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Oct 2018
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Multiple Personality Disorder

Sarah Marshall
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Sarah tells Mike how pop culture created a two-decade-long obsession with multiple personality disorder and repressed memories. Digressions include Dead Poets Society, restless leg syndrome and the low editorial standards of the American publishing industry. The Satanic Panic makes a cameo appearance.  Continue reading →Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDo ... Show More
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