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XP: PSA

In case someone you know might be suffering.

Multiple Personality Disorder:
Multiple personality disorder (MPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by having at least one "alter" personality that controls behavior. The "alters" are said to occur spontaneously and involuntarily, and function more or less independently of each other
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  • Lisa - that is really interesting. Can the different personalities talk to each other too?

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  • Very interesting....
  • Erika, I believe so.  See, they often engage in conversation with each other so it appears that they are in fact different people, when in all actuality they are one person.
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  • wow - that's amazing. so while it may appear to be, say, 2 or 3 different people in a conversation, it is actually just one incredibly crazy person?

     

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  • Exactly Erika!  It can get confusing, at times, if said person isn't sure which of their personalities they are speaking to.
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  • this really is the best day ever.  He even looks like her H
  • ~*~ that is bizarre! i would be so interested to see this in action sometime! ~*~
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  • Everything seems so clean now, Lisa! Wait, am I talking to myself now? My name is Lisa. Wait, your name is Lisa. Am I Lisa?
  • I wonder how many different personalities a person can have.
  • i think the amount of personalities one has is directly related to how crazy you are.. ;)
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  • Lisa, feel free to call me LOG to eliminate the confusion.

    Shannon, that is an excellent question.  I believe more personalities can evolve over time, as the host personality needs more and more personalities to be able to express their feelings in different ways.
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  • I wonder if someone can have one personality that is kind of whiny and needy, and then maybe another that is really snarky, and then possibly a third that only comes around once in a while to start trouble....

     

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  • Erika, most definitely.  This person will also compliment their other personalities, usually the one who is the snarky one, because the host personality is too much of a coward to express those views herself.
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  • What rolls down stairs
    alone or in pairs,
    and over your neighbor's dog?
    What's great for a snack,
    Always on her back? (may have altered that line)
    It's LOG, LOG, LOG

    It's LOG, it's LOG,
    It's big, it's heavy, it's wood.
    It's log, it's log, it's better than bad, it's good.

    Everyone wants a LOG
    You're gonna love it, LOG
    Come on and get your LOG
    Everyone needs a LOG
    LOG LOG LOG!!!

  • lisa, this is fascinating stuff! if the different personalities can talk to each other, can they also communicate in other ways as well? like email or message boards or things like that?

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  • Wonderful use of LOG, Lisa!

    Erika, yes, actually, studies have shown that message boards have now become a very popular place for the personalities to converge and have conversations with each other.  However, it is only a matter of time before one slips up and accidentally reveals itself as another...

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  • Wow, you learn something new everyday! Thanks Lisa! ;)
  • yeah, i would imagine that after time, it's hard for the host personality to keep track of what they said under one of the alter personalities. unless they are so batshiit that they don't know when they slip in and out of Alter Egos.
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  • I believe, Erika, when things get too intense, the host personality drops away completely, taking all alter egos with her -- and then comes back later as the host and only the host until something else arises.
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  • This really is so interesting.  I feel like I have seen it happen somewhere.
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