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== Real Life == |
== Real Life == |
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* There is a sizable online community of multiples, who say that they are "systems" consisting of multiple personalities, with some being non-human, fictional and/or historical characters. However, given the debated status of DID as a genuine condition, its particularly high frequency of self-diagnoses and that online multiples' stated conditions often differ from the documented symptoms, their legitimacy is questionable. |
* There is a sizable online community of multiples, who say that they are "systems" consisting of multiple personalities, with some being non-human, fictional and/or historical characters. However, given the debated status of DID as a genuine condition, its particularly high frequency of self-diagnoses and that online multiples' stated conditions often differ from the documented symptoms, their legitimacy is questionable. |
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* Anne Heche |
* The late Anne Heche claimed at least once to have multiple personalities. |
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* Herschel Walker was a former football player with tons of personalities, for instance, The Hero and The Professional White Man. |
* Herschel Walker was a former football player with tons of personalities, for instance, The Hero and The Professional White Man. |
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* Kenneth Bianchi, one half of The Hillside Stranglers, [[Obfuscating Insanity|attempted to set up an insanity defence]]. He claimed to have another personality named Steve Walker and, according to Bianchi, Walker was the killer - Bianchi himself was innocent. He managed to fool a couple of psychiatrists before the whole charade collapsed. |
* Kenneth Bianchi, one half of The Hillside Stranglers, [[Obfuscating Insanity|attempted to set up an insanity defence]]. He claimed to have another personality named Steve Walker and, according to Bianchi, Walker was the killer - Bianchi himself was innocent. He managed to fool a couple of psychiatrists before the whole charade collapsed. |
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