DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER AWARENESS DAY

 

DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER AWARENESS DAY

     Dissociative identity disorder is also known as multiple personality.

     It is a relatively new disorder that psychiatrists have been learning about as it often goes un diagnosed among the general population.

      Today researcher has shown the existence of the disorder but due to its rarity in many cases, not many would known about the disorder.

AIMS OF DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER AWARENESS DAY:

·       To change those fears by spreading awareness of its existence to today’s society.

·       Helps to bring about education & success through understanding & compassion.

·       To change that fact & make it more known through out the world as a valid condition that should be understood by others.

INCIDENCE:

     According to the national alliance of mental illness, only 2% of the united states experience thee symptoms & have been properly diagnosed.

GOALS:

·              It can be a way to empower them, help share their stories & learn better ways of loving & accepting themselves in a world where this kind of disorder is not well known or understood.

·             The second goal in mind is to raise awareness about the disorder itself, helps others understood what it means to have dissociative identity disorder & learn better ways of managing the disorder in life.

OVER VIEW ABOUT DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISODER:

     It is a mental disorder characterized by the maintenance of at least two distinct & relatively enduring personality states. These personalities control their behavior at different times.

    These disorder affect a person’s ability to connect with reality.

    The disorder affects between 0.01%&1% of the population. It can occur at any age women are more likely than men.

TYPES:

DEPERSONALIZED DISORDER:  

         Feeling of detachment from your actions.

DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA:

         Problems remembering information about yourself.

CAUSES:

 

      Severe trauma during early childhood.

      Extreme, repetitive physical & emotional abuse.

SYMPTOMS:

BEHAVIORAL: 

     Impulsivity, self destructive behavior, or self harm.

MOOD: 

     Anxiety, feeling detached from self or mood swings.

PSYCHOLOGICAL: 

    Altered consciousness, depression or flash back.

TREATMENT:

     Focus on identifying & working through past trauma or abuse.

     Managing sudden behavioral changes.

     Merging separate identities in to single identity.

     Psychotherapy.

     Cognitive behavioral therapy.

      Family therapy.