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-typically associated with previous child abuse or neglect

Symptoms:

multiple distinct identities/personality states accompanied by changes in behavior, memory, and thinking. These alternate personalities may differ in age and gender from the person's body.

ongoing gaps in memory about everyday events, personal information, and previously traumatic events

involuntary shifts in attitude and personal preferences which often cause distress

All of these alters are a manifestation of one, whole person. The different "people" operate like a family inside the mind.

more than 70% of DID patients have attempted suicide

psychotherapy can be beneficial to gain control of symptoms and to integrate the different elements of identity, but there aren't any medications for this disorder.

cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and hypnosis have also been used to treat this disorder.

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Jess is a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder. She has five alters whom she has had to learn to negotiate with: Jess, Ollie, Ed, Jamie, and Jake.

Jess- 25 year old woman, identifies with body, describes herself as a "girly girl"

Ollie- 14 year old boy, "moody teenager"

Ed- 29 year old man, punk-rock hairstylist from the UK, artsy and creative, only left-handed alter. Ed causes the body anxiety, and has harmed its thighs, wrists, and arms

Jamie- 27 year old man, doctor, intelligent and charming, only alter that needs prescription eyeglasses, takes care of and soothes the other alters of the "family"

Jake- 25 year old man, pop star/actor from Hollywood, very handsome with a "big, Hollywood smile", happy-go-lucky

Jess detailed an experience where she found herself in high heels in the rain with no idea of where she was or how she got there. These losses of memory are a common struggle of those with DID. With help from a therapist, Jess is now able to work a steady, 9-5 job, allowing her other alters to drive the body in her free-time.

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this disorder involves significant ongoing or recurrent experiences of one or both conditions: Depersonalization or Derealization

Depersonalization- experiences of unreality or detachment from one's mind, self, or body. It often feels like you are an outsider looking into your own life.

Derealization- experiences of detachment from one's surroundings; believing that things around us aren't real, as if you are living in a movie.

Usually, people with this disorder are aware that their behavior is unusual.

Symptoms begin in early childhood, with the average age for diagnosis being 16 years old.

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Kourtney Kardashian's step-son, Landon Barker, has opened up about his experience with Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder. He says he felt detached from himself and like he was watching his life play out in a movie. Struggling with this disorder, he began abusing alcohol. He states "feeling like [he] was in a video game". He also details depersonalization by talking about how his face looked weird in the mirror, and how things felt like they were moving in slow-motion. Deciding to open up about his disorder and channeling his struggles into his music, his mental health has drastically improved.

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involves being unable to recall information about oneself, usually related to traumatic or stressful events, (severe amnesia, not just normal forgetfulness)

This amnesia can be localized, selective, or generalized.

localized amnesia- unable to remember an event or period of time; most common type of dissociative amnesia

(Ex: A survivor of a car accident doesn't remember this experience until many days later.)

selective amnesia-unable to remember a specific aspect of an event or multiple events within a period of time

( Ex: A victim of sexual abuse may remember going on vacation, but not the abuse that took place there.)

generalized amnesia- complete loss of remembrance of identity and life history; rarest form of dissociative amnesia; associated with childhood abuse, specifically emotional

(Ex: A woman cannot remember her name, who she's spoken to, or where she's went.)

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"Orange is the New Black" and "Bat-woman" actor, Ruby Rose, has opened up about her struggles with mental health throughout her life. Two years after being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, she was diagnosed with Dissociative Amnesia.

She learned about her memory gaps after running into her childhood best friend, but not recognizing her at all. She says that she learned that she had went from a smiley, happy child to a "quiet mute who stared off to the distance during recess after one of many traumatic events [she] doesn't remember". Due to trauma, she developed this localized amnesia, having years of her life blocked out of her memory. Doctors struggled to diagnosis Ruby, but eventually came to the diagnosis of Complex PTSD, which goes along with the amnesia she had. Ruby Rose has conquered these challenges, finding self-love and realizing her strength despite the trauma she's been through.