Living with MPD

My boyfriend and I have been together two and a half years now. After about 4 months I convinced him to go to th doctors, who refered him to a psychologist. A few months later he was diagosed with hypnogogic halucinations and schitzophrenia. A few months later (with some prompting from me) he was also diagnosed with MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder).

The way his version works is that he is really two people. There isn't a dominant personality and then other secondary ones. The two of them are equal and work together. We named them after characters in a favourite anime of ours - Agito and Akito. He thinks that Akito (who's very sweet and gentle) was the original and created Agito (strong and not easily upset but can be a bit overly agressive) as a sort of safety net against school bullies and other stresses. Akito as lovely but he can't cope with any kind of stress (arguements, me being ill, people being upset - even characters in films) and he's astonishingly pink and fluffy but totally adorable. Agito is the brave one who copes with all the day to day things that Akito can't cope with. He works very hard and is totally devoted to his twin? (I'm never shure how they're related to one another) however he's not especially good with people as he has a tendancy to over-react and be a bit agressive. But he's a sweetheart really and has a lot of friends.

I have no idea how many people there are across the world dealing with people like Kagito, and coping with things most people can't imagine. But hopefully one of two of them will read this blog and realise they're not alone.