>>> WELCOME BACK. JANE HART IS A YOUNG MOTHER
GOING PUBLIC ABOUT AN OFTEN
MISUNDERSTOOD CONDITION.
MISUNDERSTOOD CONDITION. >> HER DOCTOR DIAGNOSED HER WITH
DIS
DIS DISASSOCIATETIVE IDENTITY
DISASSOCIATETIVE IDENTITY DISORDER.
DISORDER. >> JOE FRYER GOT THE CHANCE TO
MEET HER AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT IT.
JOE, THIS IS FASCINATING ONE.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, GUYS, A NEW
DOCUSERIES PREMIERS TONIGHT ON
A&E NETWORK CALLED "MANY SIDES
OF JANE."
OF JANE." IT FOLLOWS THE DAILY LIFE OF THE
MOTHER.
MOTHER. WE WENT TO IDAHO TO SPEND TIME
WITH JANE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE DISORDER AND WHY SHE’S NOW
SHARING HER STORY PUBLICLY.
>> JANE HART IS A SINGLE MOM
WHO’S RAISING TWO BOYS AND
LEARNING TO LIVE WITH MANY
IDENTITIES.
IDENTITIES. >> ALEXIS.
>> ALEXIS. >> JADEN, MADISON, ASHLEY.
>> SHE HAS AT LEAST NINE
DIFFERENT IDENTITIES OR AS JANE
LIKES TO CALL THEM, PARTS.
>> YEAH, IT’S MADISON, NOT JANE.
>> THEY RANGE FROM AGE FROM 6 TO
28 AND CAN APPEAR AT ANY TIME,
TYPICALLY TRIGGERED BY STRESS.
>> I HAVE SECRETS TO TELL YOU.
>> THOSE MOMENTS ARE CAPTURED IN
THE NEW A AND A&E DOCUSERIES "MA
SIDES OF JANE" WHICH CHRONICLES
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH
D.I.D.
D.I.D. JANE HAS LIVED WITH THE DISORDER
FOR MUCH OF HER LIFE BUT WAS
ONLY DIAGNOSED THREE YEARS AGO.
>> ALL GROWING UP I WOULD HEAR
VOICES AND I WOULD HEAR
ARGUMENTS.
ARGUMENTS. IT WOULD BE LIKE HAVING A
COMMITTEE IN YOUR HEAD
COMMENTING ON EVERYTHING YOU’RE
DOING.
DOING. >> LET’S TAKE A PICTURE.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY GET
WRONG OR DON’T UNDERSTAND ABOUT
D.I.D.?
D.I.D.? >> PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY ASSUME
WHEN YOU TELL THEM YOU HAVE
D.I.D. THAT YOU’RE DANGEROUS.
>> D.I.D. IS CONSIDERED RARE,
SOME STUDIES SHOW IT’S FOUND IN
ABOUT 1% OF THE POPULATION.
EXPERTS SAY IT’S OFTEN CAUSED BY
SEVERE TRAUMA DURING CHILDHOOD.
>> THE MIND BECOMES COMPARTMENT
COMPARTMENTALIZED.
COMPARTMENTALIZED. IT’S ALMOST ALWAYS EMOTIONAL,
FREQUENTLY PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL.
>> JANE SAYS SHE WAS ABUSED AS A
CHILD.
CHILD. >> IT’S A WAY THE BRAIN WALLS
OFF THOSE BAD MEMORIES SO THE
CHILD CAN FUNCTION IN DAY-TO-DAY
LIFE AND SO THAT THEY DON’T HAVE
TO LIVE WITH THAT EVERY DAY.
>> ONE OF HER PARTS, BETH, IS 10
YEARS OLD AND HOUSES SOME OF
JANE’S MOST SEVERE TRAUMA.
>> AND WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP
TO JANE?
TO JANE? >> I KEEP BAD PEOPLE AWAY FROM
JANIE.
JANIE. >> SOMETHING ESPECIALLY
TRAUMATIC HAPPENED WHEN I WAS
10, AND THAT’S WHY SHE WAS
BRANCHED OFF AND SPLIT APART
FROM EVERYONE ELSE.
>> IN A LOT OF WAYS, YOUR
DIFFERENT PARTS ARE PROTECTING
YOU, RIGHT?
YOU, RIGHT? >> MY PARTS WERE ALL CREATED TO
PROTECT ME.
PROTECT ME. THEIR PURPOSE IS TO HELP ME AND
TO MAKE LIFE EASIER.
>> I’M A PART OF JANE.
>> I THINK I’M A LITTLE MORE
IMPULSIVE THAN SHE IS FOR SURE.
>> BUT IT’S NOT ALWAYS EASY
GETTING ALL OF HER PARTS TO WORK
TOGETHER, AND THAT CAN IMPACT
PARENTING, JOBS, DATING, AND
MORE.
MORE. >> IT’S JUST A MATTER OF US
MAKING A DAY-TO-DAY AND
FUNCTIONING TOGETHER AND REALLY
BEING ON THE SAME PAGE BECAUSE
IF WE’RE NOT, THINGS GET
REALLY -- THEY JUST JUMP AROUND
A LOT, I GUESS.
>> IS THERE A STIGMA ABOUT
D.I.D. THAT’S MOST HURTFUL TO
YOU?
YOU? >> THE STIGMA THAT’S MOST
HURTFUL IS THE PARENTING ONE,
IT’S WHERE PEOPLE ASSUME YOU’RE
NOT A GOOD PARENT OR YOU CAN’T
HANDLE IT.
HANDLE IT. IT COULDN’T BE FARTHER FROM THE
TRUTH.
TRUTH. >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO YOUR KIDS
WHAT D.I.D. IS?
>> I JUST, I TELL THEM I HAVE A
UNIQUE BRAIN AND THAT MINE IS
JUST WIRED A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS.
>> WHAT HELPS JANE FIRST AND
FOREMOST IS INTENSIVE THERAPY.
SHE GOES THREE TIMES A WEEK.
SHE ALSO WRITES IN JOURNALS, IN
FACT, DIFFERENT IDENTITIES HAVE
THEIR OWN JOURNALS AND SHE MAKES
COLLAGES.
COLLAGES. >> YOU KNOW, IT’S A REALLY GOOD
OUTLET FOR OUR CREATIVITY, BUT
IT’S ALSO A WAY THAT MY PARTS
AND I TALK TO EACH OTHER AND
KIND OF RELAY MESSAGES THAT WE
CAN’T OTHERWISE VOCALIZE.
>> NOW, JANE IS VOCALIZING IN A
BIG WAY, SHARING HER STORY
PUBLICLY HOPING TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT D.I.D.
>> I MADE A PROMISE TO MYSELF
WHEN I DECIDED TO DO THIS
DOCUSERIES THAT I WOULD BE 100%
REAL.
REAL. IT TAKES ONE PERSON TO STAND UP
AND TALK ABOUT IT.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> IT REALLY IS FASCINATING.
JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DID ANY
OF HER OTHER PERSONALITIES MAKE
AN APPEARANCE DURING YOUR
INTERVIEW?
INTERVIEW? >> NO, NOT AT ALL, AND I EVEN
ASKED HER, I SAID, YOU KNOW, IS
THERE A CHANCE THAT ANY OTHER
PARTS WOULD COME TO THE SURFACE
DURING THE INTERVIEW.
SHE SAID NO, THAT’S HIGHLY
UNLIKELY BECAUSE THEY WEREN’T
FAMILIAR WITH ME AND THE CREW
AROUND US, SO THEY TEND NOT TO
COME OUT IN THOSE SETTINGS.
SHE KNEW IN ADVANCE THAT THAT
WAS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. >> DO THEY JUST KIND OF POP IN
AND OUT, OR DO CERTAIN
EXPERIENCES AND DAY-TO-DAY
ACTIVITIES TRIGGER CERTAIN
PERSONALITIES TO COME OUT?
>> OFTEN WITH D.I.D., IT IS
STRESS THAT TRIGGERS IT, AND FOR
HER PHYSICALLY SHE USUALLY KNOWS
IT’S HAPPENING BECAUSE SHE’LL
ACTUALLY HAVE A HEADACHE, AND
THAT’S USUALLY WHAT LETS HER
KNOW THAT IT’S HAPPENING.
IN MANY SITUATIONS, INCLUDING
HERS, STRESS IS USUALLY WHAT CAN
TRIGGER THAT.
TRIGGER THAT. >> I’M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
WONDERING AT HOME, LET’S SAY
SHE’S WITH HER KIDS, AND KIDS
OBVIOUSLY CAN CAUSE STRESSFUL
SITUATIONS, HAS SHE EVER SLIPPED
INTO THE PART OF A 10-YEAR-OLD
WHEN SHE’S WITH HER CHILDREN.
>> SOMETIMES OBVIOUSLY THE
DIFFERENT PARTS, SOME OF THEM
ARE YOUNGER, WILL COME UP WHILE
SHE’S WITH HER CHILDREN, BUT
THEY ALL KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE
OF THE KIDS.
ONE OF HER PARTS, MADISON IS THE
SAME AGE AS JANE, 28 YEARS OLD,
AND SHE’S VERY MUCH A CARETAKER
AND SORT OF MAKES SURE THAT THE
KIDS ARE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF.
JANE’S ALWAYS MAKING SURE THE
KIDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
SHE SAYS THEY WORK AS A TEAM
JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE’S
SORT OF ON THE SAME PAGE AND
TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS.
>> I UNDERSTAND ALSO FOR
RELATIONSHIPS THIS HAS GOT TO BE
VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.
SHE AT LEAST AS JANE IS DATING A
GUY, BUT ONE OF HER PARTS IS A
LESBIAN?
LESBIAN? >> YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT, AND SHE
TALKS ABOUT THAT.
THIS WILL BE EXPLORED IN THIS
SERIES.
SERIES. BUT ONE OF HER PARTS IS A
LESBIAN, AND JANE IS NOT A
LESBIAN, SO THAT DOES CREATE,
YOU KNOW, SOME ISSUES THAT SHE
HAS TO DEAL WITH AS FAR AS
DATING AND WHO SHE CAN DATE AND
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
IN THE FIRST EPISODE, THEY DO
DIP INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT AND
EXPLORE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
POP UP BECAUSE OF THAT.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> JOE FRYER, THANK YOU.
AGAIN, QUITE FASCINATING.
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