Identity Superposition 

"Identity Superposition" is the concept that one's sense of self is not fixed but exists in a state of uncertainty, influenced by internal and external factors. Similar to Schrödinger's cat being both alive and dead until observed, personal identity is in a superposition of possibilities until experienced.

For example, imagine a person who feels confident and outgoing in social situations but introspective and reserved when alone. Their identity is fluid, shifting between these states depending on the context. This fluidity reflects the idea of existing in a superposition of identities until observed or experienced by themselves or others.

John's experience of "Identity Superposition" became evident when he noticed how he felt like a completely different person at work, where he was assertive and authoritative, compared to when he was with his close friends, where he became more relaxed and playful.

Identity Superposition by TheMasterDarthVader February 17, 2024

Identity crisis 

When someone has been pressured to identify themselves, but is not yet self aware, by someone claiming to be an authority.

This often comes up with police trying to get your ID, school wanting to know about family and what you eat for breakfast, politics whating you to side with a party instead of refusing to get involved in party politics and be an issue based voter.

Not to be confused with sexualy orientation by way of identity, social identity in that how you look is not your identity but how other people precieve you and in turn treat you.

I'm a cis gender male and just took a college class notlw I'm having an identity crisis, am I vegan?

Identity crisis by Juncture May 19, 2024

Identity-Facet Management

Identity-Facet Management (IFM) is a systems-level framework for the intentional design, organization, and governance of multiple facets (contextual, functional, or role-specific expressions) of a single, continuous identity within a unified control structure.

In IFM, identity is treated as a stable core entity that manifests through distinct, purpose-bound facets, each with defined capabilities, constraints, permissions, and operational scope. Facets may operate concurrently or asynchronously but remain coordinated through shared authority, traceability, and continuity of identity. They do not constitute independent identities and do not possess autonomous ownership of memory, agency, or selfhood outside the governing system.

IFM emphasizes intentional partitioning rather than involuntary fragmentation, prioritizing explicit control, auditability, reversibility, and synchronization between facets and the core identity. Implementations include mechanisms for facet creation, activation, suspension, revocation, and reintegration, as well as policies governing information flow and decision authority.

The framework is domain-independent and applicable to engineered systems (e.g., AI agents, distributed cognition architectures, digital twins, access-controlled personas), organizational role design, and human–machine hybrid systems. IFM does not describe psychological dissociation or clinical phenomena and assumes preserved continuity of self across all facets.

"After burning out from juggling my online persona and legal profile, I started treating it as Identity-Facet Management, and everything got cleaner."

Identity-Facet Management by Star-Struck February 10, 2026

Polish Identity Theft 

When someone steals your personal information and pays your bills.

Me: My credit score went up and my car is now paid? WTF?

You: You are a victim of Polish Identity Theft

Polish Identity Theft by Joey Paisan May 10, 2011

Dissociative Identity Disorder 

Formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. Dissociative Identity Disorder is a complex dissociative disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states with amnesia between them. Each personality is it's own individual person and may have different names, memories, personal histories, and characteristics.

It is currently believed that DID forms due to structural dissociation. When humans are below the ages of 7-9, we do not have a stable or integrated self/personality, and instead have parts. There is a part that craves love, a part that wants food, a part that is sad, etc etc. (This is why babies will go from crying to laughing in seemingly a few seconds.) When we reach the age of roughly 7-9, these parts, along with our experiences will integrate into one, whole personality. However, if a child experiences severe and repetitive trauma before this age, and does not have stable relationships with their primary caregivers (Parent(s), etc) then the brain will put up amnesic walls as a way to protect itself from the memories of the terrible things that have/are happening, and these walls prevent the personality from integrating, which results in the parts staying separate.

Contrary to popular belief and media representation, people with DID are not evil, nor dangerous. They are traumatized individuals who are more likely to hurt themselves than anyone else, and many have gone on to live happy, successful lives.

"Did you hear about Mary? She was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder."

(This definition was written by someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder.)

Dissociative Identity Disorder by Space-Ace May 23, 2020

Dissociative identity disorder 

Formerly known as "multiple personality disorder" and/or "split personality", DID is a severe mental illness in which the person has two or more distinct personalities, which form entirely different memories and characteristics. Commonly confused with schizophrenia.

Dissociative identity disorder is extremely difficult to treat.

Dissociative identity disorder by Doc_B April 14, 2015

Ethnic Identity Disorder 

Ethnic identity disorder is a conflict between a person's actual physical ethnicity and the one they actually identify him or herself as. For example, a person identified as a white suburbanite may actually feel and act like an inner city black kid.

Ebonify dis whack English. Sup?, Said Biff to his mother.

Honey, we need to take you to a psychotherapist. I think you suffer from Ethnic Identity Disorder

Ethnic Identity Disorder by Dr. Agnes Freud October 30, 2010