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14 Responses to “Multiple Personality Disorder”

1. Lola says:

   November 13, 2009 at 4:45 pm

   Fascinating docmunetary. It just goes to show the human instinct for survival is powerful, and the human mind will do what it needs to do to cope.

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2. Flowing Flesh says:

   November 13, 2009 at 9:36 pm

   wow, i was glued to the screen through the whole documentary. This was extremly interesting, and incredibly sad for the people involved

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3. Imperien says:

   November 13, 2009 at 11:27 pm

   I didn't like this documentary…

   … But I thought it was great!

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4. Dan says:

   November 14, 2009 at 10:34 am

   Ridiculous! I'm sure it's possible this disorder exists but the overly dramatic narration and the host's eagerness to believe this woman was laughable. I only watched 15 minutes and that was enough. It was rather apparent this woman was acting, I'd love to see an update on her.

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5. SSS says:

   November 14, 2009 at 10:41 am

   This was are really fascinating doco. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My heart goes out to the people suffering from this horrible disorder.

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6. Haricots says:

   November 14, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   If you want a documentary to balance this one you should check out BBC Horizon's "Mistaken Identity" from 1999.
   The premise of that show is that MPD is largely if not completely a disorder created by leading questions etc from the therapists.
   http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6233210106882824579#

   I'm leaning in the direction of the skeptics in this case, it has been shown time and time again what you can convince your patients of if you're not careful. Just look at the recovered memory scandal.

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7. spacebunny says:

   November 15, 2009 at 5:20 pm

   Barb's story was the most poignant because her behavior affected her husband and children. The other sufferers had already divorced and live by themselves. I wonder how her children turned out.

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8. Kate says:

   November 16, 2009 at 9:24 am

   With regard to Haricots' comment – yes, it is important to be aware of the fact that memory can be created, but it is also important to acknowledge that memories of real abuse can be repressed and then recovered. I work as a counselor with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and I know cases where recovered memories have been confirmed by objective evidence and other people's testimonies. I also know a few survivors who were not believed because they only regained their memories of abuse when they were adults. The "false memory syndrome" can also be a very handy tool in the hands of the abuser(s), who want to discredit the survivor's disclosure. Let's keep in mind that all depends on the individual case and the fact that the memories are recovered, does not automatically mean they are false.

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9. Haricots says:

   November 16, 2009 at 10:15 am

   Kate, good points.

   I guess I didn't make myself clear, I was referring to recovered memory by techniques such as hypnosis.

   Spontaneously recovered memories are many times more reliable than the therapy recovered memories. They may even be about as accurate as normal continuous memories.

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10. APL says:

    November 29, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    I'm with you, it didn't seem genuine.

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11. Cee says:

    December 20, 2009 at 3:44 am

    So very sad.

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12. arwritergal says:

    January 24, 2010 at 8:24 am

    Hilarious Imperion! Not the film or those poor people's agony. But, the reply was perfect!

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13. ChieftestofSinners says:

    January 24, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    Her aggressive personality is named Enigma? Interesting how she claims to have formed a personality as a child with a name she could not possibly have known the meaning of. Most children haven't even heard the word enigma.
    No doubt, this woman is mentally ill, but she is clearly faking.

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14. victim says:

    February 21, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    thanks… our mind is fragile that when it is hurt, that mind interacts in accordance of that hurt impact resulting in our present attitudes.
    love and healing is in demand. lets heal and love.
    thanks for the owner of this site. God gives you overflowing blessings…

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