Episode 20: Split, Primal Fear, and Identity, aka Having DID does not make you a murderer (with Maz Fornasier)

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It’s our 20th episode Psychocinemaniacs! Who knew we’d make it this far!

Buckle up for some wild rides as we delve into the 3 biggest movies of their decades featuring Dissociative Identity Disorder*. Primal Fear (1996), Identity (2003) and Split (2016). Steph and Maz discuss the wild assertions each film make, and the actual statistics around criminal activity, murder, and dissociative identity disorder. Also if there are any lawyers in the house we are sorry we don't know legal facts!!!

*Ok obviously Fight Club will be covered in a later episode. Maybe our 50th?

Content Warning: Self harm, sexual abuse, physical abuse, kidnapping, trauma, violence, murder, ableist tropes, sex and sex-work shaming, death. Spoilers for Psycho, Mr Robot and Fight Club.

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost: Maz Fornasier

Music and artwork: Michael Watson

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

REFERENCES:

Top 10 Dissociative Identity Disorder Movies (Multiple Personality)

The butler(s) DID it - dissociative identity disorder in cinema

Primal Fear (1996) – Psychopathology in Film

Dissociative identity disorder: No excuse for criminal activity

Mental illness and violent behavior: the role of dissociation - Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

Dissociative identity disorder: No excuse for criminal activity

Mind Over Pop Culture: Primal Fear

From Split to Psycho: why cinema fails dissociative identity disorder