It might be part of the basis for what used to be known as "multiple personality disorder," given that a lot of people who were diagnosed with MPD had "personalities" that were children.
MPD's been changed to "dissociative identity disorder," and the idea of entirely separate personalities that "take over" the body and run the show has been partly debunked, but there's still some basis in fact. People with DID do "lose time," as people diagnosed with MPD reported, because that's part of what happens when you dissociate. You're not entirely aware of what's going on around you, and so you are going through the motions, possibly appearing "normal" to those around you, but you have no memory of it afterward. Dissociation tends to be a survival mechanism during a trauma or if you're dealing with chronic abuse.
And it's reasonable to believe that one's personality development might be impacted by severe trauma or chronic abuse, hence the "frozen" pieces.
And that concludes tonight's lecture... sorry, I was researching MPD and DID a few days ago for a story idea I'm working on.
MPD's been changed to "dissociative identity disorder," and the idea of entirely separate personalities that "take over" the body and run the show has been partly debunked, but there's still some basis in fact. People with DID do "lose time," as people diagnosed with MPD reported, because that's part of what happens when you dissociate. You're not entirely aware of what's going on around you, and so you are going through the motions, possibly appearing "normal" to those around you, but you have no memory of it afterward. Dissociation tends to be a survival mechanism during a trauma or if you're dealing with chronic abuse.
And it's reasonable to believe that one's personality development might be impacted by severe trauma or chronic abuse, hence the "frozen" pieces.
And that concludes tonight's lecture... sorry, I was researching MPD and DID a few days ago for a story idea I'm working on.