Dissociative Identity Disorder
1 The doctor, feeling that the diagnosis of dual personality had been confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt, could not take her mind off this unusual case. Peggy and Sybil, although existing in the same body, had different memories, moods, attitudes, and experiences. The experiences that they shared were perceived differently. Their voices, their direction, and their vocabularies were different. They presented themselves in different ways. Even their ages were different. Sybil was thirty-one, but Peggy... the doctor couldn't decide whether Peggy was a precocious child or an immature adult. Peggy was unself-concious in a little-girl way, not easily embarrassed. Instead, she got mad. Instead of being like Sybil, circuitous, she gave vent to undisguised terror. And unmistakably Peggy carried some terrible burden that Sybil refused to face. (Schreiber, 2 Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D.) is commonly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. The story of Sybil introduced the nation to this rare disorder. D.I.D. is the presence of two distinct identities residing in one body, typically viewed as a
mere forgetfulness. This disorder is a type of amnesia for the main identity, blocking out developed to help her escape from.
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