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Dissociative identity disorder, previously called multiple personality disorder, is usually a reaction to trauma as a way to help a person avoid bad memories.

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Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality identities. Each may have a unique name, personal history, voice , age, and characteristics.

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DID is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness or awareness, identity and/or perception — mental functions that normally work smoothly.

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Behavioral: impulsivity, self-destructive behavior, or self-harm

Mood: anxiety, feeling detached from self, or mood swings

Psychological: altered consciousness, depression, or flashback

Common : amnesia or blackout

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A history of trauma is a key feature of dissociative identity disorder. About 90% of the cases of DID involve some history of abuse. The trauma often involves severe emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse.

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Talk Therapy or treatment can help . But this condition has no cure and it can last for years or throughout a person's life span

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This disorder is rare with less than 200,000 U.S cases per year. The ISSTD in their updated Treatment Guidelines place the prevalence of DID at about 1-3% of the general population. The onset varies from toddlers to the Seniors.

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23-Year-Old Describes What It’s Like To Live With Multiple Personalities

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“The return of the voices would end in a migraine that made my whole body throb. I could do nothing except lie in a blacked-out room waiting for the voices to get infected by the pains in my head and clear off. "― Alice Jamieson, Today I'm Alice: Nine Personalities, One Tortured Mind

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"D.I.D is not a weakness but rather a extremely strong desire to survive"