What makes you who

you are? people diagnosed with DID

1.5%

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a

uncommon psychiatric condition that
affects 1.5% of people worldwide.
Individuals with DID exhibit multiple
distinct personas, each affecting a
unaffected people

different aspect of their behavior, with 98.5%

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each identity having its own personal

history, traits, and preferences. DID can result in memory gaps and
hallucinations. One common symptom are
symptoms of DID include, suicidal tendencies and et cetera.
anxiety
delusions what causes DID?
depression
It often originates from being physically
disorientation
drug or alcohol abuse
or sexually abused as a child or
memory loss experiencing traumatic events, like war or
suicidal thoughts or self-harm natural disasters.
Its purpose is to enable the victim to
distance themselves from the trauma by
isolating or removing themselves from it.

How is DID treated?

Pyschotherapy - -
Medication
Psychotherapy is the main treatment for A doctor can prescribe medication to
dissociative disorders. It involves a alleviate symptoms of dissociative
patient discussing their condition and disorders, but there are no specific
problems with a mental health medications designed specifically for
professional. treating these disorders.
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