Friend w/ muti personality disorder

[Lindsey14]

I have a close friend who suffers with this. I care about her a lot, but she has episodes were the other personalities take over and it's pretty scary. She texts me during these episodes sometimes, one time being last night. The personality was very unsettling. After that I've been so paranoid. What if they are real not jist made up? Or something like that. Idk how to handle this.

[SSMaxyMan]

You ever see the movie Split? That's exactly what it is. It can be very scary and confusing

[imasleep123]

Sounds scary, I don’t know how I would deal with that. Maybe how you would deal with a scary personality normally? Maybe don’t communicate with a personality you are scared of, maybe just communicate with the ones you like? Or maybe try asking if you can talk to another personality instead? 🤷🏽‍♀️ possibly, ask your friend what they think is the best approach.

Edit: Also, maybe ask a therapist if you have one for some advice. Lastly, I think boundaries play an important role in situations like these. My boyfriend is a complete asshole when he drinks so I told him if he has even a drop of alcohol I won’t hang out with him no matter what. I stick to that. So maybe you can establish some boundaries like that with your friend. Like, “I absolutely will not interact with that personality under any circumstances, and if it comes out while we are together I will leave immediately.”

[fauxartist]

Today it's called 'dissociative identity disorder', and it's a very complex issue. Some identities are aware of the others that are 'up front', and others are not. Some people can have 4-8 identities and others up to 100. This fracturing is thought to be a way the mind protects itself and may be based in some cases from an extreme trauma and the person’s inability to cope with it. But some professionals don't believe this is a distinct disorder at all. If you’re frightened of one of your friend’s identities....then tell them about it and ask them if they are aware of that personality. If you feel you don't want to deal with that identity....then I would let your friend know you need to broaden your boundaries in your friendship.