Percentage of the poulation

So I read that DID has a prevalence of 1% in the population. 1 in 100 people, that's quite a lot. But if each person with DID has say 10 alters, that should be 10% right there! And what is that person has 200 alters or more? Would that mean 200 out of every 100 people live with DID? What if, with all our alters, we outnumber the regular people??

I'm just being silly. But it is surprising to me how common it actually is, when it usually seems to be viewed as an exotic condition, or so rare as to be inconsequential or freakish. It means we all probably know or have met another person with DID, even if we didn't know it. I can only hope it's a sign that DID and other dissociative disorders will start to get the level of recognition and acceptance it needs.

Tiss true its not as uncommon as most people believe. Sounds like its almost as common as things like autism. I'm hoping awareness will spread and with shows like "united states of tara" and movies, it seems to be getting out there more, even tho the media still over dramatizes it. I think your right tho, we alters may outnumber the singletons lol

The US Centers for Disease Control estimate about 1% of children have an autism spectrum disorder, about the same as the prevalence of DID.

CDC.gov: Data and Statistics, Autism Spectrum Disorders

Una+ wrote:The US Centers for Disease Control estimate about 1% of children have an autism spectrum disorder, about the same as the prevalence of DID.

CDC.gov: Data and Statistics, Autism Spectrum Disorders

wow see I knew it
Una you must know everything! lol

chibixal wrote:Una you must know everything! lol

I know how to look stuff up, which I like much better than knowing everything. Libraries exist to hold knowledge so I don't have to.