Okay. We watched it again, this time with our therapist. During that time, she took copious notes as to the different scenes shown. At the end of it she said, "Okay, now tell me everything you can remember about the movie." Hahahahaha! She had three legal-sized pages, and I could name six things! And yet I had a general idea of the movie, enough to at least create a post here.
So my second opinion is this: Yes, the movie showed what MPD/DID is like, and yes, the producers did pretty well with portraying for the general public what DID can look like.
But I still feel that it could've been done better. For one thing, it could've been longer. But that aside, I guess what it boils down to is that I thought that there was too much public acting out (I have never done that, so maybe it's just me who thinks that) for one. For instance, how many times do you have to show that Sybil couldn't control her bladder in public? Why not have it happen at home or in the therapist's office? Obviously, we can't predict when flashbacks are going to hit, but please. Twice in the same movie? It seemed to be to be sensationalism. Like this is what multiples do.
On Monday, my therapist and I watche A Shattered Mind. And as many times as I've watched that movie, I still love it. I kept telling my therapist that I couldn't pinpoint why I like it better than Sybil. One thing for sure, Heather Locklear is a better actress as far as what DID looks like (in my opinion). To me, she better captured switching the way I switch; smooth transitions between inside people, even though the switches themselves are dramatic.
I bet I'm not making sense. I wish I had more/better words to describe what I'm thinking.
I probably won't watch Sybil again, but I know for sure I will watch A Shattered Mind many times more. I relate better to it.
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I TiVo'd it but I am doubtful I will watch it again. I agree with the public acting out. We dont do that either...although we did do some acting out with former T because she was so much like my MOTHER.
So what did your therapist think of it? Did it give her helpful information or change her thinking in anyway? I guess I'm curious what the impact is on others.
My therapist thought it was excellent, that the actress did a good job and that it'd give the general public a good idea of what DID is like.
I should say that my therapist is the most multiple non-multiple I've ever met in that she "gets it" and is so amazing in her grasp of what it's like to be multiple. She's stood by me and helped me in my journey for twenty years now. She has an amazing gift for being able to help multiples to heal.
She thinks there's something else going on with me about both of the movies; she wants me to write about why I relate to one but not the other. Why do I think Heather Locklear did a better job? Where are the areas in which I relate? Or don't? What don't I like about the more recent one? Stuff like that.
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