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Context: We are making a short film on different mental disorders.
The Question: If it is realistically feasible for a 'alter-persona' of a person with Multiple Personality Disorder to have different mental disorders of their own such as schizophrenia and depression.
Yes. For example, people suffering from DID can also suffer from depression.
See DID
Since, by definition "dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct or split identities or personality states that continually have power over the person's behavior. ... ", then the other disorder (e.g. depression) can be unique to a persona.
Well, i don't really know that much... but i think Yes.
People with DID might have a Alter with another mental illness like schizophrenia, paranoia, depression, hallucinations, delusions, PTSD, CPTSD etc. But not physical illnesses like Colour-blindness, hipertrofia, etc.
I do think that a brain can simulate paralysation of a part of the body, Autism, Down-Syndrome and other that mess with the body itself and not the mind. Also you might have an alter that has a Lying-Syndrome, basically can't stop lying... that makes lies of a illness that is impossible to an alter to have. There is so much to tell about that, but i am not doing an essay hahaha. I do have DID, Schizophrenia, ADHD and Tourette's. DID was because of a Trauma, schizophrenia was because of the drugs i took as a kid, and Tourette's i don't know why but i think its somehow related to the DID or Trauma cause i didn't have it before the DID and ADHD might be related to all those things or just hereditary
