United States of Tara. The 2nd Season, Disc 1

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Originally produced as a television program in 2010.
Disc 1. Yes -- Trouble junction -- The truth hurts -- You becoming you -- Doin' time -- Torando!
Toni Collette, John Corbett, Rosemarie Dewitt, Keir Gilchrist, Brie Larson.
As Tara decides to move on from her past, a sudden neighborhood incident opens the door to her family's shocking secrets. Her alters, some returning and some new, help unravel the mysteries while simultaneously infusing their own chaos into the mix. Meanwhile, the rest of Tara's family explore their own identities as Max hits a boiling point, Marshall questions his sexuality, Kate takes on an online fantasy persona, and Charmaine finds herself in a love triangle.
DVD; widescreen; region 1; NTSC.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on June 18, 2014, 10:09pm On the outside, Tara Gregson looks like an ordinary self-employed artist. Married with two children, she lives in a suburban house near her younger sister. Due to some mysterious traumatic event several years ago, her personality has split into multiple personas.

As second two begins, Tara has learned that her past was not what she thought it would be, but has decided to go back onto her medication, rather than try to integrate her personalities as that was taking too much of a toll on her family.

The show is an exaggeration of how people with dissociative identity disorder (DID) really live, but such hyperbole may be necessary for television. Most people with DID have far more subtle changes between their personalities and the various identities can share consciousness far more easily and more often than Tara and her alters do. However, "Tara" does portray DID an a gentle way that allows viewers to feel a connection with the character and want her to heel. We are also led to feel sympathy for her long-suffering family who must deal with the unreliable nature of a mother who may be present in body but not in mind and who is at times wildly out of control. The "alters," as she calls them, even have romantic relationships with other people, which takes a toll on her marriage.

Viewers will likely recognize Toni Collette from "The Night Listener" and "Little Miss Sunshine." John Corbett starred in "Parenthood" and "Northern Exposure."