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This list of symptoms are not signs that a person has MPD/DID, they are only indications that you may be
suffering with some form of mental disturbance that may require professional intervention.
However most people who have MPD/DID 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 - is the primary sign of MPD/DID and is exactly what is happening when a person has this
disorder, which is why it was renamed "Dissociative Identity 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:
Panic Disorder is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting
no more than thirty minutes.
Agoraphobia is the term used to identify people who are afraid of public spaces or of situations often
associated with these spaces.
Social phobia or Social Anxiety refers to feelings of fear, apprehension or worry about social situations
and being evaluated by others.
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.
Generalized anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable
worry about everyday things.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 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 [PTSD] is a term for certain psychological consequences of exposure to, or
confrontation with, stressful experiences that the person experiences as highly traumatic.
5. Eating disorders are a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way that disturbs their
physical health.
6. Mood disorder is a condition whereby the prevailing emotional mood is distorted or inappropriate to the
circumstances.
7. Difficulty concentrating
8. Stress is most always present when we go through any form of mental and/or physical illness.
9. Depression is a medical condition of it's very own. Depression is the result of the mind and/or body being
overwhelmed with illness or sadness on some level.
10. Suicidal Tendencies are frequently highly stigmatized, and those experiencing suicidal ideation struggle
to be heard and understood.
11. Sleep disorders (insomnia, 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.
12. 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 (e.g., paranoid delusions), demonstrate personality changes and exhibit disorganized
thinking.
13. Trance "Self Hypnosis" or "out of body experience" is an altered state of consciousness.
14. 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.
By: Candy Little
Last updated on 12/13/2007
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