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Online Cognitive Dissociation Disorder | |||||||
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Diagnostic Features:
Online Cognitive Dissociation Disorder or OCDD is a condition characterized by a chronic preoccupation with internet personas, attention, and control over conversation. This disorder is only diagnosed when these behaviors become persistent and disabling. The individual with this disorder often becomes upset when attention is lost. The individual then either retaliates with verbal aggression, or expresses rage. The individual usually expresses emotion in a highly impulsive or stilted fashion and may be very uncomfortable in the presence of others who are healthily emotionally expressive. The person often has difficulty accepting their role in society, and rarely pays compliments.
Complications:
The individual’s chronic preoccupation with internet personas, attention, and control over conversation seems to preclude many of the complications (e.g., drug abuse, reckless sex, financial irresponsibility) that are common to some other personality disorders. Occupationally, the individual tends to be a low achiever with a lackluster devotion to work. However, dissociation, impulsivity, preoccupation with others, and inability to delegate work may seriously interfere with the individual’s ability to complete a given task. The individual experiences occupational difficulties when confronted with new situations that demand improvisation and ingenuity.
Comorbidity:
In response to stress, individuals with this disorder may experience very brief psychotic episodes (lasting minutes to hours). If the psychotic episode lasts longer, this disorder may actually develop into Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional Disorder or Schizophrenia. Individuals with this disorder are at increased risk for Major Depressive Disorder. Other Personality Disorders (especially Schizoid, Paranoid, Avoidant, and Borderline) often co-occur with this disorder.
Prevalence:
Online Cognitive Dissociation Disorder occurs in 3% of the general population. This disorder occurs slightly more commonly in males.
Course:
This disorder may first appear in adolescence and with solitariness, poor peer relationships, social anxiety, underachievement in school, hypersensitivity, peculiar thoughts and language, and bizarre fantasies. These individuals may appear odd or eccentric and may attract teasing. The course of this disorder is chronic. Only a small proportion of individuals with this disorder go on to develop Schizophrenia or another Psychotic Disorder. |
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Posted On: 03/24/2009 9:02PM | View Xylon's Profile | # | ||||||
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Oh god… |
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Posted On: 03/24/2009 9:04PM | View Raepdog's Profile | # | ||||||
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I think that while this is a completely made of illness that I wrote to better explain a certain type of behavior, it is possibly quite valid. |
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Posted On: 03/24/2009 10:14PM | View Xylon's Profile | # | ||||||