Dissociative Identity Disorder In Hyde Jekyll Me

This Holiday break I watched a Korean drama called Hyde, Jekyll, Me. The drama is about a man who is suffering from multiple personality disorder. Mr. A, the host personality is a CEO of Korea’s version of disneyland. During the night his alternate personality Mr.B, is a famous web cartoonist. The alternate and the host personality are very different from one another. Mr. A, is cold and antisocial yet Mr. B, is outgoing. At an early age Mr. A, the host personality, was kidnapped alongside his best friend and tortured. The 11 year old Mr. A, manages to escape leaving his best friend behind whom he thinks is dead. A few months later he finds out that his father refused to pay the ransom for both of their release and as a result his best friend
This condition of multiple selves is a result of temporary disruption in one’s memory, consciousness and identity. Most of us have experienced mild dissociation which is like dreaming or getting lost in a moment while being focused on a task. However DID is a severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces lack of connections. A person who is under control of another identity is usually unable to remember some of the things that occurred while the alternate personality is in control. In the mentioned movie above, Mr. A’s dissociation is a coping mechanism where he is trying to separate himself from the incidence of being kidnapped and the supposed death of his friend. In other words personality B or Mr. B, is created as a defense mechanism to the traumatic and painful experience that can not be accepted into the host’s conscious. DID is sometimes seen as a product of poor coping abilities to stressors and difficulties in emotional relationships with