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Multiple personality disorder isn't a thing. Having multiple personalities as a result of disassocitive identity disorder isn't a thing.
The supporters of the idea that multiple personalities exist rest their faulty belief on shoddy studies and unproven beliefs.
Mental health clinician here. Everyone I've ever encountered with a DID diagnosis or who claimed to have multiple personalities instead had either PTSD or Borderline Personality Disorder or both. I genuinely believe DID does not exist as a standalone diagnosis.
People who think they have DID often respond well to Dialectical Behavior Therapy and/or trauma therapy, depending on their specific needs, which are the primary treatments for BPD and PTSD, respectively.
How about projection? As in, you imagine a personality/character and you project it upon yourself as to become said person. What would that fall under?
The psychological term "projection" means something totally different. What you're describing doesn't sound like any mental health condition I'm aware of
Pure curiosity now, as i love this stuff, but what is projection then?
And what i meant is to go as far that the person basically becomes the 'projected' person
Projection is an ego defense mechanism where someone denies a negative aspect of their own personality or behavior and instead accuses someone else of being that way.
An example is someone who's guilty of something may attempt to blame others for being guilty of that thing. This is mostly an unconscious thought process, people who do it on purpose aren't projecting
Oh, i get it, thanks! Kinda like projecting the bad things on somebody else to make yourself feel better about it. Cool!