Posted by FlakE2 on July 25, 2000, at 10:53:43
In reply to Re: New diagnosis/ meds been increased, posted by kerryB on July 25, 2000, at 3:42:25
KerryB,
I hope for the sake of your marriage you can at least occasionally treat your husband like a visitor.
Curiously, some Mystics(certain Sufis) say that everyone has MPD of a sort. The illusion is that we are the same because there is some continuity of memory. When a person wants something today, and exactly the opposite tomorrow, its not exactly a sign of integration. Also, according to the Sufis our lack of recall is a result of the fragmentation of our personalities. If we were really integrated total recall would come easily. We forget our dreams because our dream consciousness is entirely different from our waking state. An alcoholic's sober personality may despise drinking, but but once he drinks, another part takes over that can't imagine and can hardly remember being sober.
One exercise they recommend is to rigorously organise all thoughts, goals, etc in terms of importance. Also, if one has an all encompassing aim, that everything must agree with or be dropped, the personality will become integrated. This way what one wants today will be the same as what one wants tomorrow. Maybe this is what Jesus was referring to in His mysterious statement "If thine eye be single, thy whole body will be filled with light". Perhaps doing this would help answer the question, who am I really? MPD is a problem when no integration exists so that almost no memory is passed from one to another. Then the personalities work at cross purposes the inconsistencies can't be explained by "I just forgot". Hmmm... Maybe I need to work on these exercises again! :-)
It is so much fun to get on a soap box, hope it isn't too annoying.
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