- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Abacus (25 Feb 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0349104514
- ISBN-13: 978-0349104515
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 682,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For almost 30 years Joan Frances Casey suffered from what has been described as a "disease of hiddenness". People called her compulsive, a workaholic, an over-achiever, and too intense. Nobody, least of all she herself, suspected that she was "housing" a flock of more than two dozen disparate personalities - all of them competing for attention, unaware of the others' existence and contributing towards her near-destruction. After the mysterious collapse of her marriage and an inexplicable flirtation with suicide, she consulted analyst Lynn Wilson, who diagnosed Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) - a severe form of psychological trauma resulting from serious child abuse - and began the years of demanding and totally unorthodox therapy recounted in this book.
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Format:Hardcover
One of the most fantastic books I have read and definitely the best depiction of MPD (DID) that I have come accross. Beautifully written, with claity which really draws you into the story. A must read for anyone interested in MPD or psychology in general.
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I have just started working with DID (dissociative identity disorder) in therapy as the client, my therapist recommended this book to me because having DID is a lonely business to say the least. It has to be read in context of the time it was written, the 're-parenting' style of the therapists may not the correct and only way to work with people with DID but it worked for the time, for the Wilsons and for Joan herself. It is written in easy to understand chunks and because it is interspersed with the clinical notes from the therapist it makes it very clear that she did not always know the best way to help Joan. It is also less sensationalist than some of the other books out there on this subject,and reminds us that therapy at its best is an incredible partnership when it works well. Overall if you want a less sensationalist, realist understanding approach to having DID or living with someone with this disorder, read this first.
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Having had a generel interest in the subject I was very open to different types of books on MPD. This book is an absolut page-turner despite the load of factual information it includes. Through this book I have been able to learn more about MPD than I could have hoped for in one book.
If you are searching for a book to actually make you unterstand and grasp the feeling of what it is like to suffer from MPD, then you could chose no better. You're a witness of the journey towards health.
Compared to "Sybil" by Flora Rheta Schreiber I found this book so much easier to grasp and much more insightful, which might be due to the different times they were written in but thats my personal opinion. If you're studying this subject, even if it's just a small part of your study area, get this book! After reading those 300 pages you'll understand more than out of any text book...
If you are searching for a book to actually make you unterstand and grasp the feeling of what it is like to suffer from MPD, then you could chose no better. You're a witness of the journey towards health.
Compared to "Sybil" by Flora Rheta Schreiber I found this book so much easier to grasp and much more insightful, which might be due to the different times they were written in but thats my personal opinion. If you're studying this subject, even if it's just a small part of your study area, get this book! After reading those 300 pages you'll understand more than out of any text book...
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