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what i don't understand is - is it DID if you know you are you all the time? when my little "comes out" or my other "alter" i am always present as well. i always know what i am doing. it's just that sometimes it is easier to think or express myself as someone different. my "alters" are more of a tool - i - use with intent, reason and purpose.
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There's a ton of info on Dissociative Disorders out there, but it is often confusing and hard to understand. I've found this article one of the easiest to understand. Hope it's helpful.
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00574.html
Dissociative Identity Disorder
This condition, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is characterized by "switching" to alternate identities when you're under stress. In dissociative identity disorder, you may feel the presence of one or more other people talking or living inside your head.
Each of these identities may have their own name, personal history and characteristics, including marked differences in manner, voice, gender and even such physical qualities as the need for corrective eyewear.
There often is considerable variation in each alternate personality's familiarity with the others.
People with dissociative identity disorder typically also have
dissociative amnesia.
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Symptoms common to all types of dissociative disorders include:
Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods, events and people
Mental health problems, including depression and anxiety
A sense of being detached from yourself (depersonalization)
A perception of the people and things around you as distorted and unreal (derealization)
A blurred sense of identity