Dissociation and coping with trauma: One of Lynne Malcolm's favourite programs

All In The Mind

ABC Australia

Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.5 • 825 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Warning: some listeners may find aspects of this program confronting.

The compelling account of a woman who lived with dissociative identity disorder—and how she eventually became integrated.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:06.4	Hi, it's All In The Mind on RN Summer. I'm Lynne Malcolm.
0:11.2	To mark my years as host on All In The Mind, we're bringing you a series of my favourite programmes.
0:17.9	This episode from 2017, deeply intrigued and moved me. It's a compelling personal account
0:25.0	of how childhood trauma can lead to multiple identities and a warning that you may find some
0:32.5	aspects of this program confronting. My name's Headwink. How old are you?
0:38.5	Mine?
0:41.5	I've never seen a case like this before.
0:44.3	23 identities live in Kevin's body.
0:48.6	Who are you?
0:52.9	Help me get out of here, Hedwig.
0:55.0	You're trying to trick me? I'll tell on you.
0:58.0	Aren't you the clever one?
1:00.0	An individual with multiple personalities can change their body chemistry with their thoughts.
1:06.0	Someone's coming for you.
1:08.0	Who's coming?
1:10.0	The Beast.
1:11.6	An excerpt from the recently released Hollywood film called Split.
1:18.6	It tells a frightening story of three young girls being kidnapped by a disturbed man
1:24.6	who has what's known as dissociative identity disorder.
1:29.6	The film's done well at the box office, but many people are concerned about the way it portrays
1:35.3	this serious psychiatric disorder.
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