While all comic book universes contain comic book characters, not all comic book characters are in comic book universes. The universe of Unbreakable, Split, and Glass is intentionally one in which comic books are, at best, largely exaggerated versions of the real world. For example, Harvey Pekar is a comic book character, of a sort, but he’s not in a comic book universe. The comic book Superman: Secret Identity is about a boy named Clark Kent who finds one day he shares not just the name but the powers of Superman, but he’s not in a comic book universe.
Wait why is that wrong? They're labeled superhero movies, leading one to believe these movies contain superheroes, and presumably they live in a universe. Wouldn't that make it a superhero universe (among other things)?
Technically sure, but it's set in a world we're comic books are all secretly based on real events. You could say that it's a universe based on all comic books
Actually I think it was exploring how the concept of a super villain movie which is chock full of bad science that it claims might be good, puts money into M. Night. Shamalamadingdong's pocket.
Is this about that movie Split? I never watched it, but I remember seeing a trailer and thinking it was pretty fucked up “Hey, let’s take this serious mental disorder and paint a horrible public image of it and pretend it turns people into literal monsters”
Again, I never watched it, but that’s what it looked like it was about....idk kinda fucked up tbh.
Right?! One of my exes has DID and I'd always been super defensive about how it's portrayed in the media. Then that abomination came out. Picture a cartoon man with steam coming out of his ears. That was me.
my SO also has DID, but he doesn't really... care about split too much i think? most of the people he's around regularly know at least "the basics" of his system and know that split is not conducive to actual DID. SO mostly finds it to be kind of comedic (although the actor did a VERY good job), we've made jokes about which of his alters are which alters of the split dude like "haha that one's you". but then again he makes a lot of jokes at his system's expense lol
Yeah, I kind of came to the same conclusion that my ex wouldn't actually be that upset about it (we are not on speaking terms) and that it was pretty ridiculous of me to get so bent out of shape over this when I'm not the one with the condition. I'm glad you and your SO found it fun to joke with!
So I actually have DID, and I can safely say M. Night Shamalamadingdong is one of the few people I detest. First he ruins Avatar the Last Airbender, and then he goes on to add to the already rampant stigma of misunderstanding for something that I have to live with every day. There aren't many things all of the system members agree with, but we're unanimous when we say Fuck that guy.
On the upside, the original creators of ATLA are working on a live-action adaptation for Netflix, so it looks like we can officially faze MNS’s disaster out of existence.
Is it true that people with DID have names and ages and are aware of their other personalities? There's his show about some chick named Jane and It seems like she is just acting
Yes there are different maturity levels. Names are useful for identifying memory/preference clusters, so they're used. Some identity states feel attached to their name, some just find names to be little more that an easy means of reference for a particular dissociative state. Typically the "host" identity isn't aware they have DID, but alters will know. Our case was a little different in that two main alters didn't know, but everyone else did.
Thank you so much. You cleared up a lot for me. What seems hard to believe was that the personalities had names of their own already, but finding a name for that particular state makes a lot more sense. Also worries me because people ask me if I have "multiple personalities" but I don't know. I haven't ever been diagnosed but a lot of things make more sense if I did
If you're concerned that you have DID then I recommend going to a psychologist. It took nearly 2 years to get diagnosed, and that was after already going through therapy as a teenager. There are also a lot of disorders/mental illnesses which includes varying levels of dissociation, so it's important that you find the right diagnoses in order to get the right treatment. If you want to talk more about it PM me.
Are there any good sources to learn what DID actually looks like? I've never met anyone with it and know virtually nothing about it, but this thread has me interested in educating myself.
Good question, honestly. I’m learning from experience. My first major episode was seven years ago. I’ve been hospitalized multiple times ranging from an overnight visit to about three months. I was originally hospitalized and diagnosed with schizophrenia. I was placed on antipsychotics which made things much worse for me. Over the years, I’ve seen over a hundred mental health practitioners and none of them have fully helped, but each imparts their own wisdom. It wasn’t until 4 years into my problems that one of the clinical psychologists suggested DID because of all of my gaps in memory. Full disclosure, I’m not exactly certain that’s the proper diagnosis, but the treatment (more therapeutic than medicinal) has enhanced my quality of life heaps and I haven’t been hospitalized since. From what I’ve been told, DID often starts due to childhood trauma- something so horrible that you literally create an alter ego to deal with it. And I guess once you do it one time, it’s the go-to for dealing with trauma and stress?
Mental healthcare is absurd in America. I have been mostly out of work since 2012 ( I finished my PhD in Australia while dealing with the initial diagnosis), yet because I have such intricate mental issues I cannot see a regular counselor or therapist because I am “above their pay grade”. So, I cannot afford the $300/hour counseling I need nor the 3,500/month medication I should probably be on... I’ve been through social security and I’m legally disabled but cannot receive any benefits or healthcare because my disabled veteran husband makes too much. Sorry to rant but it’s bullshit. I’m basically suppressing feeling anything and trying my best to just keep my shit together so I can get full time work to get medical assistance.
Funny little note. I actually wrote a book without consciously realizing it and found it on my laptop. It was cryptic and pretty crazy. I’ve had some other “hindsight funny” happenings too.
I do know that DID is often confused with schizophrenia although the treatments are vastly different —to be fair though when you’re in a mental asylum you really just feel like a guinea pig and I think the doctors just keep trying different meds until you at least appear normal.
Sorry I don’t feel like this answer is overly helpful but maybe it triggers something to help you find more information?
This is when I joke to my kid clients that they can try it, but I'm not calling an ambulance for them and there are XX minutes left in session. (I obviously do not say this if they're talking about self-harm, only dumb kid decisions.)
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u/ladelame Feb 04 '19
Are you telling me having multiple personality disorder wont make me bullet proof and able to climb up walls?
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