23-01-2017 09:49 AM
23-01-2017 09:49 AM
Hi @Faith-and-Hope,
@NikNik might have more to add, but I can tell you that SANE has produced 3 blogs about DID around the release of Split:
Busting the myths about Dissociative Identity Disorder
Nine things you need to know before watching Split (a lived experience perspective)
People with mental illness are not villains (message from SANE CEO)
Hope this helps!
23-01-2017 10:03 AM
23-01-2017 10:03 AM
Thanks @Shimmer .....
I'll take a look at those .... thank you ❣
23-01-2017 04:49 PM
23-01-2017 04:49 PM
24-01-2017 10:19 AM
24-01-2017 10:19 AM
Yes the mentally ill took the place of lepers.
It just seems cheap to me. Like using amnesia in a novel.
24-01-2017 11:19 AM
24-01-2017 11:19 AM
24-01-2017 01:20 PM
24-01-2017 01:20 PM
@pip Yes over-concern leads to resentment.
DID is truely brilliant. It is an amazing defence mechanism. Grey matter is truely amazing. That is of course not cheapening the distress caused by the suffers of DID and often embarrisment.
For horror I generally turn to Korean and Chinese films. Because they don't believe in mental illnesses generally so it ain't written in... most western films do the double take... is it all in their head (are they crazy) or is it real. Blah.
24-01-2017 04:53 PM
24-01-2017 04:53 PM
24-01-2017 06:20 PM
24-01-2017 06:20 PM
24-01-2017 06:26 PM
24-01-2017 06:26 PM
@pip I can't really call it insomnia because I never feel tired. As I understand it insomniacs feel tired but can't sleep. I just don't sleep.
24-01-2017 07:08 PM
24-01-2017 07:08 PM
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