Guide To The Symptoms Of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Hallucinations

Hallucinations can occur with this disorder, but this is not always the case. One of the most common misconceptions is that dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia are the same condition. Schizophrenia patients often see and hear things that are not there. With classic presentations of dissociative identity disorder, patients do not interact mentally with their alters. However, as more individuals are being diagnosed with this disorder and reporting their experiences, there has been a shift in understanding. Before, a core component of a diagnosis with this disorder was that the alters were not in communication and were completely or partially unaware of each other. However, some patients report they can 'hear' their alters conversing in the form of auditory hallucinations.

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Dissociative Amnesia

Many patients with this condition will experience a severe form of memory loss often referred to as dissociative amnesia. It is vital to note that this symptom is more than normal forgetfulness that everyone will experience. In addition, it must not be explained by another medical condition. This symptom involves patients being unable to recall information about people, events, and even themselves, particularly anything that involves a trauma. It may be specific to events or time, but can in some cases, involve complete memory loss. Patients often experience this symptom suddenly. In most cases, it lasts for a few minutes or hours. Rare cases of dissociative amnesia last for months and years.

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