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Thursday, 25 March 2010
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No Comeinyourpants, this is perfectly normal behaviour. Relax; on a scale showing slightly anally retentive perfection of mind and completely fucking bonkers you would be right smack bang in the middle.
Yeah right!
Perhaps you mean Multipersonality Disorder (MPD) and not Schizophrenia.
When a person has schizophrenia, he experiences hallucinations and delusions, seeing things that aren't there and believing things that are clearly not true. For example, he may see demons sitting next to him at dinner or believe he is the son of God.(Robert please take note). A person with this condition also suffers from disordered thinking, decreased attention span, and problems with focusing. Typically, those with this disorder withdraw socially. It's also common for those with this condition to appear expressionless and lose their ability to initiate and carry out plans.
Often, a person with schizophrenia will believe the voices that he hears are working to control or harm him. He is likely to be very fearful. He may sit for hours without moving or talking, and he may not make sense when he does speak. However, some people with this disorder exhibit what seems like normal behavior until they start talking and others learn what they are thinking. This disorder is also marked by clumsy, uncoordinated movement and an inability to care for oneself or work a job.
A major difference between multiple personality disorder and schizophrenia is that those with multiple personality disorder aren't born with it. This mental condition is induced by something that happens in life, and it is usually related to a trauma that occurs during childhood, such as physical or sexual abuse.(Marist Thorndon?). A patient with this disorder develops additional personalities as a way of coping with the traumatic event. To be diagnosed with MPD, a person must have at least one alter personality that controls the person's behavior at times.
A person with MPD may develop as many as 100 personalities, but the average is 10. He/She may take on alter personalities of the same sex, a different sex, or both sexes at the same time. Sometimes a MPD patient even takes on the physical characteristics of their different personalities, such as a certain way of walking or moving.
There are some ways that schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder are alike. A person with schizophrenia is likely to have hallucinations, and while hallucinations are not present in all cases of MPD, about one third of patients do experience them. People with MPD may also develop behavioral problem in childhood as well as difficulty concentrating on schoolwork. This may cause some to confuse the disorder with schizophrenia, as these issues often develop in child or teenage schizophrenics as well.
The age of onset of the two disorders is a major difference. While schizophrenia is more likely to develop in those who are approaching adulthood or are already in their 20s or 30s, the average age of onset of multiple personality disorder is about 6.
Just trying to be helpful.
Phew! Thank goodness none of us around here suffer from either of those!
Bin Hire
Yes, and Richard's limp in the future will be caused by a slight physical accident.
Different Time Zone Bill
There you go again (D.T.Z.) Bill, always the bloody expert! I wish someone had played with your penis when you were young!
Akish The Philistine
Gentlemen,
Is this banter really necessary?
By the way, was psychology one of the many things The Wine Guy studied at university? Or was that The Cumudgeon? Funny how I can't remember.
Dave Shaw
He spent most of his time in the cafe, dreaming about picking up girls.
Richard (of RBB2)
Was he successful with his dreams?
Richard (of RBB3)
Well, why do you think his atler ego is called Comeinyourpants?
Bin Hire
Bin,
What are you suggesting?
Dave Shaw
Well, have you ever seen The Wine Guy and Comeinyourpants together, in the same room?
Bin Hire
That's crazy talk Bin, Comeinyourpants knows nothing about wine.
Richard (of RBB2)
I thought Robert was the psychologist. Is it possible that Robert and The Wine Guy could actually be the same person?
Richard (of RBB3)
No, I went into the future and it was beer that made Robert ponder those pert breasts, not Chardon.
Different Time Zone Bill
Multiple Personality Disorder is now known as Dissasociative Identity Disorder (DID). Does this mean that alter-egos can say I didn't do it?
-The Callous Guy (TCG)
That's enough of that you callous bastard (YCB).
The only acronym of use around here today is TGIF. This is the one that is a boon to the wine (and other forms of alcohol) industry. Hard working schoolteachers, cleaners and truck drivers everywhere will be downing a Chardonnay or two (well maybe not the truck drivers).
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