resources for readers

this page is for anyone curious about DID depiction, critical analysis around DID depiction, and/or what avenues for interpretation can exist when dissecting depictions of DID.

i use this page to store my analytical essays and critical commentaries in response to various DID depictions across media and social spaces. when there is an alternative source/host, it will be linked with a (*).

disclaimer / note to readers:

it is my goal to make discussion of what DID is, and criticism of how it is depicted, open and accessible to everybody. therefore, using accessible language is very important to me and my work.

if any of my essays are hard to follow or read, or if i accidentally use specialised terminology that excludes those unfamiliar with medical jargon, please let me know and i will remedy it and clarify my meaning as soon as i am able.

please also bear in mind i am a constantly growing person, who is constantly developing his knowledge, observations, and opinions; all opinions on specific depictions and media are my own at a given point in time. i am always open to being disagreed with and considering new viewpoints, and nothing i say here is free from improvement.

thank you for reading this foreword, and enjoy your reading!

an autopsy of Split (2016)

an analysis of Shyamalan's blockbuster and the community backlash to it, on the rhetoric used to legitimise DID. WIP.

Published: n/a, Edited: n/a. Notes: n/a.

notes on Beware of the Other Side(s) (2014)

all the quotes I pulled out of Dr. Heike Schwarz' book for my dissertation. read here (6.0k)

Published: 06/03/26 Edited: 06/03/26. Notes: If this is how I can convince people to buy it so be it.

origin speculations on the 'evil alter' hallucination

a quick scan over Eve as an early USAmerican filmic DID depiction and how it evokes horror tropes. read here (<1k)

Published: 27/11/25, Edited: 27/11/25. Notes: Undeveloped Essay Ideas.

how 'John' didn't 'do it'

critiquing Mikoto's typical reception and arguing for a new interpretation of his behaviour. read here(*) (3.5k)

Published: 22/04/2025, Edited: 22/04/2025, Media: Mikoto Kayano, MILGRAM. Notes: Informal.

'John' (オレ) (Neoplasm) is not 俺 (John Doe)

further analysing how Mikoto's character functions and why his DID may present the way that it does. read here(*) (5.2k)

Published: 25/05/2025, Edited: 25/05/2025, Media: Mikoto Kayano, MILGRAM. Notes: Informal.

Mikoto introjects the DID role we expect of him

analysing how Milgram frames DID, and following how Mikoto's presentation develops in response to Milgram and the DID label. read here(*) (10.6k)

Published: 01/07/2025, Edited: 07/07/2025, Media: Mikoto Kayano, MILGRAM Project. Notes: Informal.

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