“She Walked In Saying, ‘I Think I’m Two People.’”
Maya, 32, walked into my virtual therapy room one Friday morning. She was calm, articulate, even friendly. But her opening words stayed with me:
“Some days, I’m confident and ambitious. Other days, I feel like a different person — withdrawn, impulsive, and scared of myself.”
She had Googled her symptoms. She was convinced she had split personality disorder.
I’ve been practicing therapy for over 15 years, and I knew right away: she wasn’t alone. Many highly functional individuals mistake emotional extremes, trauma responses, or mood disorders for dissociative identity disorder (DID). In fact, “split personality” remains one of the most misunderstood psychological terms in India and beyond.
The Challenge: Self-Diagnosis in a Hyper-Digital World
Maya had spent months reading blogs, watching YouTube videos, and following influencers who claimed they had “multiple personalities.”
She was terrified.
I encouraged her to slow down. Instead of clinging to a label, we started mapping her emotions.
She wasn’t fragmented.
She was overwhelmed.
Our in-depth resource on split personality became a useful tool in our sessions — not just for Maya, but for her loved ones who were also struggling to understand her highs and lows.
Diagnosis: Not DID. But Deep, Unresolved Trauma.
After 6 sessions, we reached clarity: Maya did not have multiple personalities.
She was experiencing:
- Childhood trauma responses
- Emotional suppression
- High-functioning anxiety masked by perfectionism
In short, she had complex PTSD, not dissociative identity disorder.
That’s a huge difference—and one that’s often missed in Google searches.
It’s why working with certified therapists in Delhi or licensed professionals through structured platforms matters so deeply.
The Healing: One Safe Session at a Time
What helped Maya the most wasn’t a clinical breakthrough.
It was consistency.
Through Click2Pro’s therapy online in India platform, Maya was able to:
- Attend therapy without fear of stigma
- Speak freely about her guilt and fear of being “crazy”
- Understand her inner world without mislabeling herself
Her words, three months later:
“I’m not two people. I’m one person who was never allowed to be whole.”
Final Reflection: Labels Should Liberate, Not Limit
In India, mental health stigma still leads many to confuse diagnosis with identity. But therapy, done ethically and patiently, can untangle that knot. As Maya’s therapist, I didn’t give her answers. I gave her space to discover them herself.
And that’s the power of modern mental health platforms like Click2Pro — where culturally aware, clinically grounded care meets human storytelling.
