Octandempus

I think it really depends on the system. Our system is co-conscious and so we are all aware of each other's thoughts and actions and we can control when we switch for the most part. It seems to be that alters or 'others' can have completely different brain patterns and if an EEG is performed on various alters the results can reflect different brain entirely. It's truly remarkable. Riley has depersonalization disorder and it's why they experience no emotion, but it seems to go beyond that since they also feel no physical pain or really feel physically. They don't feel textures. Their brain was more highly active in most areas where commonly in scans only a few portions are active at one time. This causes them to be overwhelmed after a few hours if out in public especially. This points to the possibility of being able to alter someone's neurological make-up to potentially get rid of certain conditions possibly. If we think about various illnesses and conditions, so often it's really because our bodies aren't working quite like they should when they could be. Perhaps further research into individuals who dissociate and have different physiological responses could lead to such advancements in medicine. I have been trying like Hell to look into available studies. I'm so curious what all can be documented about what all is different between my alters and myself.

Riley identifies as robotic and so they feel nothing physical. I believe that dissociation from the physical is what makes them stronger as well. They cannot feel what they interact with physically. They often don't know their own strength and can sometimes hurt people by accident by shaking a hand too hard, patting someone on the back too hard, throwing an item at someone too hard, etc. I'd like to get brain scans of when Riley is out to see if the brain activity is different as well.

Yes, that is correct. I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta so my bones are rather easy to break. I am more used to such things happening but always find broken bones extremely painful. My alter, Riley feels no pain and can usually move without any limitations even with broken bones.

Though even if DID is nothing but a type of delusion. It doesn't make it any less real. I have a metal allergy as well as a avocado allergy. If I have something metal against my skin, usually silver, my skin becomes dry and itchy. If I eat avocado, my throat and mouth will swell. Two alters do not have those allergies. The mind is a very powerful thing. If I break my leg and feel it but an alter does not. Is that pain real? Yes, it is. No one can just just become aware and push the pain aside.

Yes. It was found out when I had a blood draw when I was still a newborn. I had both O+ and O- blood and needed a transfusion. Two different types of DNA still show up in blood work today. I am currently researching the topic of physiological differences between alters. Much of what I have found has not been well documented and/or overseen by medical professionals. Much of the Psychological community still debates whether DID actually exists. I know for sure the physiological differences between myself and alters but it could be argued that because I believe I have DID and I believe myself to be weaker than my alters, it is so. Chimaerism has no known links to DID although DID is often caused by PTSD and in some cases abandonment, which is known to correlate with Vanishing Twin Syndrome.

DID is Dissociative Identity Disorder. It has also been called Multiple Personality Disorder as well. I apologize. VTS stands for Vanishing Twin Syndrome. It is when one embryo absorbs another, sometimes resulting in in 'chimeras' or individuals who have two sets of DNA.

I just made an account here. What background I do have in medicine is pharmaceutical though I have a bit more general medical knowledge than most average folks as well as extensive study in psychology focused on criminal behavior. DID is a subject that usually brings up some heavy debate on whether or not it exists. That isn't what I care to have this turn into because no amount of facts on either side is going to really sway anyone. My questions pertain to anyone with DID that is part of a system. I am part of a system myself. The body is male (though a chimera due to VTS) and 25, Caucasian. The original of the body has Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, Hypermobility, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Ictal Headaches, and a rather weak immune system. Obviously the body isn't in the best shape. DID first appeared when the body was 9. Now there have been reasonable differences in behavior, likes, dislikes, etc between the original and alters, myself included. One of the alters, who goes by Riley, is one who makes little to no sense. The original requires prescription glasses to be able to drive. Prescription is -4.25 -0.5 for the right eye and -4.50 -0.5 for the left eye. Anything maybe past two feet is blurry. Riley has better vision by far. Not perfect by any means but they can read print that wouldn't be legible to the rest of us from six feet away. Our body isn't very strong. The original can safely bench maybe 70 and I could do 85 on a good day. Riley can do 130lbs. In cases where the original has gotten into particularly nasty situations involving fights, Riley has come out and generally makes short work of others. Riley seems to be more focused as well as quicker and has generally faster reflexes than the rest of us. Now to me, if anything this all points to a 'mind over matter' deal and would suggest that Riley is the potential this body can be only the rest of us are limited by something. The original is the weakest one physically and mentally. Any alter naturally tends to be stronger in some form to some degree. So I'm researching various cases of DID systems and how alters may differ from one another. If I find anything good I'll just post it here. If anyone has anything of value to contribute I would gladly welcome it. Octandempus