Dissociative identity disorder or DID means that people experience two or more distinct parts that make up their whole identity. It’s part of a group of mental illnesses called dissociative disorders.

Schizophrenia is a devastating psychological disorder that is characterized by major disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behavior.

A psychological disorder is a condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Psychopathology is the study of psychological disorders, including their symptoms, etiology (i.e., their causes), and treatment. The term psychopathology can also refer to the manifestation of a psychological disorder.

Signs and symptoms depend on the type of dissociative disorders you have, but may include: Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods, events, people and personal information. A sense of being detached from yourself and your emotions. A perception of the people and things around you as distorted and unreal.

Mental health professionals recognise four main types of dissociative disorder, including:

• Dissociative amnesia.
• Dissociative fugue.
• Depersonalisation disorder.
• Dissociative identity disorder.

Some common signs and symptoms of being in a dissociate state can be:

1. spacing out.
2. glazed, blank look/ staring.
3. mind going blank.
4. mind wandering.
5. a sense of the world not being real.
6. watching yourself from seemingly outside of your body.
7. detachment from self or identity.
8. out of body experience.

Disorder (OSDD) Having chronic dissociative symptoms such as identity alteration, but the alteration and separation between identities is not as severe as in DID. There may be identity disturbance, but not the presence of clearly separated parts or amnesia.

The exact cause of dissociation is unclear, but it often affects people who have experienced a life-threatening or traumatic event, such as extreme violence, war, a kidnapping, or childhood abuse. In these cases, it is a natural reaction to feelings about experiences that the individual cannot control.

Treatment for Dissociation

1. Cognitive behavioral therapy. It’s designed to help you see and change negative thoughts and behaviors.
2. Hypnotherapy.
3. Phasic trauma treatment.
4. Family treatment.
5. Dialectical behavioral therapy.
6. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

may engage in violent outbursts, self-injurious behaviors, tantrums or meltdowns. may be hypersensitive to sensory stimulation such as light, sound, and texture. may “day dream” or “zone out” when overstimulated.

This is a normal process that everyone has experienced. Examples of mild, common dissociation include daydreaming, highway hypnosis or “getting lost” in a book or movie, all of which involve “losing touch” with awareness of one’s immediate surroundings.

Spacing out is relatively common. You may have experienced it yourself and you have probably wondered what it means. You may have noticed a friend or family member spacing out. Spacing out might be a medical emergency or the warning sign of a serious health problem, but most of the time it isn’t.

Depersonalization symptoms Feeling like a robot or that you’re not in control of your speech or movements. The sense that your body, legs or arms appear distorted, enlarged or shrunken, or that your head is wrapped in cotton. Emotional or physical numbness of your senses or responses to the world around you.

There is no specific medication that can cure depersonalization. If you have anxiety or depression, your doctor may recommend medications for the treatment of these conditions. This could also help reduce your symptoms of depersonalization if anxiety and depression are contributing to your symptoms.

Depersonalization disorder is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness, awareness, identity, and/or perception. When one or more of these functions is disrupted, symptoms can result.

The outlook for people with this disorder is good. The symptoms associated with depersonalization disorder often go away. They may resolve on their own or after treatment to help deal with symptom triggers. Treatment is important so that the symptoms don’t come back.

Your mind shuts down to protect itself from being overwhelmed. However, being in this state makes us feel disconnected from our environment and the people around us. The experiences associated with depersonalization can be extremely unpleasant, but are ultimately not a threat to your life.

Derealization can last for as long as the panic attack lasts, which can range in length from a few minutes to 20 or 30 minutes. In some cases, however, these sensations can persist for hours and even days or weeks.

Episodes of depersonalization/derealization disorder can last for hours, days, weeks, or even months. For some, such episodes become chronic, evolving into ongoing feelings of depersonalization or derealization that can periodically get better or worse.

The majority of people with depersonalization-derealization disorder misinterpret the symptoms, thinking that they are signs of serious psychosis or brain dysfunction. This commonly leads to an increase of anxiety and obsession, which contributes to the worsening of symptoms.