Multiple Personalities

[Liebling:-)))]

That is not what I meant, You have misunderstood my post, I said is it "almost like"? Which means that when a evil spirit comes inside a human being, that person been possessed by a demon have no way exiting it out of that person's body unless it's from a ritual performed by a priest Right? So that's what I meant about someone with multiple personality when someone has it, there's no way of getting rid of what this person has unless that person is on treatment to help control or fight the multiple personality that they have, Am I correct?

Sorry I misunderstand your post.

The people who suffer mental illness said alot like this but multiple personaility?... I thought I would leave EyesBlueDeaf to answer your question but Jillo answered already. As far as I know it´s personality disorder, they suffer... I´m still learning...

 

[Angel]

Cheri- It's sort of like possession I guess, in that the host personality (true personality) can't control when the other personalitites take control and come out. But it is unlike possession in that the host personality never remembers what the other personality did or said. It's like a block of missing time. The only way they ever know what happened while the other personality was in control is if another person tells them what happened. When someone seeks treatment for a diagnosis of DID, they usually tell the doctor only that they are having periods of amnesia. Only after therapy has continued for a while does the doctor even realize exactly what is happening. The patient can't say, "I have Multiple Personality Disorder" because he/she is completely unaware of the other personalities inside.

Ahh, so suppose if a patient does say " I have multiple Personality Disorder " that means the patient is just pretending?...I remember reading a story about a girl who claim she has a personality disorder when she didn't remember murder anyone....does that mean trying to get away from the crime she commit?...

Please bear with me here I honestly don't know a thing or two about mutiple personality disorder, so I'm learning...

 

[jazzy]

I didn't vote, as the question requires that a diagnosis be made by a layperson. Making a diagnosis is a complicated procedure, and should not be undertaken by anyone who is not qualified.

I was a psychology major undergraduate, and am completing my master's degree in psychology at this point. Once I have completed my master's (2 more quarters) I will be qualified to do clinical counseling and make such a diagnosis.

MPD, or dissociative disorder as it is known clinically, is an extremely rare disorder, and the criteria for diagnosing is very stringent. Very few practicing psychologist or psychiatrists will actually treat a case of dissociative disorder during the entire time they are practicing, the reason being is that it is so very rare. If the professionals spend their entire careers without ever seeing an individual with this disorder, then I doubt that we as lay people have ever seen one, much less have the knowledge to correctly diagnose it.

I agree with u that is one of reason I do not vote. It is not proper for us all to see person or knowing of someone, oh that person has MDP. Really we do not know whole truth behind of this even this person who led to believe she/he had it. It is possible this person has heatlh problem and they do not know it. I was misdiagnosis once by mental health professional. My problem was solved by one simple blood test thru my gyn dr. No one would have know one simple malfunction gland did cause whole unbalance on mental and body.

 

[jazzy]

omg thats terrible!! Did anyone ever know the reason why??

Of course it was wrong for her to even pretend to be deaf. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone doing something like that. Certainly someone could have known & figured out she wasn't deaf

U have to remember some KODA tend to pretend to be deaf alike their deaf parents and deaf sibilings. I used to babysit one deaf family and they have one youngest sibling, only one who is not deaf. He had to be alike them, be deaf and not speaking. I remember my then boyfriend made him to speak when he asked him what do u want from burger king. He finally spoke. Thing with this woman I used went to school with, her parents believed she was deaf so they send her to deaf school. She accepted it and play along. I do not know how she slipped thru school system by not with our teacher who suspected it but allowed her to stay in our program. That is all she knew how. She never felt fit in hearing world but in deaf world. Truly sad.

 

[JLFWildKat]

They would have to be diagnosis with MPD/DID..Not just anyone can say they have that. That's want someone else was thinking that I was saying when I made this thread. That's not true. & Jillo is right, its very complicated. He thought I was saying that also. No, its actually knowing someone being diagnosis with MPD/DID. But it got a whole lot more added on this thread. Which is ok

As far as the murder. That would have to depend on the case itself. Anyone can say they don't remember they murdered someone. Court does not dismiss cases like that out of forgetfulness. I mean come on..LoL Its obvious she was trying to get out of the crime itself & not go to prison. Court System don't work like that.

Ahh, so suppose if a patient does say " I have multiple Personality Disorder " that means the patient is just pretending?...I remember reading a story about a girl who claim she has a personality disorder when she didn't remember murder anyone....does that mean trying to get away from the crime she commit?...

Please bear with me here I honestly don't know a thing or two about mutiple personality disorder, so I'm learning...

 

[jazzy]

Unfortunately, I'm going to pull this topic back on.. I do have a few questions about multiple personalities, when someone has it is that almost like when Satan spirit comes within them that they have no control or power to get rid of that spirit, Isn't that almost the same meaning? I just wanted to understand certain circumstances if they have no control of how they feel the way they feel, their behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. Is it like a switch on and off? Is all this only temporary or do they have to carry this disease for life?

And for those suffering from multiple personality disorder are they allow to have children in the same house with them or do they need to be under watch?

Let me telling u something, very personal experience I am about to expose to u and others on this AD. I went from sane one day to very sick within few weeks and landed me in hospital all because it came down to herb diets I was taking and I sweared thought I was being possessed by some unknown being. But truthfully it was never happen, only thing I was did by allowed it happened to me. I lost self control and almost died because my brain was not fucntion properly with those herb diets and starve my brain and my body. It led me to alike having MDP which it is not. Finally it hit me hard at the bottom so I went back to eat junk food and took me few years to bring my body back to normal but alot of damaged to my body. I believe so many people who is similar as mine came from somewhere else not from mental illness alike I did with herb dieting which I made biggest mistake. For some reason I do not beleive in those word MDP. I have problem with people who labeling others, oh I know of someone who has MDP, what hell does this person know about them? They can not say it unless they were in their shoes as I had. I do not like anyone to say I have MPD which I knew it was all lies. Thank God I am on medicine to help my one of malfunction gland to keep me normal.

 

[Maria]

Since multiple personalities have different sound of voices when speakin', I believe it came from demons within its body, because demons can speak different voices such as different languages or behaviours. I remember readin' the bible it says somethin' about " legions " which it means " many " in one body. And, of course it is a mental illness - IMO. How bad the illness is - I . But, I believe MPD is very sick ( illness ).

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Let me telling u something, very personal experience I am about to expose to u and others on this AD. I went from sane one day to very sick within few weeks and landed me in hospital all because it came down to herb diets I was taking and I sweared thought I was being possessed by some unknown being. But truthfully it was never happen, only thing I was did by allowed it happened to me. I lost self control and almost died because my brain was not fucntion properly with those herb diets and starve my brain and my body. It led me to alike having MDP which it is not. Finally it hit me hard at the bottom so I went back to eat junk food and took me few years to bring my body back to normal but alot of damaged to my body. I believe so many people who is similar as mine came from somewhere else not from mental illness alike I did with herb dieting which I made biggest mistake. For some reason I do not beleive in those word MDP. I have problem with people who labeling others, oh I know of someone who has MDP, what hell does this person know about them? They can not say it unless they were in their shoes as I had. I do not like anyone to say I have MPD which I knew it was all lies. Thank God I am on medicine to help my one of malfunction gland to keep me normal.

Oh dear, I´m very sorry how and what you had through.

I can tell from your description that you do not have MPD but eat disorder. I know what I´m saying because my nephew has sort of MPD... He use few different personailities a day. (He obessed cleanness as neat person... when he go somewhere and act different into violence/aggressive.... and like to dirt his body... then next day he is panic and don´t know why dirt on him... so he obessed to cleaness more and more... wash dirt off and become obessed cleaness... He has problem with relationships - He is only 21 years old .. .what a sad ) He has EOD when he was a little boy... very problem with emotional disorder...

 

[jillio]

Ahh, so suppose if a patient does say " I have multiple Personality Disorder " that means the patient is just pretending?...I remember reading a story about a girl who claim she has a personality disorder when she didn't remember murder anyone....does that mean trying to get away from the crime she commit?...

Please bear with me here I honestly don't know a thing or two about mutiple personality disorder, so I'm learning...

No problem. I am happy to explain what I know about it. That's the only way we all learn.

If that person had already been diagnosed by a psychiatrist or psychologist and was undergoing treatment, then they could say that they had been told they had the illness. But because the person who has the illness never remembers what happens when another personality takes over they cannot diagnose themselves. Like, if you have anxiety disorder, you can tell the doctor I ahve the sysptoms of anxiety disorder. But the only thing the person with DID knows is that they loose blocks of time, and remember being in one place, and then find themselves somewhere else and time is missing.

 

[jillio]

Let me telling u something, very personal experience I am about to expose to u and others on this AD. I went from sane one day to very sick within few weeks and landed me in hospital all because it came down to herb diets I was taking and I sweared thought I was being possessed by some unknown being. But truthfully it was never happen, only thing I was did by allowed it happened to me. I lost self control and almost died because my brain was not fucntion properly with those herb diets and starve my brain and my body. It led me to alike having MDP which it is not. Finally it hit me hard at the bottom so I went back to eat junk food and took me few years to bring my body back to normal but alot of damaged to my body. I believe so many people who is similar as mine came from somewhere else not from mental illness alike I did with herb dieting which I made biggest mistake. For some reason I do not beleive in those word MDP. I have problem with people who labeling others, oh I know of someone who has MDP, what hell does this person know about them? They can not say it unless they were in their shoes as I had. I do not like anyone to say I have MPD which I knew it was all lies. Thank God I am on medicine to help my one of malfunction gland to keep me normal.

That can certainly happen. The symptoms are the same as a mental illness, and it is called situational psychosis. Once the substance causing the malfunction in the brain is removed, the psychosis disappears.

 

[jillio]

Oh dear, I´m very sorry how and what you had through.

I can tell from your description that you do not have MPD but eat disorder. I know what I´m saying because my nephew has sort of MPD... He use few different personailities a day. (He obessed cleanness as neat person... when he go somewhere and act different into violence/aggressive.... and like to dirt his body... then next day he is panic and don´t know why dirt on him... so he obessed to cleaness more and more... wash dirt off and become obessed cleaness... He has problem with relationships - He is only 21 years old .. .what a sad ) He has EOD when he was a little boy... very problem with emotional disorder...

I am so sorry to hear about your nephew. Mental illness is a horrible thing, and it causes so much suffering. I hope that your nephew is getting treatment from a good psychologist ot psychiatrist.

 

[deafmedicalpoet]

There is EOD??? I never knew that!! Dang and I studied medical for 16years. But what about ADD ADHD they are EODs too.

 

[Maria]

EOD ?? Care to explain what it stands for ?

 

[jillio]

There is EOD??? I never knew that!! Dang and I studied medical for 16years. But what about ADD ADHD they are EODs too.

Actually, ADD and ADHD are neurologically based disorders. They have a biological etiology. EOD is an emotionally based, or anxiety based disorder.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

EOD ?? Care to explain what it stands for ?

Sorry for confuse my spelling...

ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder

ED = Emotional Disturbance.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

There is EOD??? I never knew that!! Dang and I studied medical for 16years. But what about ADD ADHD they are EODs too.

EOD (Emotional Disturbance) and ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) are not same as ADD and ADHD... They are different.

EOD is the worst than ADD and ADHD.

I myself has ADD son... I helped him with therapies when he was a little boy... He is 13 years old now and his ADD behavior do not show anymore now...

 

[Maria]

Sorry for confuse my spelling...

ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder

ED = Emotional Disturbance.

Ah, alright. Thanks for explainin' what it stands for. I am learnin'. Those words are new to me.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

I am so sorry to hear about your nephew. Mental illness is a horrible thing, and it causes so much suffering. I hope that your nephew is getting treatment from a good psychologist ot psychiatrist.

Thanks... I still feel bad for him... He is such lovely lad... *sigh* He hate his mother for that.. .really hate her... I told him to try to keep his mother in good memory.

Yes, my nephew see therapy a lot because he want the help which is a good. His ED behavior is terrible one but I really have no problem with him. He like to talk to me and my both sons... My Dad & siblings often tell me how and what he did to them... of course he beat them up... his own mother, Uncle, Aunt & Grandpa... He destory furniture with knife... trouble with police dozen of times for mugged people for money.... Oh my dear... I saw him for a first time last May 2006 after 5 years no see... he was in secure home, that´s time... He is very nice to me and hug and kiss me... like to talk with me... share the photos together... I saw how/why/where he come from.... Example: he go to pick milk up from fridge and was about drink... My Dad blew his head up and scream on him... to not drink milk without ask him permission etc... I saw how my nephew´s behavior... oh my god... I tried to stop my nephew... He did not push or hurt me up and move me back gentle and go off... My brother told my Dad off and ran after him... I told Dad that he should not do that... Please calm down and have a good talk to him, not jump.. it make him worst... I begged him to him but Dad said that he cannot hug him... I see now where my nephew come from... what a he can´t control his temper when they jump and attack him... Dad don´t like when I invite him to have a dinner because of his lazy.. .no job, etc... don´t like him to come for foods etc... He began to have the problem with his different personalities when he become fully adult.

It´s good thing is my niece and I contact each other via email... yes we talked about him, her brother. I know more and more where he come from... I tried to help her what I can...

 

[jillio]

Thanks... I still feel bad for him... He is such lovely lad... *sigh* He hate his mother for that.. .really hate her... I told him to try to keep his mother in good memory.

Yes, my nephew see therapy a lot because he want the help which is a good. His ED behavior is terrible one but I really have no problem with him. He like to talk to me and my both sons... My Dad & siblings often tell me how and what he did to them... of course he beat them up... his own mother, Uncle, Aunt & Grandpa... He destory furniture with knife... trouble with police dozen of times for mugged people for money.... Oh my dear... I saw him for a first time last May 2006 after 5 years no see... he was in secure home, that´s time... He is very nice to me and hug and kiss me... like to talk with me... share the photos together... I saw how/why/where he come from.... Example: he go to pick milk up from fridge and was about drink... My Dad blew his head up and scream on him... to not drink milk without ask him permission etc... I saw how my nephew´s behavior... oh my god... I tried to stop my nephew... He did not push or hurt me up and move me back gentle and go off... My brother told my Dad off and ran after him... I told Dad that he should not do that... Please calm down and have a good talk to him, not jump.. it make him worst... I begged him to him but Dad said that he cannot hug him... I see now where my nephew come from... what a he can´t control his temper when they jump and attack him... Dad don´t like when I invite him to have a dinner because of his lazy.. .no job, etc... don´t like him to come for foods etc... He began to have the problem with his different personalities when he become fully adult.

It´s good thing is my niece and I contact each other via email... yes we talked about him, her brother. I know more and more where he come from... I tried to help her what I can...

You are a wonderfully caring and understanding person, Leibling. You know that there is a reason for the way your nephew behaves. It is awful what we as people can do to another. Your nephew needs love and understanding to help him get over the trauma he has lived through that only makes his condition worse. He is lucky to have you as an aunt.

 

[deafmedicalpoet]

Ahh gotcha.....but MPD is sort of weird, it is like you never know what is going to be coming out of a person with it.