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How To Treat A Split Personality And The Problems Related With That?

I've been having some strange thoughts lately. Some Aren't conscious efforts, like they are forced into my mind by another person. They aren't things i would think of, usually these things are terrifying. Sometimes violent or just something that bothers me, In anything I've experienced I'm the only person i recognize. Sometimes there is more than one of me, sometimes there are faces that don't make sense or are unknown to me. I don't recognize the locations, and I have blacked out and experienced the sensation while unconscious. I was at one point diagnosed with Anxiety, but this is very different to anything that i had experienced before. I've talked to my parents about what they refer to as my "fears" but none of these are logical things. In the worst of them, I feel physical pain. Cuts, Bruises, being hit or whatever pain is being inflicted in the thoughts or Hallucinations i could call them, feel real. I hope you can help determine what the cause is, or how to fix it.
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
The symptoms of delusions, hallucination, possession of thoughts all go in favor of you having a psychotic disorder, probably schizophrenia. This illness is more severe than the routine anxiety disorders and will require proper antipsychotic treatment. It may require olanzapine or risperidone or quetiapine for a few months to show significant improvement.
The other possibility is that even severe anxiety disorders can lead to depersonalization and derealization and this may respond to benzodiazepines. But the possibility of the first diagnosis is more likely.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
                                        
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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How To Treat A Split Personality And The Problems Related With That?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. The symptoms of delusions, hallucination, possession of thoughts all go in favor of you having a psychotic disorder, probably schizophrenia. This illness is more severe than the routine anxiety disorders and will require proper antipsychotic treatment. It may require olanzapine or risperidone or quetiapine for a few months to show significant improvement. The other possibility is that even severe anxiety disorders can lead to depersonalization and derealization and this may respond to benzodiazepines. But the possibility of the first diagnosis is more likely. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.