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Published: 2016-08-03 21:58:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1696; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 0
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This particular piece relates to Multiple-personality disorder, this is something that puzzles me more than any mental disorder. The fact that someone can be two (or more) people at once is a very mysterious and scary thing. This painting explores the birth of the disorder, showing the woman's consciousness splitting in two directions. The bold image representing her true self, and the faded version representing her 'other' self. This 'other' will slowing become more apparent until there is equality of control.
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I knew it!! haha... Great job!!
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/!\Not the same as Schizophrenia.../!\
THE MORE YOU KNOW
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I had a friend who has DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder, also known as Multiple Personality Disorder), and it was really sad. As a baby, she was raped repeatedly by her father, which triggered her to have alters (personalities). I think she had at least nine or ten alters, only two of whom were over the age of thirteen despite the fact that she was in her 20's. They used to like to text me in the middle of the night. The last time I talked to her, it wasn't her. It was one of her alters. The alter told me that my friend wasn't present very much anymore. She was having a lot of difficulties in her life, and the alters took over most of the time.
No offense, but personally, I'm not intrigued by the disorder because I believe it exoticizes something that creates a lot of suffering. Seeing my friend go through all that pain and then almost disappear was really painful. I have Schizoaffective Disorder, and there have been times when people have exoticized my symptoms. I took a painting class, and I was the only one who wasn't an art major. When I told them that sometimes I look at paintings and hallucinate that they are moving or three-dimensional, they were surprisingly jealous. They wanted to be able to see the paintings look like that. They thought it was so cool. They had no idea what it's like see those things, feel scared, and think I must be crazy because I can't control it. It just happens sometimes. I hope that if my friend ever becomes open enough to tell others about her experience, they will not treat her like she has a really fascinating disorder and instead understand how difficult her life is. People should treat her with sympathy and empathy, not amazement.
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I think before that this is a photo.... nice work buddy
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Woah! This looks so good! This is simply amazing!
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