There are many mental disorders that we know more about not from real life, but from films, books, and everything else that require an exciting plot and intrigue. Schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, psychosis - this is all that we are well aware of, but all our knowledge in this area is very, very fragmented. There are just a lot of sources, but it is not clear to whom it is believed. Can anyone immediately take and say what are the symptoms of a split personality? Of course not. But this is a real, and not a fictitious disease, from which no one is safe.
The split personality disease : what is it
Let's look at the very foundations of psychology: man is a creature both biological and social at the same time. From a biological point of view, he is an individual, and from a social point of view, a person. Personality is formed over the years. It is influenced by empirical experience, acquired knowledge, transferred stresses, social circle and much more. Under the personality is meant something stable that can change only after a sufficient amount of time has passed or under the influence of some strong external factors.
Of course, even every healthy person constantly feels some kind of internal contradiction - without this there can be no. True, such a contradiction does not make him radically change and become completely different, since such changes are already symptoms of a split personality.
Just note that the split personality does not apply to very rare diseases. Its essence is that inside a person there are several personalities at once, who constantly conflict with each other, since each of them wants something different. For the time being, they are under control, but one day there may be a failure in the psyche, because of which these individuals will begin to live their own lives.
Symptoms of a split personality can appear at any age. As a rule, the cause of this disease is some serious injury, both physical and mental. Often, strong shocks that occurred in early childhood lead to a split personality. Perhaps the person no longer remembers them, but they still left an indelible imprint on his psyche.
Speaking of psychological trauma, it is necessary to emphasize that the mind can create additional personalities precisely in order to block oneself from negative memories. Judge for yourself: something bad happened to the person - that means it happened to his personality. He may try to convince himself that this was not the case and thereby mislead his brain about what is real and what is fiction. Gradually, a person is formed with whom nothing happened. It is possible that it will become dominant. If both personalities are strong, big problems can begin.
Symptoms of a split personality
A person affected by this disease is extremely unbalanced, he often loses touch with reality and may not understand what is happening around. Doubts in memory, which can be very large, are characteristic of a split personality. Patients in this case suffer from insomnia, they constantly sweat, their headaches are very strong.
It is also worth noting that they are rarely able to reason and realize that they are truly ill. A person who suffers from a split personality can laugh and enjoy life, and in a minute he will want to cry while sitting in the corner. Patients experience conflicting feelings for themselves, others and everything else that exists in our world.
Split personality: treatment
Clinical hypnosis or therapy may be used for treatment. A split personality is still a poorly studied disease for which there is no reliable medicine.