Guide To The Symptoms Of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Mood Swings

Mood swings are very common in individuals with DID. Feelings of emotional volatility and vulnerability tend to run rampant. Many DID patients don't realize they have the disorder, especially if they're not aware of their alters. For this reason, it's common for dissociative identity disorder to be misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder. The mood swings with DID can take a few different forms. Moods may seem to shift entirely if the alter who's currently fronting changes. From the inside, though, there's not a volatile swing. Instead, it's more like swapping who's in the driver's seat, and the new driver happens to have different emotions. If an individual with dissociative identity disorder is triggered, they may suddenly feel like their emotions and senses have flattened. This is more typical dissociation. There may also be mood swings because of the way different alters have developed psychologically.

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