Have A Second Account Shows Someone With Double Privateity? Check Out The Explanation

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YOGYAKARTA - Having a second account or other accounts other than the main account on social media, is sometimes needed for someone. Not infrequently, the second account is used as a 'alat' to show the other side of expressing or being used to spy on certain accounts.

Whatever the reason, the phenomenon of having a second account in social media often creates various speculations. One of them, it is possible that the person has a dual personality. Is that true?

Reporting from the Teen Vogue page, Monday, November 4, 2024, a dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as a double personality disorder, is a mental health condition that is often misdiagnosed and characterized by a series of symptoms.

The DID diagnosis is by identifying two or more different identities, commonly referred to as "alters", which exist in one individual, or "system".

Before continuing, also read the article that discusses What is Alter Ego? Another Deliberate Character Created

Interestingly, for alters account people, each identity has the potential to have a personality, memory, behavior, gender, sexuality, and in some cases have attributes such as different allergies.

Dissociative disorders generally develop as a result of trauma, but DID in particular appears to develop after severe and sustained trauma, such as physical or sexual harassment, which occurs during childhood.

Then as a very sophisticated effort to protect itself, the traumatized child's brain can switch between separate identities to manage pressure. It is estimated that DID only exists at about 0.01% to 1% of the world's population.

DID itself developed thanks to depictions in popular culture, including films such as Split, which clinicalists and the DID community criticized for describing DID being close to elements of dangerous violence, where this condition was widely misunderstood.

In addition, the really scary parts of DID experienced by individuals physically, namely flashbacks, amnesia, non-epilepsy seizures, and brain fog can occur.

According to the fifth edition of the 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders' or DSM-5, which is the standard guide used by mental health professionals, more than 70% of DID outpatients have attempted suicide.

Someone with DID may be 'losing of time' or experiencing a amnesia period that lasts from minutes to days. This was shared in a TikTok video with 5.5 million views from the creator @sometimesgimena.

The @sometimesgimena account describes this experience when the creator, Gimena, identified himself as a system 23, faced a bathroom mirror in a sad and depressed state.

Gimena discussed various DID concepts and explained that her experience was diagnosed at the age of 21. But now, she has made the goal of her life to help others struggle over the confusion she has experienced so far.

"I didn't share my trauma," said Gimena. "I also didn't show my alter. I don't have any videos there just for the purpose of showing the video."

Girena's videos will appear as you explore popular tags like #dissociative identity disorder or #didsystem. But even though Girena is a consistent contributor to the TikTok DID community, she doesn't like to consume other content from people with DID because it can trigger her.

Meanwhile, there are many criticisms from the DID community because sometimes the members are too proud of the conditions for the trauma experience.

Until then the phenomenon of switching, (which occurs when a person changes the alter and can be triggered by stress), has sparked ongoing debate over the TikTok platform which is a safe place for people with certain mental health conditions.

Because switching is usually accidental, some people wonder how people on social media can record their switching to be posted. But according to Girena, as he recorded the changes it was aimed at safety, as suggested by a therapist.

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