Multiple Names in Multiple Personality
In multiple personality (a.k.a. dissociative identity), alternate personalities are sometimes nameless, but, usually, they do have names: often slight variations of the person’s regular name.
When I recently looked for a prize-winning novel to read for this blog, I found The Shipping News. Its writer was born “Edna Ann Proulx,” but she has written as “Annie Proulx,” “E. Annie Proux,” or “E. A. Proulx” (1).
Comment: In past posts, I have written that namelessness is suggestive of multiple personality, because namelessness is more common in multiple personality than in ordinary life. But let’s not forget that most alternate personalities in multiple personality do have their own alternative names or pseudonyms. And so a person who uses multiple names may very well have multiple personality. However, if the person is high-functioning, it would be multiple personality trait (not multiple personality disorder).
1. Wikipedia. “Annie Proulx.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Proulx
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