Like do they share memories, do the personalities switch gradually or instantly, are they just more irritable or more calm like bipolar or is it functionally completely different people?
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It was taken out of the DSM and it’s existence is not recognized. Dissociative Identity Disorder is understood as someone who has gone through a lot of trauma from terrible events, and would dissociate from a previous identity. They may forget events, speech patterns would change, body language.
Basically, it’s almost guaranteed to not be real. There was exactly one recognised case in all of human history. It doesn’t “work” in any sense of the word. The basic concept is that an individual’s psyche is fractured by a traumatic experience, however you’ll find that out of all the people who currently claim it many also claim to include existing fictional characters as part of their “system” (a word they use to describe themselves and their alleged “alters”), such as book, movie or anime characters.
So TL;DR: people pretend to have it on social media for internet points.
Edit: looks like the DID fakers found this. All of you can go fuck yourselves. Go get a diagnoses or shut the fuck up. All of your tiktok fake seizure bullshit is harmful to people with mental health issues. Go get some fucken meds for your bipolar. Get some fucken therapy for your BPD. I don’t give a fuck. You don’t have DID, you never will and you will have to give up on your little fucking grift eventually. Fuck you all. I cannot think of anything more insanely selfish as directing attention, funding and time away from people who need real help towards yourself because you have to feel special and unique. You ain’t shit. You’re worse than everyone else on the planet because of this.
Split personality disorder is not a term used in the psychiatric field. The term refers to one of the Dissociative Disorders listed in the DSM-5, usually Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Some experts do not believe the condition exists while others believe as much as 1 in 100 people live with it.
Most people with DID have a history of severe childhood trauma. An estimated 90% of people with DID have a history of neglect or abuse. The condition can arise when a child dissociates as a defense mechanism to escape an intolerable reality.
DID is difficult to identify in a psychiatric setting, and is usually only diagnosed after other more common conditions are ruled out.
Now, to answer your actual questions: alternate personalities may or may not share memories. It depends on the dissociative disorder. The speed of a switch depends on the person and the trigger for the switch. They could present as simply different versions of the same person or as completely distinct personalities. Again, it depends on the subset.
Anyone who truly believes they have more than one personality should seek out a mental health professional. It is a serious concern and should be assessed by those qualified to do so.
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