re: #219 FurryOldGuyJeans

From dictionary.reference.com:

Reference 2 in both definitions is the operative usage. Plus reference 1 in the first definition regarding disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations might also apply.

I know what it is, but the way it was being used above was indicating that a person will say one thing about something and then the next minute, just the opposite.

A schizophrenic has a very defined world, for a matter of fact, sometimes a world that is more real than our actual world. But rarely does a schizophrenic contradict themselves, as a person with MPD would.

For a schizophrenic, their world become more and more defined as the sickness progresses, up to the point where it is almost impossible to separate them from it any longer.

The big difference here is a MPD patient can have many contradicting episodes, depending on which personality is taking the forefront at the moment.