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VIDEO: Onikakushi-hen | TIP 19: Split personality?
BGM: Seijaku (Quietness)
"Multiple personalities are thought to be escapism."
"Multiple personality disorder is a form of escape?"
"Correct. The exact mechanism is not fully understood, but it's believed to be a type of defense for the brain to retain mental stability."
"Hypothetically, poor people imagining themselves as wealthy is a form of escapism, is it not? Is this also a form of multiple personality disorder?"
"I wouldn't go that far, but broadly speaking, one could infer that. It's something that occurs in us all."
"Does a split personality occur when one cannot tell which is reality and which is the escape?"
"...That's difficult to say. There are some who agree with that, and some who disagree. There is no consensus."
"Then is the occurrence of multiple personalities still an unknown phenomenon... something not fully comprehended in the psychiatric field?"
"Unfortunately, that is the current state of things. We can only put our hope in future research."
"Recent studies find that those who develop it... or rather, those who are more susceptible to developing it, may be genetically predisposed or may have had abnormal mental development... Some say that childhood abuse increases the chances."
"Speaking of which, Person A here experienced abuse as a child, didn't he~ How sad~..."
"Person A has seven different personalities. Let's watch a video of him... Right after these commercials!!"