Seven characters in my head

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Each of them represent an important part of me that I have developed, but they have their own individuality (gender, personality, physical appearance, name and personal colour (for when I'm documenting)). Sometimes they interact with each other and sometimes with me. One of them is a boy with Aspergers Syndrome and social anxiety, another guy is an arrogant sociopath, then there is a little girl which is my psychological regression; the fourth one is an angelic girl for my will to be good, and then there is her contrast which is my dark eating disorder.

The two latter ones have an official war (I imgine it like good vs. evil, but the "evil" one isn't purely so–I also love that part of me because she wants well for me somehow). So they both fight for the full possession of me, since there can only be one, as they corrupt each other's purposes and therefore can't coexist.

And the final ones consist of one androgynous female who is my BDD behaviour, and a girl who is kind of sad but apathetic about the world.

Maybe I sound like some dramatic maniac, but in real life I'm a very quiet person and all these characters/behaviours are more or less hidden from others. But the secretiveness doesn't make them any less vivid.

I don't have multiple personality disorder.

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  • q25t
    10 years ago | pl

    This sounds like the basis of a very interesting TV show.

    I don't think it's normal really but if you don't have any outward problems from having all these characters within your head, I don't see a lot of reason to stress over it too much. It's an easy form of entertainment.

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  • dirtybirdy
    10 years ago | pl

    Do they happen to be dwarves?

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    • Justsomejerk
      10 years ago | pl

      I rear-ended a car this morning. I knew it was going to be a really bad day!

      The driver got out of the other car and I looked down and realized he was a dwarf!!!

      He looked up at me and said “I’M NOT HAPPY!”

      So I said, “Well then, which one are you?”

      And that’s how the fight started.

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  • Seustewart
    10 years ago | pl

    Do any of the 7 give head?

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  • Cheese123
    9 years ago | pl

    Are some of the characters clear and others blurry?

    Do you ever black out and find you've done things you normally wouldn't have done?

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  • SplinterWingz
    10 years ago | pl

    You sound interesting. I have 4 current ones.
    All female though.

    Then because I create comics I have hundred of characters I've created since childhood all stored away in my head, everything ranging from names to likes/dislikes, biggest fears and their loves. It's normal i'd say.

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  • TacticalTyler
    10 years ago | pl

    I have a coworker that says he has the same deal, seven voices and everything. Joe if this is you, you'll never hear the end of this. If its not. You're normal :]

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago | pl

      Well fuck. I thought I was anonymous here. Why don't you just do me a favor and keep this between you and me. The last thing I need in life right now is being AKA crazy Joe.

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      • Anonymous Post Author
        10 years ago | pl

        Hey Joe, don't forget to buy coffee later.

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  • Navilluschizo
    10 years ago | pl

    You have a good imagination... It doesn't sound normal to me.
    Jmo.

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  • itskatie
    10 years ago | pl

    I have the exact same thing!... Well the characters are different. It has a name, but I cannot remember it right now. If it starts taking over your life, then it is not normal. But if you can function in society then keep it up! You have a great imagination. Write a book or a screen play or something. Our world needs more dreamers like you.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago | pl

    I think I know what you mean. I have a side to me that is pretty sadistic. Kind of like my pride, but has developed a personality of its own. Sometimes I can't control what I say, and I'll blurt out something rude. When I try to not do it when I know it's about to happen, I get tense, and look left with my whole head while tensing.

    Sometimes I will just have a conversation with myself, not being able to control what I say in some parts. If I think of something, and it's something that makes my pride lower, I just blurt out things like "You stupid mother fucker". "Die". "Fucking kill you", and things like that. Then sometimes I just have full blown conversations with myself.

    I doubt it is a multiple personality disorder, but sometimes it feels like that side of me is physically trying to take control of me.

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    • [Old Memory]
      10 years ago | pl

      I also doubt it is a multiple personality disorder, as those afflicted with it are not aware of the other personalities.

      There aren't other "sides" in people without MPD. It's just the one inner monologue everybody has being effected by the abstract thought process.

      I blame all the bad things I do on "Larry", but I made him up, I can desolve him at any time because he's not seperate from my "fixed" personality.

      The OP has a wild imagination, and poor internal control one would suppose.

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      • Anonymous Post Author
        10 years ago | pl

        Just out of curiousity, what makes me appear like I have "poor internal control"? I might agree, but I'd like to have this elaborated first. HELP IT'S CHOKING ME NO! Sorry about that, sometimes my hand has a will of its own.

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        • [Old Memory]
          10 years ago | pl

          Well because it isn't MPD (as you are obviously very aware of each personality existing) one could easily say the need to "split" within a normal singular consciousness is a MASSIVE sign of poor internal control. Everybody else can do all these things with one internal consciousness and a single inner monologue.

          The mind you describe is inefficient, as it takes only one "personality" to handle all the things you mentioned. Sad but apathetic, sociopathic, ect, ect, is all handled by one in all. You need many, therefore quite poor control.

          If we were speaking in philosophical terms it would be quite a different story.

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  • Energy
    10 years ago | pl

    I find this normal because I have my own characters in my head also.

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  • PboDude
    10 years ago | pl

    You need to start living in the real world and be done with this childish shit. Imaginary friends is pathetic.

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