First Person Plural: My Life As a Multiple
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.76 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786863900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Unlike Flora Rheta Schreiber's Sybil, which presented a fairly dispassionate and professional view of multiple personality disorder, now called dissociative identity disorder (DID), West's account is an intimate memoir of the pain and frustration he encountered before and after being diagnosed. With the expertise of a therapist and the often heroic?and sometimes courageous?support of his wife, West eventually identified 24 separate personalities of both sexes and various ages. in psychology in order to better understand his illness. These "alters" told stories of horrific childhood sexual abuse by family members, which West had erased from his conscious mind. West compellingly recounts his journey toward sanity and his decision to pursue a Ph.D. Agent, Laurie Fox. Illustrations from his journal, in which all alters were allowed to write, and drawings done by his child personalities give weight a
Cam's book definitely tells it like it is! Heaven Its hard to say this. But this book definitely tells it like it is. Multiplicity is something that is scary to outsiders, and even fascinating, but the underlying factor is the fact that there are children out there being abused everyday, to the point where they can't handle their lives, and split off a part of themselves in order to save what they have of their existence.I know. We have it. DID is something that isn't a game, it's not a fun stage show. There's no way to explain how you went to the grocery store and walk out with $50 worth of candy. Or how hard buying a simple DRESS is, since everyone has their favorite. "The book gave you a good snap shot into how different his world was" according to Anita C. Horstead. The book gave you a good snap shot into how different his world was. I appreciated how informative and personal the book was and the update at the end. I gave it The book gave you a good snap shot into how different his world was Anita C. Horstead The book gave you a good snap shot into how different his world was. I appreciated how informative and personal the book was and the update at the end. I gave it 4 stars because for the length of the book, the ending wasn't what I expected or maybe what I hoped for. Overall a great book.. stars because for the length of the book, the ending wasn't what I expected or maybe what I hoped for. Overall a great book.. Amanda said An informative story. I enjoyed this book, though it wasn't terribly well written. I found the pace good, and the plot informative. It was well worth the cost.
written by a man who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disordera candid and moving memoir.