Abreaction by: Kimberly J.
Hands are tied, twisted mercilessly.
Tighter and tighter,
The blood locked out,
Cold locked in… (Cohen, Giller & W., 1987).
Many people that experience DID become suicidal, not only because of the condition but also due to the constant scrutiny they sometimes receive from the media, family and friends (Cohen, Giller & W., 1987). In 1977, Caroline Sizemore had developed 22 personalities, but only three could exists at any given time- for any other personality to surface one would have to “die”. Personal stories of DID offer valuable insight to the life and thoughts of a person who suffers from DID as well raise many questions by practitioners, other sufferers and people unaware of the illness. A patient named Sharon stated that some parts of her past caused her to go through …show more content…
The media shapes our ideas and the way we understand others, which can be good but most of the time it tends to be bad (Baun, 2009). When it comes to mental illness, the media tends to be very skewed from reality (Baun, 2009). Research shows that mass media is the public’s number one source of information regarding mental illness (Baun, 2009). For those suffering from DID, and other mental illnesses the media’s negative and inaccurate portrayal of their illnesses can cause significant effects (Baun, 2009). Those that suffer from a mental illness no matter what that illness may be, are constantly receiving negative attention due to fear and discrimination largely due to the media (Baun, 2009). For example, schizophrenia which is often confused with DID and multiple personality disorder, can lead to false information and facts as well as confusion, and delayed treatments (Baun, 2009). Much too often the media uses language that adds to the common myths about mental illness, which promotes fear and incorrect assumptions within our communities (Baun,
Hands are tied, twisted mercilessly.
Tighter and tighter,
The blood locked out,
Cold locked in… (Cohen, Giller & W., 1987).
Many people that experience DID become suicidal, not only because of the condition but also due to the constant scrutiny they sometimes receive from the media, family and friends (Cohen, Giller & W., 1987). In 1977, Caroline Sizemore had developed 22 personalities, but only three could exists at any given time- for any other personality to surface one would have to “die”. Personal stories of DID offer valuable insight to the life and thoughts of a person who suffers from DID as well raise many questions by practitioners, other sufferers and people unaware of the illness. A patient named Sharon stated that some parts of her past caused her to go through …show more content…
The media shapes our ideas and the way we understand others, which can be good but most of the time it tends to be bad (Baun, 2009). When it comes to mental illness, the media tends to be very skewed from reality (Baun, 2009). Research shows that mass media is the public’s number one source of information regarding mental illness (Baun, 2009). For those suffering from DID, and other mental illnesses the media’s negative and inaccurate portrayal of their illnesses can cause significant effects (Baun, 2009). Those that suffer from a mental illness no matter what that illness may be, are constantly receiving negative attention due to fear and discrimination largely due to the media (Baun, 2009). For example, schizophrenia which is often confused with DID and multiple personality disorder, can lead to false information and facts as well as confusion, and delayed treatments (Baun, 2009). Much too often the media uses language that adds to the common myths about mental illness, which promotes fear and incorrect assumptions within our communities (Baun,