Guide To The Symptoms Of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Mood Swings

Mood swings are quite common in individuals with dissociative identity disorder. Feelings of emotional vulnerability and volatility tend to run rampant. Many patients do not realize they have this disorder, especially if they are not aware of their alters. For this reason, it is common for this disorder to be misdiagnosed, often as bipolar disorder.

The mood swings with dissociative identity disorder can take several different forms. Moods may seem to shift entirely if the fronting alter changes. From the inside, though, there is not a volatile swing. Instead, it is more like swapping who is 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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