DID: Dissociative Identity Disorder; Alters same or different MBTI type?

[SkyWalker]

“What is dissociative identity disorder?
[FONT=&quot]Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mental illness that involves the sufferer experiencing at least two clear identities or personality states, also called alters, each of which has a fairly consistent way of viewing and relating to the world. Some individuals with DID have been found to have personality states that have distinctly different ways of reacting, in terms of emotions, pulse, blood pressure, and blood flow to the brain. This disorder was formerly called multiple personality disorder (MPD) and is often referred to as split personality disorder. “[/FONT]


Do all alters have the same MBTI type? Or are all alters a different type?

If different.... then who are we kidding??? we can be all types

 

[EyeSeeCold]

MBTI is a categorical system for relatively healthy human beings, not for people with classified disorders. Yes, you may find weak correlations, but it would be injustice to label a healthy type with a disorder. Though, I do realize the human psyche and body is composed of a myriad of mutations.

 

[SkyWalker]

MBTI is a categorical system for relatively healthy human beings, not for people with classified disorders. Yes, you may find weak correlations, but it would be injustice to label a healthy type with a disorder. Though, I do realize the human psyche and body is composed of a myriad of mutations.

you are talking about disorders in general. i am not talking about all disorders in general, i'm talking about DID

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Yes, but it is still a disorder and therefore subject to my previous post.

 

[Jchazard]

I don't think this should be logged away so fast. For instance, how would DID affect an INTP versus an ISTJ or ESFP? Or in some types would it even take place at all due to the different brain chemistry? Are some disorders more likely to take place in certain type due to the differentiations in the ways of thinking? And for that matter, are certain people immune to aquiring a certain personality at all? I see so many INTPs with schizoid personality disorder, but I highly doubt this take place much in say an ESTP.

So the question is what type would this disorder most likely take place in and, depending on the type, how would one person's seperate identity be different from anothers? For instance, would an INTP with DID always turn into say an INTJ? Or would they just change emotions? Like a more angry or happy version of the self but with the same functions, way of perceiving the world, and way of making decisions?

Forgive the amount of questions.

 

[Jchazard]

For instance, the reason why INTPs are more likely to become scizoid is because I think they take on too much of their personality and can't handle it. Therefore it become a disoreder. Consider the enneagram.

http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typefive.asp
http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typesix.asp
http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typeseven.asp

If you scroll down to the nine levels of healthiness and look at the lowest level, you'll see that type five (INTP) is more likely to acquire Schizoid Avoidant and Schizotypal personality disorders. Whereas in enneagram seven it says histrionic personality disorder and bipolar disorder (though this shouldn't be considered due to it being genetic). So clearly certain types are more vulnerable to certain personality disorders. Does this then mean they are the only ones susceptible? Is DID more likely to take place say in an ISFP type 4 who will then become angry, controlling, and dominant at ESTJ type 8 to compensate for his own personality not being suitable for a given situation?

 

[nyaneko]

For instance, the reason why INTPs are more likely to become scizoid is because I think they take on too much of their personality and can't handle it. Therefore it become a disoreder. Consider the enneagram.

http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typefive.asp
http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typesix.asp
http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typeseven.asp

If you scroll down to the nine levels of healthiness and look at the lowest level, you'll see that type five (INTP) is more likely to acquire Schizoid Avoidant and Schizotypal personality disorders. Whereas in enneagram seven it says histrionic personality disorder and bipolar disorder (though this shouldn't be considered due to it being genetic). So clearly certain types are more vulnerable to certain personality disorders. Does this then mean they are the only ones susceptible? Is DID more likely to take place say in an ISFP type 4 who will then become angry, controlling, and dominant at ESTJ type 8 to compensate for his own personality not being suitable for a given situation?

Good observation... Didn't notice that detail...

I'm slightly pessimistic/melancholic. I am slightly bipolar or whatever. It is the intuition part of us that let's us imagine too much... bring broader and other ideas and we develop on them with logic and common sense (thinking).. enhanced ideas could develop personae... and i am slightly destructive...

 

[Jchazard]

Good observation... Didn't notice that detail...

I'm slightly pessimistic/melancholic. I am slightly bipolar or whatever. It is the intuition part of us that let's us imagine too much... bring broader and other ideas and we develop on them with logic and common sense (thinking).. enhanced ideas could develop personae... and i am slightly destructive...

If you're bipolar that simply means that while you're intp 5 you'll prob stay there while depressed, and when manic you'll become hyperactive at type 7. So you're moods will fluctuate and you'll go in and out of disintegration. But if you can manage to get meds that work and/or counseling to learn to deal with it you'll be at type 8 for integration and be on top of yourself and your disorder enough to lead people. Even though that's speaking in the enneagram in reality it is the same way. The reason you're destructive is probably die to unresolved stress about life or your disorder (maybe both) and nothing more. So I wouldn't worry about developing a personality disorder as much as gaining control of your mood disorder and getting slightly in touch with your emotions to do so.

 

[SkyWalker]

Is DID more likely to take place say in an xxx type

come on, DID is not a normal personality disorder!
DID is not something that just happens by itself, DID is caused by extreme trauma like torture etc! at these trauma moments the individual dissociates and the splitting happens

i actually think each alter can be of a totally different type. read journals of psychologists who deal with DID and you'll see. that is what fascinates me about DID.

but DID does require the victim to be able to dissociate, that is something that points to a certain type

 

[Jchazard]

So basically it could have a higher prevalence in one type over another? I'm guessing the each person with DID would change to might be similar also. But then again mabe not...