Guide To The Symptoms Of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Hallucinations

Hallucinations sometimes occur with DID, but this isn't always the case. One of the most common misconceptions is that DID and schizophrenia are the same condition. Schizophrenics often see and hear things that aren't there. With classic presentations of dissociative identity disorder, patients don't interact mentally with their alters. However, as more individuals are being diagnosed with DID and reporting their experiences, there has been a shift in understanding. Before, a core component of a DID diagnosis was that the alters were not in communication and were unaware or partially unaware of each other. However, some individuals with dissociative identity disorder report they can 'hear' their alters conversing in the form of auditory hallucinations.