I grew up with a friend that had many imaginary friends. While most children play pretend she always took it to another level. As a small child I never understood why she would act the way that she did, or do the things that she did. She was always getting into trouble and blaming it on “Bob or Tom”, her imaginary friends. Later on in life she was diagnosed with “DID” or Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). I do not believe that mental illnesses are over diagnosed or underdiagnosed. I do think that many diagnosis are a misdiagnosis. My friend was diagnosed about 10 years ago and after seeing many different psychiatrists her diagnosis keeps changing. With each new doctor she has a new personality or a new diagnosis.
