Topic > The Mutilated and the Sick - 1944

The disorder consists of two or more recognizable identities that change personality and appearance. Although there are up to one hundred separate personalities, there are five different generalized alter egos (Swartz, 2001). These consist of a depressed personality, a strong and angry protector, a scared and hurt childish personality, a helping personality and finally an internal persecutor personality. Each of these stems from traumatic childhood memories and allows victims to act now in ways they could not act at the time of the traumatic experience. A depressive personality causes you to repress harmful memories and have mood swings similar to bipolar disorder. This is common as it expresses the sadness they felt at the time but could not show. The strong angry protector is a result of the victim not being able to protect themselves from the disturbing situations they endure, it allows them to express their true anger in a way they couldn't before. The frightened and hurt child displays tendencies such as mistrust, anxiety attacks, and substance abuse. It is usually the most emotionally painful as it causes authentic memories. Challenges the individual to return to the feelings experienced during the trauma. The helping personality acts like a therapist as they try to process intense emotions in the given context. This personality tries to make sense of past and present circumstances to bring inner peace by providing answers as to why the trauma may have occurred. The last personality, the internal prosecutor, blames the other personalities for the history of abuse. This personality can only be obtained if the patient is aware of having other personalities. It is often named after the oppressor or offers… in the center of the card… happiness as a normal person would. As these sick individuals strive for superiority, the community should be transformed into a safe and supportive place. Society as a whole should be more thoughtful and attentive towards mental illnesses. Although DID is far from recognized, funding should be provided for further research to help sufferers. This disorder is harmful to everyone and should no longer be overlooked and neglected. If the situation can be so painful that an individual feels compelled to create multiple personalities to cope with it, it is evident that there is a dispute that the corrupt society must contend with. Humanity relies on the survival of the fittest; those who reach the inability to adapt will suffer the most. Patients with dissociative identity disorder are best suited to embrace change. Perhaps it will not be the sane who survive, but the mad.