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How to tell when a person with Dissociative Identity Disorder is about to switch personalities.
Training Instructor Bethesda PsycHealth Institute 1990
headache
pressure inside the head
stiff neck - (usually not as intense as with memory retrieval)
pressure at the base of the head - (less intense than with memory retrieval)
pupil dilation
pressure behind the eyes
blurry vision - (clears, then becomes blurry)
eyes become - (watery or glassy, glazed in appearance), (eyes can also appear reddened without memory retrieval. Reddened eyes without memory symptoms means that a part is functioning that has repressed materials attached to it.)
eyes more sensitive to light
lightheadedness or dizziness
chills
ears ring
emotionally feeling more child-like
mood swing - a change in mood
thought pattern change - thoughts change about same subject and your response changes with it
feelings and emotions change - change about same situation
objects and people look different - dimensions are off, colors can look brighter or dimmer
body looks and feels detached
face looks and feels detached
face looks different in the mirror
laughter changes - different laughs, subtle different to flagrant
light in a room changes to suddenly brighter or dimmer
fainting feelings - physically like you might lose consciousness
inability to concentrate and think clearly
urgency to "do something"
thoughts become louder
orchestra of thoughts or "conversations," all with opposing views
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors.
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