Such a thing as "Re-Associative Identity Disorder?

[JstCruzn86]

A quick google search doesn't show much, but I had this (possibly dumb) idea after looking at a lot of Bernardo's presentations online. (Which I've thoroughly enjoyed over the past several weeks). Anyway, since we know dissociative identity disorder exists, I'm surprised there isn't any cases of it where things kind of go in reverse... Instead of splitting into alters, well, a disorder where there can be episodes of merging.

Thinking more about this I wonder if this is pretty much what is roughly experienced in the near death or psychedelic experiences, but I'm wondering why there isn't cases of people with episodes of association in an otherwise normal life (absent of drugs or near death experiences, etc) I also wonder why we at least don't see glimpses of "association" in normal functioning life. Then again, maybe that's what unexplainable phenomenon's are.

Hrmm, now I'm curious about dissociated dissociation.

Okay I better stop here.
-Chris

[Simon Adams]

When it’s a disorder it’s probably Schizophrenia, which is difficult to explain from a physicalist perspective. When it’s not a disorder, it’s probably what is generally called spirituality.

[JstCruzn86]

When it’s not a disorder, it’s probably what is generally called spirituality.

That's so obvious that I didn't even consider it. I think you've got it right there.

[AshvinP]

When it’s not a disorder, it’s probably what is generally called spirituality.

That's so obvious that I didn't even consider it. I think you've got it right there.

It may also be helpful to note that each person is, by most recent and rigorous scientific understanding, at least a union of two polar opposite modes of attending to the world - right brain and left brain. RB is verified to be the direct integrating (re-associative) mode while LB prefers to forever deal in fragmented abstraction. RB is the spiritual mode while LB is the secular or merely dogmatic "religious" mode.