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- The story of Billy Milligan is at the center of Netflix’s new true-crime docuseries Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan, which details how he used a dissociative identity disorder diagnosis — previously referred to as multiple personality disorder — to be acquitted of a crime by reason of insanity.
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Sep 22, 2021 · "Monsters Inside" presents a compelling yet concerning story, as audiences may consider the ethical questions it raises about how media portrays mental illness, or the entertainment industry's...
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Sep 21, 2021 · The argument over the very existence of dissociative identity disorder, or a multiple personality diagnosis, drives much of the discussion in director Olivier Megaton’s Netflix series,...
Sep 22, 2021 · The Netflix true crime doc Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan treads a path between potential deception and dissociative identity disorder as it tells the story of its disturbed...
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- Sybil
- The Three Faces of Eve
- David & Lisa
- Busy Inside
- Mr. Robot
- Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
- United States of Tara
- Primal Fear
- Fight Club
- Split
Starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward, Sybil is based on the bestselling 1973 book of the same name, which sold more than six million copies in the United States within four years of its publication. It chronicles the real story of teacher Sybil Dorsett (a pseudonym for Shirley Ardell Mason), who manifested 16 different personalities after endur...
Though it’s now considered a rather shallow and simplistic depiction of DID, this 1957 film marks one of the first onscreen portrayals of the disorder, chronicling the real story of Christine Costner Sizemore. After experiencing severe headaches and chronic blackouts, she visits a psychiatrist, who uncovers several alters: Eve White, Eve Black, and...
After developing a fear that he’ll die if anyone touches him, teenager David (Keir Dullea) is brought to a psychiatric treatment center where he befriends a girl with DID named Lisa (Janet Margolin). This 1962 film, which was nominated for two Oscars for its direction and screenplay, does well to depict the way society reflexively turns its back on...
This documentary follows therapist Karen Marshall as she treats people with dissociative identity disorder while juggling 17 alters of her own. It focuses on Karen and one of her patients, Marshay, who struggles to both believe and remember that Karen has DID at all. It’s a candid and at times haunting depiction of DID and repression that excels th...
Sam Esmail’s four-season hacker-thriller is worth watching just for the intense detail and gripping story, but it’s also an enthralling exploration of mental health and trauma. The show takes its time diving into the depths of main character Elliot’s (Rami Malek) mind, but ultimately portrays DID with sensitivity and care. (Esmail consulted with a ...
Voices Within is a 1990 miniseries that follows the real story of Truddi Chase, a woman who had 92 separate personalities. It’s based on Chase’s own book, When Rabbit Howls, and she was also closely involved in the script for the show. What results is an interrogation of the stereotypes and stigma surrounding DID, as well as a closer look at Chase’...
United States of Tara is certainly the most comedic entry on this list. Starring Toni Collette and written by Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body, Tully), the three-season Showtime series follows artist and mother Tara Gregson as she shifts between multiple identities while trying to maintain a sense of normality. Ranging from a flirty teenager to a...
Though a fictional thriller, Primal Fear chronicles a case that closely resembles Billy Milligan’s. It revolves around a young altar boy, Aaron (Edward Norton), who’s being tried for the brutal murder of an archbishop. Once it becomes apparent that Aaron may — or may not — have DID brought about by childhood abuse, his lawyer argues that he should ...
DID is ultimately a cliff note in the plot of David Fincher’s 1999 classic Fight Club, but the film does deal heavily with dissociation. Starring Edward Norton, it follows a man who meets strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and finds himself living in his dilapidated house. Together, they start an underground fight club for men to ...
Director M Night. Shyamalan took inspiration from Milligan’s case while crafting this 2016 psychological thriller. It centers around Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), a man with 23 personalities who is primarily controlled by the most agreeable alter, “Barry.” However, one of his more violent alters overtakes him and kidnaps a young girl (Anya Ta...
Sep 22, 2021 · Billy appeared to exhibit personality traits that would change, moment to moment and this resulted in a team of psychiatrists diagnosing him as having dissociative identity disorder. His lawyers pleaded insanity, claiming that two out of his 24 personalities committed the crimes without Mulligan knowing.
Jan 31, 2023 · The story of Billy Milligan is at the center of Netflix’s new true-crime docuseries Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan, which details how he used a dissociative identity disorder diagnosis — previously referred to as multiple personality disorder — to be acquitted of a crime by reason of insanity.
Despite evidence suggesting he had committed the crimes, Milligan had no memories of the assaults, appearing to exhibit continually changing personality traits. This resulted in a team of psychiatrists diagnosing him as having dissociative identity disorder.
