Questions about DID
Someone recently asked some really good questions about DID on my website, and I'd like to share my answers here as well. I thought they were excellent,respectful questions about DID. The answers are only from MY knowledge and experience,on research I personally have done.
1) There are cases where all the personalities interact with each other inside the mind of the person? where they chat, debate, argue?
(if yes) how the person decides how to act? there is a "hidden personality" that judges the opnions of the others?
In MY experience, there are often chats,debates,and arguments inside. How my behavior comes out on the outside comes from:
--whichever personality happens tobe the "strongest" or have the most energy at the time
--sometimes we take a vote if there is time
--sometimes it just seems random, we dont know how it happens
-- we take turns being "out front" controlling the body's behavior
--sometimes it feels like one personality is "pushed" out to the front and is forced to deal with the outside world
--sometimes we cant decide how to act,and all kinds of different,contradictory behaviors occur within a few minutes, and we probably look crazy
2) In the case of "one personality at time", where (most) of the personalities dont know each other, how "inteligence" and "knowledge" is handled? do all the personalities have the same intelectual level? or one can act dumber than other or smarter?
Intelligence level depends on the age of the personality. Some may be 5,14,39.80,etc, and have that level of intelligence.
I ama teacher and have had out IQ tests at home for myself totake at random times when different personailities are out front. My 5 yr old alter can only add numbers up to 20 and read on a 1st grade level. the 8 year old alter can read at a 3rd grade level. the adults are all highly intelligent (although I feel pretty dumb sometimes!)
And they all know the same things?
No , not all alters share knowledge. they may not all share knowlledge of abuse, of the past, of math, of college,of the person's life. it varies by system and by alter.
Oh, and abilities change too. Inside me,Carolineine can cook.I cannot. Missy understands Physics because she took that class in college, but I dont remember any of it, so I dont read physics books. ButI can do a lot of things that they cant.
Also, we all have different likes and dislikes as well.
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