Polyfragmented Dissociative Identity Disorder
More is not necessarily better
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a relatively rare and enigmatic condition caused by extreme and repeated childhood trauma. Those who live with DID face an overwhelming sense of being more than one person, although they are really one person whose personality did not merge correctly.
This article will focus specifically on alter creation and polyfragmented DID.
How are Alters Created
The question of how alters are created is controversial as there are many theories. Some professionals swear that DID is caused by over-zealous mental health professionals who unwittingly cause alters to form via transference and counter-transference.
Some professionals believe that alter formation comes when gullible and easily manipulated people watch videos on social media and fall in love with the ‘specialness of it all.’ These people, it is theorized, crave attention, and some don’t want to ‘heal’ because they are in love with being ill.
In yet another theory, the theory of structural dissociation of the personality proposes that “patients with complex trauma-related disorders are characterized by a division of their personality into different prototypical parts, each with its own psychobiological…
