Multiple Personalities Support Group
Dissociative identity disorder is a diagnosis described as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. At least two of these personalities are considered to routinely take control of the individual's behavior, and there is also some associated memory loss,...
My family saw a pic of me that was taken at work,by a patient's family. My family said,OMG!It dosen't look ANYTHING like you! They commented on my having totally different facial features, & said it's like looking at someone else. I do realize once I clock in at work, I am different than my normal HOME self, But it is freaky how I look like a totally different person... have any of you ever experienced this??!!
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yes, I have. It was disturbing the first time I realized it. Others had been seeing it for years. Those moments can be enlightening and unsettling. But take heart, it is a step in becoming whole. hugs....
starfish
I had a therapist tell me once, she saw my face 50/50 - half one person, and half another -- it puzzled me until I got an ID photo taken and I also saw it -- my face kind of looked crooked. But if you look carefully, it was two different expressions.
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thanks for your replies, I don't feel so scared now...
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
