Essay On Dissociative Identity Disorder

Time is precious. We are inundated with this message from infancy. Some of the most common axioms in the western world revolve around this idea, such as “time is money” and “a stitch in time saves nine.” Above all though is the belief that we must not waste time. Yet we do, and often. Perhaps the reason the idea is so pervasive is because we don’t heed it. People lose time in so many ways. They lose hours binge watching a television show on Netflix or surfing the internet. More insidiously are the seconds one loses everyday. I for one can never find my keys. One time they were down the drain, and in another instance they had migrated to the freezer. Every other day I seem to somehow misplace five seconds of my life. While this can be chalked up to simple mindlessness, or more unlikely sentient keys with a vendetta, people who suffer from dissociative …show more content…
The issue is further confused by the comorbidity of other mental illnesses with DID. Psychiatrists Lauer, Keen, and black have made the argument that DID is a variation of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) as the two share many symptoms — a study by Braun and Horevitz found that 70% of patients diagnosed with DID also met the criteria for BPD, although they concluded that DID was a separate disorder (Gillig 25). While this is not entirely surprising, as both disorders can consist of rapid mood and personality changes, this hypothesis may indicate a relationship between the two. Just as with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, BPD and DID may also flock together. Nevertheless, this study may also indicate that DID has been over or misdiagnosed by mental health care professionals. This would be unfortunate for both sides of the argument, as an incorrect diagnosis could make a already misunderstood disorder even more