Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more identities or personalities are present in and take control of an individual. A person with DID, most likely has two different personalities and the alter takes control over the person’s behavior.  Each alter might have distinct traits, personal history, and way of thinking about and relating to his or her surroundings. An alter might even be of a different gender and have his or her own name. The person with DID may or may not be aware of the other personality and might not have memories of the times when the alter is dominant. Stress or a reminder of the trauma can act as a trigger to bring about a "switch" of alters. This can create a chaotic life and cause problems in work and social situations. It is generally accepted that DID results from extreme and repeated traumas that occur during important times during childhood or adulthood. The trauma often involves severe emotional, physical or sexual abuse. An important early loss, such as the loss of a parent, also might be a factor in the development of DID. In order to survive extreme stress, the person separates the thoughts, feelings and memories associated with traumatic experiences from their usual level of conscious awareness. If DID is not taken seriously it can lead to problems with functioning and even disability. People with DID are also at risk for suicide attempts, self-injury, violence, abuse or repeated victimization by others. In my opinion we all somehow have this disorder it just isn’t as strong as people who are actually diagnosed with DID. We all have different personalities when we feel different emotions, we are just able to control it and not let it generate another identity, unlike people who have DID they can’t control it. Also, i think it depends on the people we are with as well, different people can bring out different sides of us. 



 http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/neurological_institute/center-for-behavorial-health/disease-conditions/hic-dissociative-identity-disorderhttp://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder

Schizophrenia

Mental disorders are generally defined by a combination of how a person feels acts or thinks. Psychotic disorders include schizophrenia  and delusional disorder. Schizoaffective disorder is used for people showing both schizophrenia and effective disorders. Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects the way a person acts, thinks, and sees the world. People with schizophrenia have an altered perception of reality, often a significant loss of contact with reality. I believe we all want a different perspective on reality but for most people who have schizophrenia they aren't able to control it. They may see or hear things that don’t exist, speak in strange or confusing ways, believe that others are trying to harm them, or feel like they’re being constantly watched. With such a blurred line between the real and the imaginary, schizophrenia makes it difficult even frightening to do the activities of daily life. Most cases of schizophrenia appear in the late teens or early adulthood about 0.3–0.7% of people are affected during their life, however, schizophrenia can appear for the first time in middle age or even later. In rare cases, schizophrenia can even affect young children and adolescents, although the symptoms are slightly different. In general, the earlier schizophrenia develops, the more severe it is. Schizophrenia also tends to be more severe in men than in women.The disorder is thought to mainly affect the ability to think, but it also usually contributes to chronic problems with behavior and emotion. People with schizophrenia are likely to have additional conditions, including major depression and anxiety disorders . Five most common types of symptoms of schizophrenia include: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and the so-called “negative” symptoms. In some people, schizophrenia appears suddenly and without warning. But for most, it comes on slowly, with subtle warning signs and a gradual decline in functioning long before the first severe episode.

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/schizophrenia_symptom.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia

Introduction

Mental illness / disorders are a part of our everyday life. No one can run from it.  Mental illnesses / disorders can affect most people in some way. We most likely know someone who has experienced a mental illness / disorders at some point in their lives. It can entirely take over someone's life not always in a good way. Mental illness/ disorders in my opinion is a very serious subject and I would like to write about it. I would like to be given the chance to explain different things about mental illnesses / disorders, why they are around and the effect of them as well. I want to explain to certain people that not everything they hear or read about on mental illnesses/ disorders is true, most of them are myths,  created by some sort of advertising, television shows, articles on the internet ect... Mental illnesses/ disorders are still to this day misunderstood by very many people, not everyone understands how people with mental illnesses/ disorders see, think or feel. They don't always see the same things or see the same way as non-mental illness/ disorders people do. They don't always think the same way either, they could possibly think the complete opposite as non-mental illness/ disorders people do. Not very many people with mental illnesses/ disorders feel exactly how non-mental illness/ disorders people would feel; sometimes they can feel the complete opposite. Those are things from my perspective that more people around the world need to understand about people with mental illnesses/ disorders.