dissociative identity disorder

dissociative identity disorder

****-it should be noted that in the following post i am in no way intending to speak on the issue of the true and painful disorder of Dissociative Identity, nor diminish its relevance. For info on that topic visit http://allpsych.com/disorders/dissociative/did.html (link provided by Rhea&thanks Rhea)

It used to be a common mistake to confuse schizophrenia with another disorder called Dissociative Identity Disorder or multiple personality disorder. There is a funny joke accentuates this misconception: Roses are red, violets are blue Im a schizophrenic and so am I. (I first heard this joke from the movie What about Bob staring Bill Murray…) The truth is we all have multiple personalities and it is not a disorder. Perhaps characters is a better term for our internal multiplicity, as this should not be misconstrued with the actual clinically diagnosed disorder. This can be seen being expressed in our use of language in dissociative identity disorder phrases such as believe in yourself, and I have to try and convince myself, and of course the classic you cant run from yourself. We can do a simple analysis of these phrases by asking obvious questions. Who is the myself that the I to convince? How is it even possible to feel the need to run from myself; am i not one If I am myself who is it that must do the believing in me? These questions can make your head spin if you wrestle with them long enough. But why the need to wrestle, rather we should just admit that we have multiple characters. Sometimes we are the little boy or girl who comes out to play. other times we are the stern figure locked firmly in our views be they objectively right or wrong. And still above all else there is this higher sphere when we become the curious and objective learner. These are not the only facets to these characters of course identity disorder just a short list of examples. If you listen closely to your thoughts you will notice much conversation taking place between these characters. This is not just an abstract philosophical idea or a neurological phenomenon, rather this can and must be explained in a way that makes the information useful and practical. Certainly there are not just psychological dynamics to this, there are also spiritual implications and applications as well. There is a remarkable amount of discussion dissociative identity disorder this dissociative identity disorder in Chassidus (Chassidic Jewish philosophy; to find out more check out http://www.revealtheessence.com). As well, psychology and psychologists have dealt extensively with this topic all the dissociative identity disorder from the father of modern psychotherapy Sigmund Freud until now and we are still searching for answers on how to explain this phenomenon. In the last several years I have had the opportunity and personal necessity to study both Transactional Analysis (Eric Bernes and Thomas Harris approach to psychology) as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Both of these applications are incredibly elucidating disciplines to the subject at hand. Without going into all the specific details of these approaches my point remains that we all have multiple characters and it is not a disorder. It is crucial to become to this reality within ourselves and within others. Perhaps by doing so we can crush some of are egos and predisposed stigmas and open up that character dissociative identity disorder us that is willing and able to become tolerant of ourselves and others. Tolerant in the manner of recognizing that one thing is for sure, we are all human and all created in the image of G-d. dissociative identity disorder enough to say and accept that so and so may not be in my image, but they are in G-ds image*. May this happen in all of our hearts and minds speedily!

*-This is actually a quote I have borrowed from Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson in explaining the verse In the image of G-d did he make man, male and female he created them. -Bereishis, Genesis

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Post je objavljen 19.01.2008. u 03:33 sati.