Have you seen the movie Secret Window? The character in that film, Mort Rainey, played by Johnny Depp has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Similar movies are Hide and Seek which starred Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning; Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho with Anthony Perkins acting as the loony ; and of course Sybil which is based on the true story of Shirley Ardell Mason.
What then is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Let's all find out...
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continued from part 3...
The diagnosis of DID does not necessarily mean that the person will forever have it. Although prognosis may not be very good, it is still possible for someone who has DID to be able to function normally after having undergone therapy. The general goal of intervention is to integrate alter-egos so that they may be lessened and may form a single personality. The alters then are geared towards acknowledging the roles of one another and working on resolving the trauma that the person has experienced.
Although there are people who suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder, it should be noted however, that not everyone who experiences childhood trauma would automatically develop separate personalities as the resilience of the individual also plays an important role in the process. In fact, a few decades ago, the number of DID cases worldwide was merely a little bit higher than a hundred.
Related stories:
Dissociative Identity Disorder (part 1/4)
Dissociative Identity Disorder (part 2/4)
Dissociative Identity Disorder (part 3/4)
References...
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