treatment providers.
there is a schizophrenia forum here
http://forums.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=31 that can help you understand that mental disorder better but understand how mental disorders affect someone is different for everyone. only your partner and his treatment providers know how it affects him.