The Complicated Psychology of the Most OFFENSIVE Character on TV

[@Bloomser]

*SPOILERS* I meant to make this clearer in the video, but I don’t believe that Garrison ACTUALLY has DID, I meant to say that it seemed to be more of a symptom of the BPD rather than an actual separate disorder. Just wanted to clarify that!

[@AzuraFallen]

Thanks for clarifying, I was confused and was about to comment how the disorders are actually quite different since DID involves amnesia and BPD dissociation is very different

[@denis2381]

GayAnalDildo

[@denis2381]

❤️

[@electricyogurt7789]

Okay I’m glad you clarified. DID in the DSM-5 is a dissociative disorder not a personality disorder & BPD IS a personality disorder. They’re completely different and not even in the same category - but I do get what you mean - BPD & DID are common co-occurring disorders. So it makes sense that they would be interconnected. You should keep making these kind of videos!!!

[@electricyogurt7789]

@@AzuraFallen I was thinking the same thing !! DID cannot be addressed without addressing the amnesia aspect. I like that this video provoked these kind of convos. There’s so much misinformation out there lol

[@cdcdrr]

My view of Mr. Garisson was summed up perfectly in one line by Chef: "Children, there's a big difference between a gay man, and Mr. Garisson."

[@Unseen_ARTist]

True

[@badtouch7340]

I still miss Chef

[@StreamlineProductions5545]

@@badtouch7340miss chef?

[@nidohime6233]

By that they meant they missed Chef since he died, not that he turned into a trans woman.​@@StreamlineProductions5545

[@mememaster695]

@@StreamlineProductions5545Chef's voice actor was a Scientologist, and left the show after the scientology episode. Then died because (allegedly) the church of scientology tried to make him use their magical alternative cure for everything after he had a stroke instead of letting him take the medicine his doctor prescribed.

[@angusmatheson8906]

"I'm sorry Wendy, but I don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die"

[@nikkihundley4617]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@somerandomperson9670]

Basedge

[@wyattrox11]

I too am a fan of OG Smosh 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

[@Mpritchard1995]

Him being upset his father never molested him is criminally underrated

[@daveross1638]

yeah him and mac from its always sunny have that in common

[@siliconinsect]

After the Catholic priest scandal I was pissed I had to study the bible instead of getting a blowjob.

[@geezydeezy]

"sure you could go out and bang any whore on Ryland Street, but when it came to your own son you were just too busy!"

[@dragames]

I heard this a long time ago from someone else. Basically, yeah, he was upset that their father didn't molest them... because it turned out he was molesting other boys and somehow THAT made him feel inferior because why not him too. I'm not sure how that sort of thing manifests, but it happens.

[@peterversionone]

But wasn’t he molested by Kenny G

[@sherikrupp]

Therapist here. I don’t think DID makes sense but BPD in itself involves instability in identity. I think just that diagnosis would fit. This was fun!

[@trashtrsh1299]

I thought of schizophrenia instead

[@VeryNotExtraordinary]

@@trashtrsh1299 Why ?

[@Skyisgoingbacktopluto]

Yeah, an uncomfortable amount of disregard for the experience and community of systems in this video too.

[@VeryNotExtraordinary]

@@Skyisgoingbacktopluto i personally don't think so. In dramatic works such as television shows, symbolism is used very often. I think it could've been completely possible for the usage of puppets to have been showing a DID system (assuming that's what they were going for, which personally I don't think they were but this video is more about interpretation than anything else.) Not only that, but there was no disregard for anyone's experiences mentioned as the creator didn't downplay anything. He didn't make anything up, and he didn't say Mr Garrison had DID anywhere. He couldn't have, because the DID wasn't even the main focus of the video, he used it as a grabber for the rest of the video. He even stated in the end that he did that on purpose as everything came full circle.

[@VeryNotExtraordinary]

@@Skyisgoingbacktopluto sorry for the long reply btw, I just don't like it when people are accused of being insensitive when they weren't. It happens to me often

[@gracethompson7153]

I actually had a history teacher who’s ACTUAL name was Herbert Garrison. He looked exactly like him and was actually a pretty chill guy

[@Lillys.disguise]

Omg that’s crazy

[@AmateurCreep]

I have a teacher who looks exactly like hank Hill from King of the hill

[@joey5810]

I’ve had a teacher who looked like Vsauce Michael Edit oh, and a teacher who looks like Principal Victoria

[@s3.14dervision]

Seriously?

[@gracethompson7153]

@@s3.14dervision yep

[@swagwolfgang]

I love how in the movie garrisons response to cartman is “WHAT DID YOU SAY?!” And now its “eric did you just take a crap on my desk?” In the most calm way possible

[@raziyatheseeker]

I guess even he got jaded toward Cartman's crap by now. Literally.

[@dsxa918]

Outrage with the opportunity to interpret and a sense of resignation toward what is evident, makes sense to the point that asking if he pooped on the desk was redundant

[@DoroNijimaru]

flabbergastment

[@ScofieldStudios]

Mr. Garrison has always been my favorite character. He steals every scene he is in, and he feels more genuine than other South Park characters (while still being obscure).

[@mateohodge6998]

It's crazy because he does feel genuine even in his most outlandish moments

[@nspectorr]

I just love how South Park actually showed that homophobia can be internalized by homosexual people too.

[@croozerdog]

garrison is that person everyone knows that is way too confident about very outlandish opinions

[@rmn070]

My favourite too

[@croozerdog]

@jabron.destoroyah I mean mister garrison doesn't do human trafficing and Tate hs yet to come out of the closet

[@DITDS]

The best Mr. Garrison line ever is "SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!" during that lesbian sex scene 🤣

[@DroolingLizard]

To this day I can't hear the word timber without thinking of that scene

[@tygokoren3085]

Mr Hat is a SCP object that preys on people pretending to be something they're not Mr Garrison for pretending to be gay and Satan for pretending to be super evil. That's my theory lol.

[@JakotaDaGimp]

I can run with that, take my like.

[@Borderlinepenguin]

Real

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

That needs to be an episode on its own if its not

[@theoscrolls8539]

As a person with BPD I usually approach videos discussing it with caution, as they usually misrepresent something or contribute to some kind of stigma, but I think you did a great job with this one. As you were going through the symptoms, I was able to identify similar experiences and feelings with my own disorder that paralleled the examples. NEVER thought I'd find myself relating to Mr. Garrison of all characters, nicely done.

[@tablescissors]

Please get treatment.

[@theoscrolls8539]

@@tablescissors Have been for the past 6 years, and I'm doing great! Thanks for the concern!

[@MrAjking808]

Yeah y’all lying in these comments to feel connected to the topic of the video 😂.. that’s 3 comments already & I’m sure there’s more , if it was something else yall would be claiming it too

[@theoscrolls8539]

@@MrAjking808 Aww man, you caught me. 😓 I'll go fess up to my therapist.

[@leonardoremmie]

@@MrAjking808 Or maybe people have BPD? Why would commenting allow them to feel connected if they knew they were lying? I love internet stupidity

[@TnT_F0X]

Garrison is Randy from an alternate timeline where he never gets married and thus has nothing to lose, giving in 150% into every strange addiction and fetish his brain can come up with... not just watching them online!

[@justyumi4410]

You just gave me a new perspective on rewatching any Garrison-centric episodes. He really does feel like a bizarro Randy at times, especially during his brief period as a woman.

[@TnT_F0X]

@@justyumi4410 I am Lord ya ya ya... Ya ya ya

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

I feel like it takes randy a while to become like mr garrison, but that might work in favor of the theory, considering it took him a while to go crazy

[@ardeneckhart474]

😄wow! I would never have thought of that- but it makes sense and it's brilliant!

[@ceilingfan6969]

He really does act like an alternate Randy LOL

[@zombie_queen9336]

I'm actually diagnosed with BPD and I did roll my eyes when you first mentioned it but then I continued to watch the video and I just want to say thank you for handling the subject so respectfully. This disorder is absolute hell to live with and there's a lot of stigma attached to it but you explained it beautifully as it applies to Mr. Garrison and I can definitely see him having BPD.

[@-jobrocodwawz-6226]

I didn't even roll my eyes. I related too much and could see the patterns he was describing as BPD clear as day before even explicitly mentioned then just felt sad about myself.

[@shilohheisler]

I flipped off my phone, continued listening and started to agree. Lol.

[@caylinmar3983]

Me too, my feelings exactly! Well done video ♥️

[@schmads6683]

Bro didn’t listen to the beginning of the video

[@JonahTheMans]

It's a hard stigma to let go of, especially after seeing some of my friends dating the classic "BPD E-girl" and interacting with it myself, it really made it seem like "Oh it's just that disorder girls say they have to be narcissistic and cruel" disorder. Along with cases sometimes being misdiagnosed as Bi-polar in males, it takes a lot to shave off a stigma through understanding and differentiating from other "commonly seen" disorders and their portrayals in media. Mr. Garrison was actually the biggest reason I was able to make those distinctions because I'd always feel it was like Bi-polar but it's not, leading me to the same conclusion. That being said I won't ever be able to date a girl with BPD out of the fear and trauma of me and the boys but it doesn't stop me from caring about people, especially when it's someone I don't know well.

[@oldmanyellsatscreen]

Blooms: Mr/Mrs Garrison exhibits signs of DID, but are more accurate diagnosis would be BPD. Matt & Trey: Yeah, so we had this teacher that talked funny...

[@thepsychicsquid]

As someone with BPD, I must say that this explained BPD as a disorder far better than most people could. I don't find the assertion of Mr. Garrison having BPD to be even remotely offensive, and I'm glad that you're spreading information about a very stigmatized disorder.

[@rsk5288]

No lol

[@sonyslyer9946]

@@rsk5288 no one cares abt you

[@AzuraFallen]

I find it kind of icky myself tbh. Like I fully agree, but he's an awful person and along with all the serial killers diagnosed with it I feel kind of disappointed to have the diagnosis and it scares me, it makes me worry that I'm a bad person

[@thepsychicsquid]

@@AzuraFallen If it means anything to you, there are a lot of good people with BPD too, like Pete Davidson. Mr. Garrison is unstable because of the seeming presence of BPD, but he's a bad person because of the choices he makes. Regardless of who we share a disorder with, our own actions are what define us as people.

[@martincarp9508]

@@AzuraFallen nah you're cute, no need to worry

[@cutthroat399]

As a man with diagnosed BPD, it's a pretty sad rollercoaster for you partner. I can be extremely pampering to my fiance, then raging mad 10 minutes later. Although, she's actually she is the literal core of my identity and world, and losing her would shatter me. I still am that way sometimes and I feel really bad about it, and my fiance has no reason to stay with me (i wouldn't). I'm not near as bad as i use to be, and the swings and intensity has attenuated quiet a bit. But i REALLY wish i could end it. She pretty normal so i know what normal emotional regulation looks like, but it's hard to mimick sometimes.

[@nikkihundley4617]

Thank you for sharing that with us 🙏🏻❤️

[@Eric_1991]

“He killed someone’s parents and fed them to him” Bloom: Yeah that’s nice and all… 😂

[@Superrainbowmoo]

As someone with BPD, when i heard it mentioned I was expecting the typical stigmatised version of it, (Toxic, narcissistic and horrible behaviour) but you actually described it really well! Thank you for not contributing to the stigmatisation of this very misunderstood disorder.

[@tablescissors]

And thank you for dismissing the hapless (and misunderstood) victims of people who have this disorder (especially untreated). Mr. Garrison actually exhibits exactly what you’re describing btw.

[@kittysoftpaws3677]

Mom has bpd. Toxic narcissistic and horrible. Do I think all people ith bpd are assholes? No. Have mot of them I've met been assholes? Absolutely.

[@gigaj2368]

Mr. Garrison being this extreme abnormality for straight, gay, trans, and religious/atheist characteristics works great, cause that is the world that Matt & Trey have made. South Park as a whole is "What if we took X thing, and made it into the most insane thing to the max?", and Garrison represents this in all of his/her glory throughout

[@ZX-Gear]

The Mr. Garrison Trans Arc is actually underrated and pretty prophetic.

[@jaybay5538]

Ive met quite a few people that act like Trans Garrison irl. Then i realized how long ago that arc was written. Southpark the realest cartoon out there.

[@nonono9194]

So embarrassing calling a man she, the vid maker had no issue calling his other personalities a mental disorder and doesn't "affirm" them but wanting to chop your d off means you're a she 😭😭😂😂 clown world strikes again

[@MhmComoQuevedo]

lol I’ll😅😮una vez de las j yo si😢y

[@Thoralmir]

"Look children, there's a BIG difference between gay people, and Mr. Garrison."

[@TheBestEverEverEver]

Hardly. I guess he doesn’t try to groom the children like they do irl so yeah I guess there is a little difference.

[@adamriley3030]

@@TheBestEverEverEver no

[@camharkness]

"I find safety boring" I feel like that's how most of us were born.

[@frankejk]

not most, but certainly a lot

[@monkehman979]

A scary amount.

[@sina_undso]

In fact, i'm not, but im feeling with my fellas and i'm sorry for you

[@sinew1000]

Finding safety boring is literally aspd diagnostic criteria but this person said its bpd.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

i love safety, i have plenty of safe hobbies, i like being home, working from home, and i like having safe sex with my girlfriend at home. but then again i am severely autistic and most normal people do seem to have a very risk-heavy self-destructive creative process. i already get scared of heights when climbing a stepladder.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Oh man I was just starting my research process for “The Evolution of Garrison” - wild timing! This will pop off

[@sazsha]

i’m looking forward to that video :)

[@Bloomser]

Haha! I’m excited for an in-depth history, I will be tuned 🫡

[@mossyottoart]

hi im diagnosed with bpd and have done so much extensive research on it, before I never really thought deeper into Mr Garrisons personality and behavior but after finishing this video I have to say you did an amazing analysis of his character and I completely agree that he has bpd lmfaoo. now that you have pointed out the symptoms and connected them It makes so much sense for his character to have this disorder and how bpd has an influence on his opinions/actions i.e his extreme black and white thinking, constant changes in his identity, his emotions consistently fluctuating from high to low etc etc. this is such an interesting and honestly one of the coolest videos of yours I've ever watched keep it up man you're doing great 👍❤

[@AzuraFallen]

It's always so saddening to realise BPD can be such a toxic disorder when it hasn't been treated lmao. I was like "god damn it" when he said it, but realised yeah... It makes lots of sense. I wish there was more clarifications in the media (specifically true crime) that BPD can be treated and that there's different forms of it, because MR Garrison is such an awful person, meanwhile I can't handle conflict and am more likely to let people use me due to the trauma mine stems from

[@sinew1000]

Im sorry but you clearly have not done enough research to understand that what you just described for bpd applies to all of the cluster Bs. Mr garrison fits aspd hpd and npd way better than bpd. Bpd people are genuinely suicidal. Good god you people are stupid

[@alexvaughan1013]

I just realised. In Chef Aid, when 'Mr. Hat' keeps trying to 'kill' Mr. Twig, Cartman does the exact same thing in 1% when he 'kills' his stuffed animals.

[@uhhgh4917]

I feel like D.I.D was a really big stretch and stuff like talking puppets is just a thing in sp, just like mitch connor. I wouldn't call cartman someone with D.I.D

[@WahRizz]

Yeah thats what i was thinking

[@AzuraFallen]

Idk there was that time Cartman thought he was an Asian hooker.....

[@featherybastard]

especially because 1. i dont believe switch happens the way garrison and mr hat do and 2. i dont think symptoms just go away

[@gardenGnosticc]

@@featherybastard you are right on the spot - a system

[@i-love-anime-idols]

@@gardenGnosticc 🤕

[@TuxedoTalk]

He's one of the best mocking characters ever created. Everything he takes seriously is self serving non sense packaged as some form of ethic or morality.

[@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507]

Twitter users in a nutshell

[@sneakysquid6195]

still feel bad for the guy that got their head stolen by blooms, he was so successful as a psychologist.

[@Merrsharr]

Judging by the stethoscope they were actually a physician, not a psychologist. Wouldn't it be nice if professionals could just listen to someone's brain directly to figure out what's wrong with them? ("Wrong" here meaning "causing them to suffer", not that there's anything innately wrong with having mental health issues)

[@bottle3124]

🇳🇬🇩🇪

[@HurricaneBady]

Mr. Garrison having BPD makes so much damn sense. His black and white thinking, constant shifts of emotions, and ever-changing identity is very telling. In fact I was thinking about BPD as a possibility when I started watching your video.

[@ExternalElm5300]

Off topic but I live your pfp

[@HurricaneBady]

@@ExternalElm5300 Thanks, yours is awesome too :D

[@sinew1000]

It doesn’t make sense at all. You guys desperately need to read case studies and stop interpreting the symptoms to mean whatever you want.

[@rubyy.7374]

@@sinew1000 > Tells people to do research > Refuses to elaborate on what said research is > Leaves

[@ReadytoDiveIn]

I was just watching your every South Park character ranked video and the line "I'll most likely release a video on Mr. Garrisons' psychology" just popped into my mind. Also good work man/flower.

[@electricyogurt7789]

Great video blooms, might be my favorite upload so far !! I want to say you did a really good job addressing Bipolar vs BPD because people with these in real life are so often misdiagnosed and it caused them a lot of pain. Like even just thinking about how often when we were kids you’d hear people call people bipolar because their mood changed. That is so damaging one, two it’s also not accurate. Manic and depressive episodes last weeks or even months. Volatile mood switches are associated with BPD. There is so much stigma even in the medical community surrounding BPD so it’s refreshing seeing a more accurate understanding of what it is. The National Alliance on Mental Illness even said that one study found that 40% of people with BPD who met criteria for BPD but not for bipolar disorder were nevertheless misdiagnosed with Bipolar Type 2. I think there’s a lot of stigmatization in our society surrounding mental health, and even though this video is just for fun about a cartoon, I do think you did a good job on it and probably spread some awareness about these disorders.

[@nynvib276]

Is that stigma, Or just an inability to identify it properly?

[@sinew1000]

No, you are wrong. “Mood” is used very specifically in psychiatry. “Mood disorder” ring a bell? This refers to the mood disorders for a reason. Bpd is not considered a mood disorder. The trait is called emotional lability. You used it incorrectly. Psychology hobbyists won’t notice this, this is why self diagnosis shouldn’t be a thing, you guys are dumb

[@tablescissors]

I think what REALLY is getting ignored is narcissism.

[@electricyogurt7789]

@@tablescissors I agree !! I feel like the word narcissist is so common phrase but no one actually talks about Narcissists Personality Disorder

[@alexmammoth2916]

I really enjoy this kind of content. I have my abnormal psych students do case studies on fictional characters. I wish they had this much detail. While there are things I don't 100% agree with, the bigger point is this stuff is great and enjoyable. Keep it up!

[@Thareldis]

After a severe burnout I got misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder and narcissism, by some rather ignorant psychiatrist, who even tried to sabotage my autism diagnosis I later got by a neuropsychologist, which then explained, why someone only looking at the surface and not seeing through my masking, why someone could get to the former conclusions. I've done my own research and talked to other medical professionals to start completely ruling out the BPD and NPD claims and this video again was able to reinforce what I found out. Reading about personality disorders in studies and medical literature is one thing, but sometimes seeing a fictional character deliberately or coincidentally having those traits, was able to show me what I'm definitely not. And I'm purely talking about the diagnostic criteria.

[@every_planet_we_reach_is_dead]

BPD is apparently one of the most commonly misdiagnosed disorders for autistic people. I'm sorry you had to deal with such an ignorant psychiatrist who should have known better. In my opinion, seeing examples that you _don't_ identify with can be more helpful than the alternative bc it's harder to "trick" yourself into thinking you fit the example.

[@Thareldis]

@@every_planet_we_reach_is_dead At the end of the day I have my ASD and ADHD diagnoses now, but still that process was annoying as fuck. All the typical stuff like "Yeah well, you can look me in the eyes and talk normally, so I don't think you're autistic" and at the same time she was arguing with the neuropsychologist about how that couldn't be possible. Mind you, both were part of the same organization.

[@Koppu1doragon]

11:40 This sounds a lot like Moral from Moral Oral's dad that had believed that his father beating him meant his father loved him because he was worth beating. For that reason, he beat Moral any chance he got to show he loved Moral or at least respected Moral enough to show he was worth beating. This hits a lot harder when you realize he never lays a finger on Moral's brother who he openly says he doesn't believe is actually his son.

[@Cure_Hana]

The kid’s name is Orel.

[@campediem]

OMG yes!!! However the kids name is orel lol

[@na-ky8ou]

I'm all about that moral oral.

[@JakotaDaGimp]

​@@na-ky8ouI see you're a man of culture as well.

[@tnr2217]

You totally missed the opportunity to mention that Garrison's mom felt the exact same way about what his childhood should have actually been like according to him.

[@mosketo]

When he came back in Vaccination Special, I was so happy. And I am so glad you did a video on him

[@davidsantiagotate7380]

As a trans person I feel like the Mrs. Garrison being homophobic was a lot like watching Caitlyn Jenner transition but be against gay marriage. As problematic as I found the depictions of trans people, it ended up being an interesting commentary on a real trans person later on

[@Matt_History]

Chris Chan also transitioned to female but it's vehemently homophobic towards men. So I never found garrison that unrealistic

[@actualgoblin]

I'm cis, but I feel like portraying trans characters as having flaws that _aren't_ the most predictable negative stereotypes out there is definitely a step in the right direction. It's oddly refreshing to see.

[@reloadpsi]

@@Matt_History Jesus Christine Weston Chandler Sonichu is also a transphobic troll in her own right. Best thing you can do about transphobic trolls like Chris is humour them; either the trans community will step in against them (as they basically already have with Chris; the only people insisting on proper pronouns for Chris are cishets trying to their good deeds for the day who ironically keep deadnaming by not including the Jesus and Sonichu parts) or they'll get tired of people humouring them and cut it out.

[@bubblesg3976]

❄️

[@foliead3uxx]

South park is supposed to be "problematic" its a non-pc adult comedy show idk what you want. Theres going to be charicatures

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I actually think that Mr. Garrison is even worse than Eric Cartman because of his actions in the Pandemic Special. Cartman never did anything as harmful as deliberately keeping an entire pandemic by killing off the only cure. Even he was able to be persuaded not to do that.

[@CrossoverFan4life]

He always has been, it's just he doesn't get as much screen time

[@TheSuperappelflap]

cartman is just a really shitty arrogant kid whose mom cant control him. one of the worst things he ever did was kill his dolls. and kenny, but that doesnt count. and there was that time he crashed a boat into the dam with stan and a bunch of people died. garrison is a completely deranged bigot, a gay homophobic psychotic lunatic, and a mass murderer.

[@djjc9782]

thats kinda the idea of OP too? maybe look at the video title, no ones disagreeing with you..... :hugging_face:

[@THE_MOONMAN]

Bruh dont him and Mickey mouse start the whole pandemic by having an orgy with a pangolin? That sentence felt weird to type even 😅

[@Merrsharr]

@@THE_MOONMAN No, that was Randy

[@every_planet_we_reach_is_dead]

So, Mr Garrison is possibly going through ongoing abuse by a family member (the uncle who molested him "last Saturday") and now he's upset that his dad wouldn't do the same thing bc he's convinced that's what love is. That's so insanely dark but the way it's presented is so morbidly funny 💀

[@Cerbskies]

I like how garrison parodied the worst type of people befor they found twitter

[@dawoopy]

1:38 Here's the thing, that puppet IS alive

[@randomdudeiminternet]

Now i want the psychology of pip the most interesting, funny, unforgettable and overall best character on South Park.

[@Swooooonin]

Pip is just British Butters, fight me

[@lepanzon]

I just found this channel yesterday and been binge watching a bunch of episodes since then. Your scripts are so good, and the presentation of your videos are also really good.

[@destix6149]

26:49 Chronic feelings of emptiness Imo this trait is extremely common to find in the Seasons of him running for aswell as being president of the US, besides all the events you mentioned, he just ran for president because he got people accepting and following him and his ideals so he again had to do the extreme and fill his inner void with this and ONLY this thing until realizing (again) when he reached his goal of becoming that only thing that the inner emptiness is still there and on top that the thing he became isnt fitting the person he truly is. Great Video and great Analysis, I am not a psychologist or anything but Ive seen South Park (+Content relating to it like Games or Videos like this one) 20K+ hours of my life by now and I am a enthusiastic analyzer myself Btw I just told my girlfriend the whole mr garrison story a few months ago and watching the video kinda felt like a more detailed version of just what I was talking about, so this video hit an extra sweet spot of mine Keep up the great content, and btw if you are interested in future Video Ideas or help with the research hmu, I dreamed of creating content just like this for so long but I dont got the skill and time for it tbh

[@SpellboundWolf]

Mr. Garrison is a mouthpiece character. Tray, Matt & the other writers use him/her lots to discuss the topic of an episode.

[@majorghoul9017]

What? What the fuck are you talking about? No he's not, do you think Cartman is a mouthpiece too?

[@foggychurch]

I was nervous to watch this at first as a person with BPD, psychotic depression, and DID because most of these kinds of videos rely on harmful stereotypes and shit like that but I was pleasantly surprised. thank you for keeping people like us in mind

[@The_Eastbound_Hyena]

How could you possibly have time to give one single damn about something as benigning as stereotypes in a YT video if you *actually* suffer from all those things?

[@XXXXX8]

Your music needs as much improvement as you do.

[@-jobrocodwawz-6226]

@@The_Eastbound_Hyena you obviously don't understand mental/personality disorders if you think we don't have a life like everyone else.

[@The_Eastbound_Hyena]

@@-jobrocodwawz-6226 well then... you're just like everyone else.

[@vincentvin2530]

@@The_Eastbound_Hyena Our disorders don't make us suffer 24/7????? We have time to just exist shut up

[@chimpychompy3028]

As a psychologist myself, I am really impressed by ur analysis. Very rational and thoughtful plus carefully researched. You put in a lot of effort. Props to you man! One thing to add: DID is not a good fit. I get your point tho, but DiD has amnesia and typically their Identities dont know each other. But its a cartoon ffs. Actually his behaviour with mr hat cpuld be more of a psychotic episode

[@RanterInShades]

And THIS is why Mr. Garrison is the most interesting character on South Park. Maybe not the best, but certainly the most interesting. Observing the evolution of his identity and affiliations throughout the show make his arc unlike that of any other character.

[@Alex-tm4fz]

I don't think Mr. Garrison has DID since it's just him and Mr. Hat, but the Chinese takeout guy does have DID

[@hatinmyselfiscool2879]

This should definitely become a series on this channel.

[@b1llygo4t]

The psychiatrist is Dr Katz, who later played Paula's dad on Home Movies. Both shows had the same squiggly animation.

[@jeepmega629]

Am i the only one who finds it impressive how complex South Park's characters are?

[@croozerdog]

please stop confusing homosexuality with child predatory behaviour lmao, as Chef said "There's a big difference between a homosexual and mister garrison"

[@croozerdog]

no hate btw, love ur vids, know that isn't what you meant. garrison seems like a character that describes all kinds of shitty loud people, while still feeling like a real human in mental trouble. god southpark is good at that stuff.

[@truegamer6980]

well he is a child predator, have you not seen the episode where he met Cartman on a pier after an online interaction where Cartman was talking about how he is a little boy

[@Jade0603]

It’s kind of honestly like hate against black people. When they do something bad, it’s assumed because of their race.

[@davitsorann7350]

To be fair just being a homosexual doesn't disqualify you from being a pedophile

[@crannnnnn7590]

I’m sorry, I know this is a 3 month old comment, but he is literally gay. In a relationship with an adult man in the later seasons. Just a reminder that anyone can be a child predator, and him being one doesn’t suddenly make him “not gay”

[@charlievalentino1484]

I have bpd and knew that's what you'd assign to garrison straight away 😅😅 I personally had a gender crisis as part of my bpd but never transitioned like garrison thankfully It's a fuckin wild ride of a disorder to say the least

[@tablescissors]

Sadly though, many will, and they are starting to regret it, but those people are ignored by the mainstream or dismissed.

[@sugaryhull9688]

​@@tablescissors I personally have had a far better outlook after transitioning and have met many people that share the same experience

[@riqrimoli]

just wanted to thank you for getting me into south park. i struggle with severe depression and bpd and this show really made me laugh these last few days and your videos are so interesting they're a joy to watch as well. thank you for that and i hope u get more subs, your content is top notch

[@dipass4176]

this is my 8th time watching this video but the way you portrayed having bpd is amazing. i know you’re a psychiatric nurse because i keep up with your content as well but having bpd is not a fun quirky disorder. it’s truly self damaging and having bpd has destroyed me but im trying to get my symptoms under control and trying to live a sober life (i used to be an alcoholic and a drug user) but this is just one of my favorite comfort videos when i have an episode just calming me down. thank you man and keep up the work 🖤

[@fenixsoul3102]

He definitely does not have D.I.D. from my understanding, you can't project your alters onto anything outside of yourself, you physically go through switching between different alters. You can just have one alter but they aren't going to be something that exist as a consistent presence like that. Bpd is more accurate and he could also be bipolar, you can have both. People have multiple personality traits. But take that with his repressed sexuality, Mr hand was the best way for him to cope. To isolate the parts of him he doesn't like into something outside of him. Also those with D.I.D, will try to avoid anything that could trigger their trauma, meanwhile Mr hand is just all trauma. Though with Mr garrison, he changes his beliefs to the extreme, from my understanding, to feel accepted. He recognizes that if he agrees with that belief, then that person will give him love and adoration. Which is why he takes it to such extremes, I don't really believes he truly believes all the shit he says.

[@funni_cheese_man3844]

Thanks for saying this, I wanted to say this but didn't have the words

[@GourSmith]

Bro. Are you up to date with south park? 🤨 He most definitely has D.I.D among many other things.

[@LuvHaebom]

I have BPD, along with being gay and trans, and the moment I heard you mention BPD I immediately got worried, and was also worried about how you’d talk about queer people, but I was actually really happy with how you discussed these topics, you discussed them in a very appropriate, accurate way! I appreciate that a lot

[@heathercalun4919]

I'm not saying your opinion isn't genuine or valid. But I'd like to point out how frequently I see comments which fit the format of "I belong to group X and this video didn't offend me" and I think it's pretty gross how these kinds of comments are given favoritism. It would be different if the comments "I belong to group X and this DID offend me" were given equal visibility. But when there's this perfect storm of echo chambers and sycophantry where anyone criticizing the OP video was inevitably doomed to be pushed to the very bottom of the algorithm, any nuanced point you might have had is reduced to the YTCS equivalent of being the tolkien best friend. Like yeah, this video wasn't particularly transphobic, and the ableism is well-intentioned for the most part. But my point is that it doesn't matter. A KZbin video can be 10 pure minutes of literal hate speech, and the top comments will still be "I'm a gay black woman, and this is fine". There will always be at least one minority who doesn't see a problem with the bigotry (or failing that, someone willing to impersonate a minority), and because of that, it all cancels itself out. It has nothing to do with the merits of the content of the video, and everything to do with fans of a channel desperately wanting to be reassured that they aren't bigoted. Your opinion isn't even your opinion anymore, because if you had said anything else, this comment would not have any likes. Ye get it? It's a nuanced point. You're not wrong for praising the video. Bloom is wrong for only favoriting comments which are praising his video. I have no impression that he actually respects you. - Signed, the tolkien fat friend.

[@LuvHaebom]

@@heathercalun4919 what?? I said this because I was genuinely impressed and didn’t see anything wrong with anything he said about the minorities I’m a part of?? I’m praising his research he did into the topics. I also don’t care if this comment has likes, I was sharing my thoughts. It doesn’t make it any less how I feel about the video. also bloom frequently favorites criticisms on other videos 💀

[@jackryan4313]

@@heathercalun4919 ​ go do some meal prepping and workout planning instead of trying to say that someone giving light to people who claim, truly or not, to be a part of a minority😂. I don't see how anyone could be offended by this video. He was very precise and well versed on the information he was talking about, and didn't shame any of it in any way, nor did he say anything that attacked or even seemingly attacked people with BPD. I'm pretty sure he even has a disclaimer in the beginning that goes along the lines of "I'm not a psychologist, and just because this character may have a certain disorder does not in any way mean that real people suffering from this disorder are like this character." Anyways. You wrote a novel for nothing. I didn't even read the whole thing, but I literally just looked up to skim some more and saw that you said something along the lines of "your opinion isn't even yours; you're just saying stuff to get likes". Yea, ok kid. You REALLY need to touch grass. -signed, the person who knows the difference between "Tolkien" and "token". Hit the gym and the books, dumba$$

[@jackryan4313]

@@LuvHaebom keep doing you. They're just mad that they don't have a little heart on their comments 😂they've got quite a few comments on this video alone, and they're all hateful and angry. One was some rant about racism, another one was about how Blooms sucks at "playing armchair psychologist", and one about the fact that Blooms got the DID thing wrong more reasons I didn't even read...even tho Blooms literally said he didn't believe the true disorder to be DID. You unfortunately ran into a hating bitc* who's hurt because mommy never hugged them. Keep doing you, my friend

[@APersonThat]

@@heathercalun4919 I’m black and I approve of this comment

[@everydaygamer343]

Thank you for making these videos. Really coming into my life at a rather important time. Doing my best out of high school to continue to educate myself and I hear a lot from my girlfriend and her best friend but these videos really help me connect the dots on how they get to their conclusions. Thanks Blooms.

[@-jobrocodwawz-6226]

It fucking sucks man. Everything about the disorder fucking sucks.

[@tablescissors]

Educate yourself on what?

[@valkyriiee]

As someone with BPD, your analysis at 14:01 took me apart and dissected me. It is absolutely spot on and I kept nodding along and grinning the whole time.

[@mattlawson714]

One of the most disturbing things about him is that he met up with Cartman after talking online. We know where this goes… it’s highly likely he has done this before and not been caught. But it’s still funny when he says “this little boy was trying to have his way with me”.

[@Rosa8princess]

Him having BPD actually accounts for what you perceived as DID symptoms. But the main symptom present in DID that you missed is dissociation. The individual personalities are rarely co-conscious without a good amount of therapy. Because your brain tries to hide that there are other individuals there. You experience large amounts of time being unaccounted for because another individual is fronting. Dissociation is a vital part of that diagnosis that Mr. Garrison NEVER exhibited. But some people with BPD appear to have DID because of the severe instability of their identity and aspects of their personality (not to say you can’t experience both disorders). It just doesn’t make sense to say he had DID.

[@gardenGnosticc]

i agree

[@davidlanglois3348]

Is this anecdote or do you have a psycology degree?

[@Rosa8princess]

@@davidlanglois3348 neither, I’ve done a lot of research in my own time studying BPD. Most of it were college resources, like study guides and listening to lectures from channels like Med Space. And my knowledge on DID mainly comes from the channel Dissociadid. So I’d say I’m more educated than the common person on these disorders and dedicated a lot of time, but I’m by no means a professional or formerly educated. But I don’t believe the person who made the video is either, which is why I weighed in.

[@roddo1955]

I never really got the whole DID thing when I was diagnosed with BPD. I do recognise the so called 'splitting'. I am a different 'person' depending on the situation. It actually does feel like a different person but I don't feel detached from it. I see it as an aspect of my 'being'. A coping mechanism. I liken it to pretending to being a remote control instead of just being the television. I am not the television flipping through channels; I am the one controlling the television without experiencing what the TV is 'experiencing.

[@Rosa8princess]

@@roddo1955 It doesn’t seem to be common that BPD is misdiagnosed as DID, but apparently it happens sometimes in intense circumstances🤷🏻‍♀️ But yeah, most accounts of BPD I’ve heard or researched don’t reflect DID at all.

[@NicePillow321]

My boys mom has BPD. She has put me through so much. But I still miss her and love her. It’s sad to me that we can’t be a family. But to me it seems like she lets her issues get in the way of being a family. Even when she says that’s what she really wants. It’s tough. I just try to support her in ways I can but I also kinda become cannon fodder in the process. Wasn’t expecting this video to make me kinda sad. Lol

[@yassebro6948]

I have bpd and splitting is what got me out of many relationships, one day I would love, care and think they were the best thing in the world, the other they are the worst

[@ageoflove1980]

“Sorry Wendy, I don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.”

[@themanicfiddler1152]

There is of course also the QUIET version of this disorder, wherein most of the symptoms that are often acted upon and become external behaviours are instead internalized, sometimes to the point of a close-to or actual psychotic break from reality. Imagine having all this atuff constantly raging inside you without being able to ventilate or perhaps even open up about it... Seems like the definition for living in "hell on earth".

[@lotniczki]

i believe he has closer to schizo-affective disorder regarding mister hat, as alters from a did system cannot communicate with each other outside of the “headspace”, (aside from maybe notes the fronting alter could leave in the physical world) if at all, because systems not actively trying to fuse their alters through extensive healing and therapy are usually unaware they are systems, or they are aware, but it is incredibly hard for their alters to communicate. That’s because the fragmented personalities and memories, are completely detached from each other, as the entire point of the disorder is that it is a defense mechanism to extreme childhood trauma (protecting the body by storing the information away - into certain alters who have actually suffered this trauma - with no or minimal access to it so that the other alters/the body does not need to go through the trauma again and process it). Therefore there is no way for them to communicate in the physical world, as they are either different people in a single body, and there cannot be two full fledged, fully fronting people at once, or co conscious, in which case theyd be talking to eachother internally since theyd be sharing thoughts to a certain extent. And besides, switching as rapid as he would need to experience to be able to talk to mister hat like that is incredibly uncommon. My evidence for schizo aff disorder is the fact he experiences strong delusions (1 that the puppet is alive, 2 that the puppet speaks through him, 3 stereotypical delusions of violent intent or a higher purpose, such as hallucinating the puppet telling him to kill someone, hallucinating the puppet moving, speaking, and experiencing dellusions of paranoia). furthermore he seems to be going through psychotic episodes rather than constantly being in this state, one episode being the puppet, another one about being transgender (not saying transgender people are delusional, obviously. i mean that in his case it could have very well been another delusion where he believed he was trans because of some higher reason caused by his hallucinations), and then the donald trump one. the more i think about it the more i feel like schizo affective disorder is very fitting for him, but if anybody has any contra points im open to hearing them(: i hope this made sense

[@Starry_Sky_Abyss]

I agree with this observation, makes more sense than DID.

[@PLSHELPMEiStuckInTheUrlFactory]

It's so hard for me to believe that anyone actually has.did cause every example of an alter someone claims to have that I've seen is so laughably fake whether for attention or cause they're so insecure they think they're mentally Ill or smth

[@defiledfaun1120]

I went into this expecting the worst but you handled this with grace. As someone diagnosed with both BPD and DID I can attest to the symptoms being co-morbid and of course, like all things, they can co-exist. Additionally, I didn't expect to see this from Mr. Garrison of all people, but you know it makes sense. What I love and appreciate more than anything is that you didn't fall into the same patterns as others of stigmatizing the disorder as a result of his portrayal. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

[@herrikudo]

I mean its well known that Mr. Hat IS alive. He blinks and moves on his own in numerous episodes

[@Mewse1203]

The "psychiatrist" in that episode is a riff off a show that aired at the time called Dr. Katz Profesional Therapist. The show was basically a vehicle for stand-up comedians, in animation form, to come do part of thejr stand-up routines. I used to LOVE that show.

[@AngelLeon1987]

Yessssssss! This is the comment I was looking for!

[@1212x_O]

I got diagnosed with BPD like two months ago and I’m still learning about how it affects my behaviors. But I did NOT think to be taught about it here 😭

[@sinew1000]

You weren’t taught about it here. God dammit

[@tiapreece5780]

@@sinew1000 it’s actually extremely accurate, what makes u think its not?

[@roddo1955]

You just found out? Oh are you in for a ride!😉 my advice is to stay off the Internet to learn about BPD whilst getting treated for it. Getting a diagnosis is a first step towards a balanced life. Good luck!

[@tsoii]

@@tiapreece5780 not really, this is a video made about the psychology of a fictional character, by a guy who doesn't really know what he's talking about besides looking at a sheet of diagnostic criterias

[@alphashaitan65]

Does anyone else remember the Comedy Central game where you play as Lemiwinks the gerbil and navigate through Mr. Slave's GI tract? Or was that a drug induced memory from circa 2005?

[@rainyfeathers9148]

There was an episode of 'This Is England' where a guy was r-ing one of his daughter and was cruel with her, he even r-ed one of their friends once. The sister he didn't abuse was in tears because he didn't do it to her, she thought he didn't love her as much and she wasn't special. It was so crazy, the abused sister couldn't calm her down to get through to her.

[@zerovstheworrld]

as someone with bpd, i was kinda tense when you mentioned bpd because it seemed like another “crazy evil character with a personality disorder” diagnosis but honestly like the other comments you did a really good job with your research about this disorder!!! much appreciated, love this video.

[@fred2995]

I’m new to your channel and binged all your South Park content in the past two weeks! It’s really great stuff, wishing you success🎉‼️

[@bunbunjackalope4415]

16:30 Hey just wanted to say as a trans woman referring to him as "Mr. Garrison" when talking about his time as a trans woman is actually the correct thing to do. When talking about the past of someone who has transitioned (or in Mr. Garrisons case detransitioned) it's considered proper etiquette to use their current name and pronouns and not what they went by in the past, and seeing as Mr. Garrison is (currently) a man, calling him "Mr. Garrison" while talking about his time spent as a trans woman is correct (though yeah admittedly this is a really uncommon situation especially seeing as the part of his past you're speaking about is the part where he temporarily transitions)

[@Jade0603]

Yea. Detransitioning, is uncommon and most of time people do it because of a bad environment.

[@SpXPtwn]

Anyone else old enough to remember the Doctor Katz reference as Garrison's therapist? Wow I forgot all about that older cartoon 😂

[@freshnightmares]

i think not using garrison's feminine pronouns is a fair read. it's incredibly obvious that he isn't genuine in feminine presentation. as a transfem myself i don't really like the idea of gatekeeping pronoun use, but you still maintained a respectful tone. it was easy to tell it wasn't from a place of spite, and i really appreciate the care you took! great vid ☺️

[@sinew1000]

Who the fuck cares what you are

[@miraann3997]

As a real women I do.

[@RageDuck0]

​@@miraann3997 what's that supposed to mean?

[@getinloserweregoingshopping947]

​@@miraann3997 the hell you mean by that?

[@alexs6950]

@@miraann3997 You disgusting transphobe

[@Selevur175]

I have a theory about mr hat, I think that Mr hat is haunted or has some sort of spirit inside of him. First Mr hat can do his own stuff, like when he broke Ned and jimbo out of jail or when he killed Mr twig. Then it is shown that Mr hat can move his eyes and blink.

[@JackSpackProductions]

He’s always a funny character to me because the teacher he’s based on subbed at my school in CO. Character was dead on.

[@KremBotop]

The first SP episode I ever watched was of Garrison's S9 gender change. That was certainly a shocking first impression

[@thedude3065]

probably the worst episode for anyone to start with honestly

[@Robin_hsr12]

@@thedude3065 200 and 201 :)

[@jackdawjohnson7436]

It seems like Mr. Garrison’s belief that his father violating him would be a sign of love indicates that he actually has been, but normalized it. This idea is strengthened by his mention of his uncle doing so while he was an adult. There is nothing to indicate this wasn't going on prior, and it would make a lot of sense, especially because abuse like that rarely starts in adulthood and also rarely stops without intervention.

[@ECartmanist]

The therapist from Summer Sucks is actually Dr.Katz from another Comedy Central show called Dr.Katz. Its one of South Parks only crossovers

[@HarleyQuinnSoldier]

I think its funny how Garrison unironically perfectly fits the radical parts of both sides of the aisle

[@Hanaronxd]

I love this video, if there are any more characters applicable to this format, I'd love to see videos about them too

[@CordyBrush]

One thing to remember.. Even though the movie might not be technically canon, Mr. Hat is picked up by Satan in the end.. This combined with the fact that Garrison seems to have the puppet next season anyways, might tell us that Satan gave Mr. Hat back to Garrison. But since Satan is a godlike entity, Mr. Hat might have magically become more sentient. 😅 Edit: 8:52 oh of course I paused the video right before you mentioned that scene!! 😂

[@ignatious8615]

As someone with diagnosed BPD, I always loved Mr. Garrison as I felt I could relate to some of his extremes (plus he has some of the funniest lines in the show IMO)

[@enomfonsammy5646]

Wonderful deep dive into a crazy character, keep up the great work🤲🏾🔥🫡

[@Nexadvenio]

Mr. Twig is also a very very well hidden joke about the origin of the f slur.

[@mark_barkz]

This is my first video of yours, the quality and entertainment value is amazing, you have definitely earned a new subscriber

[@HLN327]

mrs garrison was so funny i wish we got more of her 😭

[@vicky_webcatuk]

Extremely amusing, dryly delivered and keenly observed. Enjoyed this and laughed aloud several times, thankyou! South Park is a sparkly gem, never fails to deliver. Great video x

[@yungratpoison]

bro had 2 homophobia arcs and he gets a whole video essay but when i do it im a piece of shit smh

[@PlanetEarthTeam]

Wow! Super informative You're quite the intellectual I probably could not even pronounce some of those illnesses, lol

[@jbthestoner5504]

That situation with his dad was one of the funniest in the show

[@ignignoktthemooninite3679]

Hello my fellow mooninite

[@jbthestoner5504]

@Ignignokt The Mooninite lmao what's up man, I've had this as my profile pic for years and this is the first time this has happened 😂

[@Jade0603]

If I remember right, his dad pays someone to have sex with Mr. Garrison.

[@RelativelyBest]

Stuff like this really makes me wonder to what degree the author planned it. Like, did Trey and Matt have borderline personality disorder in mind when creating the character, or decide on it along the way, or did they _just_ want to make a very unhinged and controversial character and end up nailing the symptoms of BPD by accident?

[@luckydog9277]

One of my favorite jokes of the show. It's when miss. Garrison found out she was a lesbian, and then later told her students. Then stan just stare and saids, "Again?".

[@The1andOnlyDuck]

wow ive been obsessed with your content lately and just realized that i wasnt subscribed, had to hit that button

[@hoffikh]

YES! Thank god, I was waiting for the Mr. Garrison episode for so long. This was real well made, thanks Blooms!

[@FranciscoMinguez]

The psychiatrist in that episode was the titular cartoon character from the show “Dr Katz, professional therapist”

[@Jack-ib9kc]

Long dumb comment incoming. I'm late and I have yet to watch the rest of this video but I just want to say thank you SO MUCH for using the term "dissociative identity disorder" instead of "split-personality disorder". My words literally cannot describe how happy I am about that, even if it seems like such a small thing. I know this video is just for fun and it's about one of the most offensive shows on TV, but almost everyone I know still incorrectly labels the condition and knows it by the stereotypical dramatized version of the illness one may see on the television and such. Might just be me but it always gets me irritated as someone suffering with DID, but the care you take in regards to mental health is so refreshing. (By the way, one of my all-time favourite episodes of South Park was Worldwide Recorder Concert, not only because of the EXTREMELY UNDERRATED plotline where Mr. Garrison gradually reveals he's upset because his father DIDN'T molest him as a child, but because of the scene where Mr. Hat beats the shit out of Mr. Mackey. I know logic in this show isn't consistent but... how. How did he do that. (As a matter of fact, how the hell did he reach the gas pedal! :/) It's just so absurd that I can't help but still go back and rewatch that episode often, and I'm sure my bias towards it is probably mostly because I'm also a victim of childhood SA. So being able to see something bring light to it in a hilariously stupid fashion will always keep my fond feelings for the episode even after all these years. Oh and thanks for the videos, you got me to actually sit down and watch the entire series for the first time and now it's probably my favourite show ever.)

[@Robert_D_Mercer]

weird thing to be happy about lol I mean is it low cases of DID? I mean playing with action figures and doing voices when ur younger isn't signs of DID or anything. It's just homies pretending and having fun with their imagination but I suppose this is way different and forcing that kind of stuff into everyday events. Sorry about the childhood SA :/ interesting comment tho lol

[@Jack-ib9kc]

​@@Robert_D_MercerWell, really I was happy about Blooms' correct terminology usage when describing DID-- It was separate from the fact that he doesn't actually even think Mr. Garrison has DID in the video (he just brought it up initially), and honestly its not even related to the actual disorder itself or even the show's mentions of anything related! Again, the medical term for Dissociative Identity Disorder used to be classified as Split-Personality Disorder. And if you've seen any movies/shows/whatever like Split where the antagonists are some kinda crazy wacko with... well. "Split-Personality Disorder". Things that use those terms always have a core misunderstanding of the illness and depict it as an evil and unstable thing, n you can imagine it's not pleasant to someone who actually has the illness, particularly because it's very rooted to deep mental traumas and other mental illnesses making it a sensitive topic more often than not. So that's what I was content with, just Blooms using the right wording, because I don't hear it often and it's a personal little thing. Discussing it just made me start a rambly comment where I loosely connect topics to South Park, if that makes sense. Sorry that I struggle to follow your comment a bit and this one is a bit scattered because of that. South Park obviously takes the shit out of everything, and jokes about Mr. Garrison being all sorts of things beyond having """split personality disorder""" (once more, I don't think he has it and neither does Blooms if i remember correctly). Of course, interpretation of jokes is affected by individuals and their experiences. Where I may see jokes about DID you might not, and vice-versa. For example I like the bus scene with Mr. Hat and Mr. Mackey because Mr. Garrison's behavior toys with the concept of what ACTUALLY does happen with victims of trauma, wherein they will disconnect themselves, seemingly have flashbacks and completely withdraw into another sort of "identity". Aaaand in South Park fashion they then exaggerate the topic comedically with a puppet, then steering it away from any actual commentary on mental illnesses, LOL. Yes, very true that all that stuff you mentioned are not typically signs of DID, good on you. Kids are weird, especially around the homies, and they can do bizarre things that may have adults mistaking for signs of illness. Playing with toys and creating characters is just what a lot of em do. It is very much a case of what you choose to relate to actual events and what you don't. (Also, no need to apologize for the fact I went through SA, it was a long time ago and I'm in therapy for a lot of stuff that originated with that trauma, including the DID and other shit... sighs. We're working through stuff tho it's all good lmao. I just like talking about the funny haha show and had seen an opportunity to make a comment when I originally posted that I reckon.)

[@PLSHELPMEiStuckInTheUrlFactory]

Lol why are so many people writing entire essays praising this guy for correctly portraying different mental illnesses (I just think its funny just how many of these there are)