Jack's Dissociative Identity Disorder In Fight Club

In the movie Fight Club the main character Jack had displayed many psychological issues, but within the first scenes had declared a defining statement that began to depict Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) saying, “I know this because Tyler knows this” (Comer,) The movie progressed to depict missing segments in Jack’s life as a recurring theme, ones that went beyond normal moments and into elongated time periods to which had Jack wake up in places he had no idea he was inside of (Comer,). This is another major indicator of DID as other subpersonalities may take hold of the host at certain time periods (Comer,) On this note, Jack can be said to currently have 2 disorders as he’d already met with a doctor for his insomnia, to whom had put him off of sleeping meds to work through the issues in other manners. …show more content…
First off, Jack had very little coping mechanisms in the face of harsh realities: a highly stressful job as a field worker at an insurance agency to which would have him see traumatic scenes, the job also required trips which could hinder social ability for coping mechanisms, has spoken of major family issues which indicated the family hadn’t supported him, and in general Jack’s ability to confront painful issues had become a major issue as well.
These issues first come into conflict with social psychology, to which may state support helps one be resilient to issues that confront one (Comer, ). The second conflict that could come to help create the disorder comes with the behavioral view, issues coming to rise when Jack had not gotten praised for behavior such as his accomplishments (i.e. going through college)