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Originally Posted by amandalouise
forgot to add those that I know here in my own off the computer location those with BPD have non dissociative type alters (alters that are there because of medication problems, or are hallucinations and delusions.)
those that I know in my off the computer locations that have both BPD and DID, their treatment providers had to specify on the files which of their known alters were due to medication, hallucinations\delusions and which were dissociative type associated with their having DID.
like already stated my location has strict guidelines on how to tell the difference between psychotic like (hallucinations \ delusions thoughts and alters) vs dissociation\ DID alters.
to find out which a person has they have to contact their own treatment providers who can administer diagnostic tests to discover what mental disorders a person has and which kind of alters they may have.
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That is interesting. I think I need a better understanding of the use of the term alter. I understand what you are saying about delusional alters. Where someone can act like a certain way because they believe they are that way based on their delusional state. Can a person produce the same alter when needed? Like switching but actually a product of a delusional state?