BOTTOM
LINE …. you
may not be able to tell. Since more than 90% of multiples try to hide the
condition and at least 40% may be pretty good at it, you might never realize they
are multiple.
However
…
You
might notice that
·
the
person is more moody than most people or may be a little on the eccentric side;
·
the
person has very obvious and extreme changes in personality, clothes, and/or mood;
·
the
person seems abnormally forgetful about past conversations you have had;
·
she
doesn’t remember you at one moment and does at another moment.
Take
a look at “What are the signs and
symptoms of multiple personality (DID)?” below if you haven’t already and see
if there are any of those signs as well.
BUT
DON’T ASSUME THE PERSON IS
MULTIPLE
even with these signs.
It’s
best to leave it up to the person to discover it when he is ready.
Of
course, if the person is causing serious harm to himself or others, or
threatens to, then you need to phone 911 or talk to them about the possibility
of going to hospital.
Usually the transitions occurred smoothly enough,
for Eve Black seldom came out except when Mrs. White was alone or among strangers
where no one would be likely to recognize the alteration. (The 3 Faces of Eve see BOOKS,
ARTICLES)
When for the first time we encountered Eve Black
directly, we asked ourselves at once how such a manifestation could have
emerged in the past and gone unrecognized for even a minute by the husband or
by the parents, or, indeed, by anyone even casually acquainted with Eve White.
How had she succeeded in concealing her identity not only from the other Eve
but also from relatives and intimates thoroughly familiar with the quiet figure
her every word, gesture, and expression so vividly belied? She had occasionally
come out in the presence of these people but had not been discovered until she
agreed to reveal herself to them in the physician’s office and in the hospital.
(The 3 Faces of Eve see BOOKS, ARTICLES)
Even though Jonah’s four selves could be
substantiated through objective tests and clinical observation, thirteen army
psychiatrists failed to spot the nature of his illness. (Sybil see BOOKS, ARTICLES)
Multiples are good at [disappearing]. Some could
hide in the middle of main street, name tag and all, and nobody would find them.
(When Rabbit Howls see BOOKS, ARTICLES)
