Imagine losing connection with thoughts, memories, actions, and sense of identity. This is Dissociative Identity Disorder also known as multiple personality disorder . ”Statistic show the rate of dissociative identity disorder is .01% too 1% of the general population… 7% of the population might have undiagnosed disorder” (“Multiple”). A person who has this disorder often has gone through an childhood trauma. This is because a child's mind is much more vulnerable than an adult's mind. The child chooses to dissociate intentionally or unintentionally to protect oneself from a situation they can't deal with. Dissociating from the child's real identity causes the child to have split personalities. The altar personality state is formed to
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Often each Altar can affect the person's behavior as in depression, suicidal thoughts, violence, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and eating disorders. If the person is unaware of their disorder, time loss will occur. Some of the traumas that cause DID is severe physical and sexual abuse. The individual can also have the symptoms of night terrors and insomnia. When, a child’s original identity creates a split personality. The child brain wants to be in denial that the trauma happened to them. This is them being co-conscious of the altars. The child can learn to also switch altars as a coping …show more content…
Juanita worked as a maid at the Fort Myers Hotel in the 1970s. Juanita took stand at her murder trial of the beating death of 73-yr old Inez Kelly. Inez Kelly lived at the hotel. Juanita Maxwell had one altar named Wanda Weston. When brought into questioning she said she didn't remember a lot about it. Juanita lent Inez a pen. When Juanita asked for the pen back Inez slammed the door at her denying she had borrowed the pen. Later she knocked on the door and walked in. In questioning the defense attorney had asked to speak to wanda. Juanita bowed her head closed her eyes and a few seconds later Wanda took over. Wanda began giggling and admitting to committing to the crime. The defense attorney asked what happened next and she said “she told me get out of her room. So I picked up the lamp and beat her with it”. One of the psychiatrists testified that “either she had multiple personalities or, if she was faking it, she deserved and Academy award”. Juanita was testified not guilty by reasoning of insanity. After Juanita was sent to a psychiatric hospital.
DID is controversial because not everyone who goes through severe trauma develope DID, but that individual could possibly handle things differently. When the brain is under stress and anxiety the brain dissociates to protect the individual. To diagnose a person with DID can take up to 7 years. This is because more than one personality can be present. The person
Often each Altar can affect the person's behavior as in depression, suicidal thoughts, violence, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and eating disorders. If the person is unaware of their disorder, time loss will occur. Some of the traumas that cause DID is severe physical and sexual abuse. The individual can also have the symptoms of night terrors and insomnia. When, a child’s original identity creates a split personality. The child brain wants to be in denial that the trauma happened to them. This is them being co-conscious of the altars. The child can learn to also switch altars as a coping …show more content…
Juanita worked as a maid at the Fort Myers Hotel in the 1970s. Juanita took stand at her murder trial of the beating death of 73-yr old Inez Kelly. Inez Kelly lived at the hotel. Juanita Maxwell had one altar named Wanda Weston. When brought into questioning she said she didn't remember a lot about it. Juanita lent Inez a pen. When Juanita asked for the pen back Inez slammed the door at her denying she had borrowed the pen. Later she knocked on the door and walked in. In questioning the defense attorney had asked to speak to wanda. Juanita bowed her head closed her eyes and a few seconds later Wanda took over. Wanda began giggling and admitting to committing to the crime. The defense attorney asked what happened next and she said “she told me get out of her room. So I picked up the lamp and beat her with it”. One of the psychiatrists testified that “either she had multiple personalities or, if she was faking it, she deserved and Academy award”. Juanita was testified not guilty by reasoning of insanity. After Juanita was sent to a psychiatric hospital.
DID is controversial because not everyone who goes through severe trauma develope DID, but that individual could possibly handle things differently. When the brain is under stress and anxiety the brain dissociates to protect the individual. To diagnose a person with DID can take up to 7 years. This is because more than one personality can be present. The person