Posted by Daisym on April 12, 2007, at 23:41:54
In reply to Re: Got a ? about split personalities » Happyflower, posted by muffled on April 12, 2007, at 23:19:35
By definition they are pretty different things. Splitting - sending a part of yourself into the ozone - does not always, even usually, end up in fullblown DID. But whatever got split off is frozen, encapsulated along with the age-appropriate fear, confusion, or whatever. Interestingly, usually the vocabulary to explain the split off material is this same age level as well.
A flashback can be purely mental but typically there are body sensations that go with the whole experience as well. It is a little like conscious dreaming - but you are "in it" and it can be hard to shake off.
Is there a question behind this question?
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