What Is a Split Personality?
7. Complications
The symptoms of a split personality can make life very difficult for people with the condition. It can affect every aspect of their lives and many will struggle to maintain jobs and relationships. The condition can also lead patients to display some behaviors that can be extremely harmful to others.
Self-harm is not uncommon in patients with a split personality. Depression is another symptom that the condition can cause, alongside a number of other mental health disorders. Some people with the condition will have suicidal thoughts, and around 70% of patients with the condition have attempted to take their own lives.
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