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This ensured that it gets quite a few things right about the condition.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
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A person withdissociative identity disorderhas two or more distinct personalities.
To cope with that terrible trauma, a child may protect themselves by dissociating.
But when there’s… significant trauma, those parts don’t come together.
They stay fragmented."
Essentially, the brains of some children who suffer intensetraumasplit off their awareness into separate personalities.
Part of the reason DID remains controversial is that it is often mistaken forschizophreniaor other mental illnesses.
Sadly, people with DID endure a similar plight.
Caniglia says that it takes approximately seven to 10 years for DID to be diagnosed.
While these drugs may treat some issues that can co-occur with DID, they won’t treat DID.
What Does Moon Knight Get Right About Dissociative Identity Disorder?
This becomes especially important as the show goes on.
The key is that each personality in what’s called a DID “system” usually has a role.
Shocked at what’s happened, Marc blames Steven, but Steven quickly denies responsibility.
Caniglia notes that a DID system often operates like a bigfamily.
Stay tuned for Part 2 which will discuss what “Moon Knight” gets wrong about DID.
