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Multiple personality disorder
I was on wikipedia and it says "requires that at least two personalities routinely take control of the individual's behavior"
Does that mean 2 personalities other than the host?
Or does that mean the host AND another personality?
Thanks!
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The "host" is the main personality that is active most of the time. Many times the body is actually named by each personality and is only a shell for the personalities to live within. It's like..."Suzy, Joe, Mark, and Samantha live inside this body they refer to as Katherine." Each personality can control the body when they are actively out. There is usually only one personality that is active at a time.
MPD usually has many, many personalities. It's actually pretty uncommon to only have two. Each personality is strong in one respect--like there might be one that is very masculine, strong, and aggressive. Another personality might be very meek, shy, and childish. Another personality might be very sexually promiscuous.
If you consider the "host" to be the main personality that is active for most of the time (the one that most people interact with at first) then, yes, you would count that personality as 1. ANY personality counts as 1. I have 1 personality. My husband has 1 personality. Someone with MPD might have 8 personalities all total.
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If a person genuinely has multiple personalities (and true MPD is extremely rare, by the way), then none of them is the "host". If would be like painting something half blue and half red, and then asking "which color is it really, and which one is the extra color?"
One personality may be stronger than another, but any of them could be considered a part of the person's total identity. Proper treatment will fuse the distinct personalities into one rather than destroy any of them.
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