The list below are symptoms and not signs that a person has D.I.D., they are
only indications that you may be suffering with some form of mental
health problems that may require professional intervention.
However most people who have D.I.D. seem to suffer with these and other symptoms. So please be cautious about "self diagnosis" when reading this page.
Some of the symptoms that most survivors with Dissociative Identity
Disorder have in common are:
1. Dissociation - which is the primary sign of D.I.D. and is exactly what is
happening when a person has this disorder, but the presence of alter
personalities is the one characteristic that defines multiple
(several) personalities.
2. Amnesia/severe Memory Loss
3. Confusion
4. Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms
of abnormal anxiety, fear, phobia and nervous condition that come on
suddenly and prevent pursuing normal daily routines. Amongst the
different forms of abnormal anxiety are:
1. Panic Disorder is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically
with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty
minutes.
2. Agoraphobia is the term used to identify people who are afraid of
public spaces or of situations often associated with these
spaces.
3. Social phobia or Social Anxiety refers to feelings of fear,
apprehension or worry about social situations and being evaluated by
others.
4. Specific phobia is a generic term for a kind of anxiety disorders that
amount to unreasonable or irrational fear or anxiety related with
exposure to specific objects or situations.
5. Generalized anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder that is
characterized by excessive and uncontrollable worry about everyday
things.
Other disorders of the mind are:
Obsessive compulsive disorder [O.C.D.] - is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive drive to perform a particular task or set of tasks, compulsions commonly termed rituals.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [P.T.S.D.] is a term for certain
psychological consequences of exposure to, or confrontation with,
stressful experiences that the person experiences as highly
traumatic.
Eating disorders are a compulsion in which the main problem is a
person eats in a way that disturbs their physical.
Mood disorder is a condition whereby the prevailing emotional mood
is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances.
Difficulty concentrating
Stress is most always present when we go through any form of mental
and/or physical illness.
is a medical condition of it's very own. is the result of the mind and/or body being overwhelmed with illness or sadness on some
level.
Suicidal Tendencies are frequently highly stigmatized, and those
experiencing suicidal idealization struggle to be heard and
understood.
Sleep disorders (night terrors, and sleep walking) is a disorder in the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders can
interfere with mental and emotional function.
Psychotic-like symptoms is a generic psychiatric term for a mental
state in which thought and perception are severely impaired. Persons
experiencing a psychotic episode may experience hallucinations, hold
delusional beliefs (paranoid delusions), demonstrate personality
changes and exhibit disorganized thinking.
Trance or [Self Hypnosis] or "out of body experience" is an altered state of consciousness.
Self-harm is injury inflicted by a person upon his or her own body, whether conscious or unconscious.
Just like I've already mentioned, most of the symptoms of this disorder tend to mimic other mental disorders and I urge you to be cautious of accepting MP/DID as your diagnosis without researching and evaluating your past behavior and family history.
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