The following questions are related to ‘DID’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I am 34 years old. When I was 4 my half brother and half sister moved out…and never came back for years. They left me alone with him. He was the reason they left. So I was raised pretty much an only child. My mom worked 3rd shift as a nurse. She left before [...]
Q: I have been diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and am wondering what if any overlap exists between “emotional memory” and DID. It seems to me that the overwhelming situations which cause the psyche to split in the first place find their roots in areas of hugely disconcerting “emotional memory.” Then, as the person [...]
Q: I’ll call my girlfriend of four months, Coralie. We are about 40. Coralie was abused and tortured as a child, and raped as a young woman. In her younger days she was/is a thrill-seeker, race car driver, skydiver, etc. Her father, whom she loved very much, died a horrible death when she was about [...]
Q: I would like to ask is multiple personality disorder a serious mental condition? A: Multiple Personality Disorder, known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) in professional circles, is a serious mental disorder. While the disorder makes great movie topics, it’s clinically very rare. This disorder is sometimes alleged in criminal court when the criminal blames [...]
Q: Lately (the past few days) things have seemed like it’s all just a dream, even though I KNOW that it’s not…well…I kinda don’t anymore, I’m so confused, but anyway… I tried seeing what people thought on a forum and told them about it, but I have yet to get a response that will help [...]
Q: I just made friends with a really great girl at school. After three days of knowing her, I spend the night at her house with another friend. Then she dumps this situation on me: there’s another, for lack of a better word, ‘spirit’ living inside of her. The spirit’s name is (confidential). At times [...]
Q: I’m a university student who has been tentatively diagnosed with C-PTSD for some time now. The therapist I originally went to had said that she’d just call it that because it’s nice to have a name for something and, frankly, she couldn’t find anything better — a working diagnosis. I switched therapists some time [...]
