What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID/MPD)?
A health article about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID/MPD) from Your Health Online the A to Z directory of dealing with Health Problems & nutritional Self Care Strategies Dissociation is a mental process where there is a lack of connection between, thoughts, feelings, actions or sense of identity. This disconnection is termed splitting and exists at a sub-conscious level. The process of dissociation exists on a continuum. Mild dissociation experiences are common such as daydreaming or highway hypnosis, where a person drives from A to B but does not remember the details of the journey. What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID/MPD)? DID/MPD is the severe and chronic experience at the opposite end of the spectrum. The dissociative process may lead to discrete states that can take on identities of their own. These states are called alternate personalities or alters and are internal members of the system. Changes between these personalities, or states of consciousness, are described
