What causes dissociative identity disorder?
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The science of mental health is an ongoing work of learning, hence a fair statement would be: " All the data ain't in yet!!"\n\nBut all identity disorders share a common thread. Whether Schizophrenia, Multi-personality or other...A traumatic experience in the subject's past has made it 'safer' or 'easier' for the subject to deal with life by either disassociating with one's true self, or creating ANOTHER personality that deals with the memory of the trauma in a 'more palatable' fashion.\n\nHope this helps
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Anorgasmia can result from many causes including stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, worry, guilt, fear of painful intercourse, fear of pregnancy, the undesirability of a partner, the undesirability of a setting, and the use of alcohol, prescription or illicit drugs.
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I think that you are describing a conditions known as Inhibited sexual desire (ISD). The person with ISD fails to initiate or respond to their partner's desire for sexual activity.\nISD is a very common sexual disorder. The most common cause of ISD seems to be relationship problems wherein one partner does not feel emotionally intimate or close to their mate.\nCommunication problems, health problems such as depression, insomnia, excessive stress.\nTreatment is required by the professional therapist and it depends on the eliminating causes listed above.
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You better go to a doctor about this.  You might be transforming into another being.
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Several symptoms are characteristic of dissociative identity disorder: fluctuating symptom pictures; fluctuating levels of function, from highly effective to disabled; severe headaches or other bodily pain; time distortions, time lapse, and amnesia; and depersonalization and derealization. Depersonalization refers to feeling unreal, removed from one's self, and detached from one's physical and mental processes. The patient feels like an observer of his life and may actually see himself as if he were watching a movie. Derealization refers to experiencing familiar persons and surroundings as if they were unfamiliar and strange or unreal.\n\nPersons with dissociative identity disorder are often told of things they have done but do not remember and of notable changes in their behavior. They may discover objects, productions, or handwriting that they cannot account for or recognize; they may refer to themselves in the first person plural (we) or in the third person (he, she, they); and they may have amnesia for events that occurred between ages 6 and 11. Amnesia for earlier events is normal and widespread.
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An anxiety disorder manifesting with recurrent anxiety. It can be so serious that the anxiety and fear take over the life of the affected person.\n\nThere is no known single cause.
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Well, besides the above mentioned reasons, I can think of another one and I hope it's not it.  Schizophrenia has that symptom.  People usually start having symptoms of that starting in late teenage years through the 20's.  Are hearing voices involved?  Sometimes one feels that they've heard someone talk to them and there is no one there.  It's a scary disorder! Also- my brother is bi-polar and he suffers at times when he is in his manic state.  Go to the doctor, something is going on.
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I believe it's true, as well as the movie Sybil! It seems impossible, but I've been affiliated with personally. As well as dissociative...\nMental health, traumas, the listed personality disorders come from major traumas - the only way the person was able to cope was changing into a another person.\nIn real life - the persons hand writing, even their eye color can change.\nActually very scary!
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Depersonalization Syndrome is a condition where a person feels as if he/she were in a dream.  They feel detached from themselves.  Now, all people experience depersonalization.  Depersonalization is when you just feel as if you aren't in your life.\n\nThere COULD be a link between depersonalization syndrome and homosexuality IF a person denies his/her sexuality.  However, in most cases, a denied sexuality is NOT the cause.  As with most mental illnesses, there isn't a definite cause for depersonalization syndrome.  All depersonalization syndrome is, is a chronic feeling of "not being yourself."
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If the problem is so bad, that it is interfering\nwith your ability to have a normal life and you are\nseriously worried,friends mention it, get help.\n\nYou are probably anxious(nervous).  That is the most \ncommon causes of it. The nuerons in the brain can\nfire so quickly, when your nervous, that the words\ncoming out of your mouth is the same thing that happens when we type too fast....TYPOs\n\nIt's basicly the same thing.  However, it's possible you may have add or ahdd.  If you think you might\nhave trouble concentrating or you can't remain still\nfor long periods of time, then consider this.\n\nMake an appointment with a psychiatrist.  Not a psychologist first.\nIf you go to a psychologist first, they will give you a name of a psychiatrist to see because legally\nthey cannot make that diagnosis.\nAfter the psychiatrist has made his diagnosis of what is causing your personal problem, he will tell you where you need to go for help.\n\nLike I said earlier, it's probably tension but if not and it is really upsetting your world, then get help.  My best wishes AND DON'T WORRY!!! You'll be\nfine.
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More than one medical condition (psychological-schizophrenia, bipolar mania, acute manic episodes, and a variety of drugs) can cause this. If you know someone with these symptoms they should see a professional to determine the cause. Many times the "voices" are harmless, but there have been many cases of personal injury or injury to others due to this phenomena.
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There are many disorders in which a person acts the opposite if who he/she really is. It could be bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or some forms of major depression. I'd recommend researching the different mental health disorders and comparing symptoms to see if any more accurately describe what you want to know.
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sudden onset of a break with reality...hallucinations, delusions etc.
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To fracture anything implies that it is broken.  When I put fractured identity in a web search one of the topics that came up often was parents who had lost their child or children had a fractured identity.  I can't think of anyone more broken than one that outlives their child.  \n\nI believe that a fractured identity is one that allows for disassociation.  Simply put... living in a land of "this isn't real" because reality is too painful.  \n\nSo to answer your question, I believe it is more than discombobulation or confusion.  I think it is lack of acceptance of the facts before you.
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I have Dissociative Identity Disorder and I have since I was in Kindergarten.  What do you mean the "core" can be killed?  Do you mean intergration?  I've intergrated 2 of my personalities into myself and have 3 left (including me - 4).  Do you mean, I can die and one of the others take over my life?  My core as you say is strong enough now that it won't ever be "beaten down or die" to one of my alts.  However, I have to say, yes, an alternate personality can kill you physically and themselves in the process.  Often alternate personality's feel guilt about 'being there' almost like they caused you to fracture in the first place and take that anger at themselves and misplace it.  By acting in self-destructive manners they can destroy themeselves and you.  Thats why good psychotheraphy is so important, if not critical.  \n\nAs far as the alternate killing the core and 'taking' over, I think your friend watches too many soap operas.
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Dissociative Identity disorder\n- formally called mutilple personality\n- existance within the same perosn of two or more distinctive personalities\n- some alternate personalitites may be aware of others some may not
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I experienced something similar to the 'static shocks' that you are speaking of. When trying to stop taking the anti-anxiety/anti-depressant drug Effexor XR I experienced HORRIBLE withdrawal side effects, including something I likened to a 'shock' or..when you hit your elbow/funny bone and the jolt that goes through your arm...in your whole body! My mother also just stopped taking this, and she described the same things. A good question might be when do these occur? The frequency and any possible common denominators might help you to figure out what is causing this. Are you currently taking any medications, or have stopped them? See if these suggestions help!