the totally insane true story behind the 1970s film and book Sybil

the only Bill Bixby TV movie I can remember is the one where he plays a dead dude waiting around in a bathhouse aka purgatory

while directing "Blossom."

I found it! the five of me, starring david birney and dee wallace. 3 guesses who mr birney married irl...

http://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2012/05/five-of-me-1981-tvm.html

http://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/12/arts/tv-five-of-me-multiple-personalities.html

neat factoid

"THE FIVE OF ME," tonight's movie on CBS-TV at 9 o'clock, is the story of a multiple personality whose true case history, we are informed at the outset, spanned 37 years. The production has several substantial ingredients - imaginative direction by Paul Wendkos; a carefully constructed script by Lawrence B. Marcus, who wrote the screenplay of the "The Stunt Man," and, especially, a strong performance by David Birney in the lead role.

Dee Wallace!

omg somebody on ebay is selling promo photos from the five of me, this is some mighty arcane memorabilia

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/the_five_of_me.jpg

From the review:

Multiple-personality cases are not uncommon. ''Sybil'' and ''The Three Faces of Eve'' are mentioned here in passing. And there is no reason to doubt the details of Mr. Hawksworth's story. But the fact that his problem existed for years without proper diagnosis defies belief. His record is crammed with violent incidents, from causing a car crash that killed the man he saved in Korea to viciously attacking his pregnant wife - who was, incidentally, his dead friend's fiancee - to the homicide trial that finally results in his getting proper help.

Uh...sounds like a sociopath who is using mpd to excuse his violent behavior.

Again, Billy Milligan.

all these MPD roles just make me think...

ACTING!

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The five of me December 7, 2008
By Eileen Delk
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This movie is so great it's one the no it's the first drama movie that I saw that I have never forgotten. I would love to have it in my collections

David Birney is a wonderful actor and this is my favorite movie from him of all times. please can you find a copy so I can enjoy it any time my son would like to see this for I have spoke on this movie alot of times.

please contact me by email as soon as possiable thank you.
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MPD reviews of movies would be pretty funny.

"I hated it! ... but *I* loved it!"

I cannot believe you cynics are questioning the veracity of a TV movie from 1981 starring mr meredith baxter birney

just baxter now

idk this may be a little left field of the current discussion, but it's got some similar strains to MPD (as deliberately controlled through mind-control) / SRA / recovered memory. here's a link to a .pdf of memoir written by a woman who believed the CIA turned her into a mind controlled sex slave under MK ULTRA / Project Monarch.

http://shatteringdenial.com/books/taylor_thanks_for_the_memories.pdf

a quick glance at the table of contents will give you an idea of where it goes from there, but that's just the start

c'mon elmo that was already posted please keep up

the burning question right now is where can I buy a bootleg copy of the five of me for $6.20 oh wait

http://www.twistedanger.net/movies/comedy-humour_c29/dvd-five-of-me-the-paul-wendkos-1981_p1999/

have we discussed the dolphin sex, then? i haven't had a chance to read everything itt!

http://www.dolphins.spirita.net/images/dolphin2.gif

This article was really interesting:

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/09/nyregion/multiple-personality-cases-perplex-legal-system.html?ref=multiplepersonalities

I was trying to find more information on Hawksworth but there doesn't look like there is anything available outside of the book, which makes me think it's either a pseudonym or completely made up.

i revived a thread to talk about the tumblr headmates thing but no one was biting

― thomp, Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:55 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

tbh I was very interested in your thread but then you got yelled at and I was afraid it was going to be some huge clusterfuck so backed away

holy cow I just read the link about "transablism" and just learned about "transethnic" and for all that I'm willing to give a pass to a kid who thinks he's got a raccoon, the Third Doctor, and River Tam living in his head, if somebody told me they identified as "transabled" or "transethnic" I might very well respond with violence.

On the "headmates" tag, somebody posted a screen shot of another Tumblr with the intent of mocking it, and in the screenshot, a person who has a vampire otherkin headmate talked about how the headmate gets triggered when people talk about pooping because vampires don't eat and so don't have buttholes, and in the screen shot, somebody responded to that comment very seriously, apologizing for the ablism that the buttholeless vampire headmate has to endure. I would think that was trolling because come on but then somebody else was mocking it so I just don't know.

― ms. cookie (carl agatha), Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:42 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

holy shit

OMG is transfat where somebody is not fat but, like identifies as fat? Get the fuuuuuck out of my face with that shit.

http://khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.tumblr.com/post/27668397685/i-cant-even-i-cant-what-is-this-god

Here it is!

(if this is getting inappropriately far afield from the topic, I will stop! As soon as I read more of Sybil Exposed I will be back on topic.)

X-post

Ha can I be transthin then

I'm a transbillionare give me a fucking private jet if you respect my right to self-identify you 99% fuckers.

I'm a transdoctor I have no medical training but I know I'm a doctor so let me operate on your brain.

I guess walk-ins are another kind of DID-ish thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk-in
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31aFleSQA9L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I guess for these folks you can kick out a headmate and the headmate will go live in somebody else's head. Probably as good an argument as any to avoid them.

I've seen the movie but not read the book. Didn't they just discover she made it all up or it was implanted or something? The whole MPD/SRA phenomenon is completely fascinating to me.

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Monday, July 30, 2012 1:30 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

ENBB (and others), Ian Hacking's Rewriting the Soul is an excellent book on the social and historical development of MPD constructs, treatment and diagnosis, as well as an examination of its philosophical status, and contains a close historical reading of the period where a lot of the building blocks for current MPD understanding were put in place. Sybil features fairly heavily. (He also wrote an excellent book on transient mental states called Mad Travellers about wandering fugue states among Europeans in the 19th century, used to analyse the meaning and notions of syndromes like autism. As recommended by Plasmon in this thread.

Thank you, Fizzles.

(I just wanted to use the name "Fizzles" in a sentence)

oh fantastic, that sounds exactly like what i need. i will get around to reading it in six months and start my no-pointing-and-laughing thread on the subject, i think

those who want to keep tabs on the Satanic/CIA/Illuminati/Monarch mind-control conspiracy should check out vigilentcitizen.com.
and yes, the joker from Aurora is top headline. so obv a patsy.

this is another good read - http://www.emhdf.com/Monarch-mind-control.pdf

vigilantcitizen.com (srry typo)

IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE you the reader have had
mind-control done to you, you must consider the following book to
be DANGEROUS. If you are consulting a therapist for DID (also
known as MPD), it is recommended that you consult your therapist
before reading this book. The complications that could result for
those under mind control learning the truth--could be fatal. The
co-authors take no responsibility for those who read or misuse this
information.

too long for a board descrip I guess

is having socks considered a form of MPD

Anderson Cooper is talking to a bunch of teen exorcists right now. The madness and the sorrow still envelops us.

oh yeah, they are lol bob larson's daughters or something??

bob larson is a national treasure

There was a total of 21 people in lil Wayne’s video ( counting the skeletons ). 12 skeletons in the chairs of the video. 12 people that died in reality at the movie. 21 people total got shot in reality. 21 can be broke down to 2+1=3 and 12 can be broke down to 1+2=3 . 33 is a powerful number. 33 is the Masonic. illuminati anyone. Also, This is the yr of the Queens jubilee. The year of twins/double. This is why Whitney Houston had to die. She was the Queen of Pop. Fast forward to today, the killer called himself joker. A joker in the batman movie and a joker in reality. Doubles again. I guess They need that energy. It was a ritual murder!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzOFTYIHHPc

I don't know, maybe the Anderson Cooper's a repeat.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82343481/

http://www.boblarson.org/assets/images/Bob_Larson_demontest.com_exorcism_exorcist_dwjd.jpg

Those who feel called by God to cast out evil spirits have had nowhere to turn for training – UNTIL NOW! Rev. Bob Larson has a vision to restore prayers of exorcism to Christianity and has founded the International School of Exorcism. You can learn exorcism right at home on your computer. By completing the curriculum you can receive:

Apprenticeship Degree of Exorcism
Master’s Degree of Exorcism
Advanced Degree of Exorcism
Some of the course studies are:

Basic Curse Breaking
The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare
The Mental & Emotional Aspects of Deliverance
The Procedure and Principles of Casting out Demons
Applications are now being received for the Apprenticeship Program, but space is limited. For information contact the Bob Larson International School of Exorcism.

Bob Larson International School of Exorcism
P. O. Box 36-A
Denver, Colorado 80236
exorcismsch✧✧✧@boblar✧✧✧.o✧✧
303-980-1511

he has a blog post up about today's re-broadcast of the anderson cooper appearance

He complained that it cost $9.95 to go to DemonTest.com, our web site, and take the test that shows the likelihood of demonic possession. When I explained that we have internet management costs to build and maintain the site, Cooper admitted that he scored high on the test! That’s no surprise. Cooper’s brother committed suicide right in front of him by jumping to his death from a tall building.

I just requested Sybil from the library. I'm excited.

Yes he's in DENVER!! I wonder if he can give me exorcism lessons!

lol @ GOT DEMON?

linguistically speaking, i love how 'demon' can be used as a general catch-all for what's plaguing you
everyone's got demons
they're real!

demon in spatula form

Whoa! Just been floored that Michelle Remembers took place in Victoria, BC of all places! I vacationed there when I was six, so maybe my fond childhood memories colors it a bit, but there simply cannot be a less satanic cult environment.