Is it normal that i feel like a different person

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Is it normal that I feel as though there are two VERY different people living in my head. Most of the time I am calm and caring, but sometimes I just change I don't care about anything other than myself and I have really bad thoughts. I hate the second me because it's not who I want to be and it kind of scares me knowing that I'm capable of being like that. Plus sometimes they sort of mesh together and I just get this sort of confused feeling, because they are so contradicting to each other. IDK if this is normal or not or if I'm going insane.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    7 years ago

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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  • rayb12
    7 years ago

    Yeah this is thinking, not DID. People have a host of conflicting emotions and thoughts, you will drive yourself mad expecting things to match up or make sense, because our animal brains don't work like that. You have to accept all of you even that which you wish was not part. None of us our perfect. Look in the mirror and count how many people you see, there is your answer.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      If I accepted the bad part of me I would be in jail

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      • rayb12
        7 years ago

        I am so glad you said this. It took me a while to "accept" lol this definition. But accepting does not mean you consider a thought or action to be good or that you continue to do it. It just means that you have some understanding and are not constantly blaming yourself or judging yourself because of it.

        https://www.reddit.com/r/NonZeroDay/comments/1qbxvz/the_gospel_of_uryans01_helpful_advice_for_anyone/ this helped me a lot on my journey

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  • riffraffy
    7 years ago

    A lot of young folks don't know just how normal it is to feel angry and sad sometimes. It isn't normal to feel numbly content 24/7. Unless you're acting on urges that endanger yourself or others, don't take the 'visit the psychiatrist' line.

    Accept yourself and that you aren't rational and that it's okay, because no one is.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      It's not that I feel angry or sad, it's not emotion based (I actually do almost always feel numb). It's more personality based, it's as if I have this other guy in my head that takes over randomly. Like while I am in that second state I see nothing wrong with what I am doing /thinking, but as soon as I come back to normal I realise how bad it all was.

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      • riffraffy
        7 years ago

        Then you should consult a doctor and get some tests done. Blood work mostly. Personality is driven by mood, even if it doesn't emerge in common forms, and mood is highly dependent on hormones. I can't stress enough how chemicals can shape your mind, perceptions and your personality.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          7 years ago

          I can't go to the doctor, everytime I'm about to go I end up freaking out. One time to the point where I was about to kill myself to not go. I can't even control it anymore used to I could but it's like it just keeps getting worse every day now.

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  • jsnpq
    7 years ago

    I dont think you are going insane. You may have a mental illness but I doubt you are losing your mind. Sounds like mood swings to me. See a psychiatrist, if anything it will give you piece of mind.

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