What sounds like science fiction is reality for some people, including the Bonnies. They suffer from “dissociative identity disorder” – multiple identities in one body. Four of them told us their stories.
Who doesn’t know them, the inner voices that like to speak up, especially before important decisions – and represent completely opposing views. We all have different personality traits that don’t always pull together. But what if the whole thing isn’t just happening in our heads, but is so pronounced that we consist of several distinct personalities? Then we speak of a “dissociative personality disorder”. Identity disorder“. But what is it like to be many?
The Bonnies know this very well, they have a “dissociative identity disorder” and speak on Social-Media about how this shapes their lives. They themselves do not know exactly how many Bonnies there are. But the whole thing only becomes really tangible when you get to know a few of them, when you hear them speak and see that there are really different characters living in one person. Four of the Bonnies have taken us exclusively into their world of thoughts. In the next few days we will get to know Tessa, Isa, Fiona and 46 a little better. Today Tessa tells us about her life.
Source: Stern
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