Personal Stories Case studies can provide an inside look at what being multiple is like for that individual. Many have found commonalities with the people described in these books, and find comfort in the fact that others share some of their experiences. |
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The Magic Daughter The Minds of Billy Milligan Moira, A True Story Prism Silencing the Voices Sybil The Three Faces of Eve Through Divided Minds When Rabbit Howls |
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When Rabbit Howls by Truddi Chase To escape the horror of violent abuse, the two-year-old child "went to sleep" and created the inner world of "the Troops," the 92 voices that shielded her from pain, but that she didn't know existed until adulthood. This is a journey through the fragmented world of the multiple personality--as told by the Troops. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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A Cry in the Night by Jean Small Brinson An incest survivor describes the violent flashbacks that occurred following the death of her abusive father and that strained her relationships with her husband and child and recounts her difficult and triumphant recovery through therapy. As electrifying as Sybil and When Rabbit Howls, this is the haunting true story of abuse, multiple personalities, recovery, and one woman's battle to save herself from the grasp of mental illness. It is a story that will leave readers shaken and inspired--and one they will never forget. |
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Little Girl Fly Away by Gene Stone An in-depth psychological study explores the true story of Ruth Finlay, a childhood rape victim who developed a split personality and who unknowingly wrote herself death threats, culminating in a self-kidnapping and stabbing. |
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Angel Child : A Novel Based on a True Story by Jacqueline Austin, Zoe Parry Fractured by a lifetime of monstrous acts of abuse and incest, Zoe Parry's mind has become a battleground, and only now can she tell her story. For years, more than 150 personalities have been at war within her, each struggling for control. Readers journey into Zoe's world, where child voices beg, seductive voices beguile, angry voices hiss threats, and the horror never ends. This book is currently out of print. However, you may still order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program with Amazon Books, and they will try to find a copy of it. To go to Amazon, click here |
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First Person Plural : My Life As a Multiple by Cameron West, Phd. From the author: "There was a little boy to shelter, a friendship and marriage to protect, and a shattered mind to accept and repair. Rikki and I locked arms and hearts and kept trudging, and then something happened: the muck started to dry and our feet found solid ground. We'd made it--not to the top, but to a ridge. And that felt like something worth writing about. "I also wanted to speak to others whose experiences resonate with mine. I know how lonely it is to feel different and damaged. In some strange way, through telling my story, I wanted to offer myself as a witness to those people who share the experience of having had their souls scraped at an early age." To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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The Three Faces of Eve by Corbett H. Thigpen, Hervey M. Cleckley Although this book was one of, if not the first book published about DID aka MPD, it is wrong. Although we are told that "Mrs. White" was cured at the end of the book, that was a fantasy created by her psychiatrist. This book is about 3 of the many personalities that Chris Costner Sizemore has had in her life. If you want the real story, try I'm Eve, written by Sizemore To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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The Magic Daughter: A Memoir of Living with Multiple Personality Disorder by Jane Phillips In this extraordinarily distinctive, exquisitely crafted memoir, one that began as a suicide note, Jane Phillips, a woman with dissociative identity disorder writes about the intimate details of her life. The Magic Daughter is a harrowing, moving, inspiring, and ultimately triumphant account of a woman's journey toward wholeness. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Becoming One : A Story of Triumph over Multiple Personality Disorder by Sarah E. Olson Accounts of Multiple Personality Disorder have frequently been written by mental health professionals as texts or case studies. Now, in Becoming One, Sarah Olson has allowed us the privilege of entering her internal world in her first-person account of her journey from fragmentation to wholeness. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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The Flock/the Autobiography of a Multiple Personality by Joan Frances Casey, Lynn Wilson (Contributor) The most compelling account of multiple personality disorder yet, The Flock is the first written by both the patient and her therapist. In emotionally-charged detail, they make us know and feel what it is like to be a multiple with 24 separate selves. More than a "case," The Flock brings to life the ordeal and triumph of a remarkable woman. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Multiple Personality Disorder from the Inside Out
by Barry M. Cohen (Editor), W. Giller, Esther Giller (Editor), Lynn W (Editor) The unique quality of this book is the authentic voice of the person with MPD describing an unimaginable experience of life that becomes comprehensible and familiar. At some point the therapist who is learning about MPD must gain this understanding from the inside out and this can be a slow process when working with only one or a few individual clients. This book offers a giant step towards this understanding. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber Here is the unbelievable yet true story of Sybil Dorsett, a survivor of terrible childhood abuse who as an adult was a victim of sudden and mysterious blackouts. What happened during those blackouts has made Sybil's experience one of the most famous psychological cases in the world. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Prism : Andrea's World by Jonathan Bliss, Eugene Bliss This is the story of Andrea Biaggi, who developed multiple personalities as a result of the father's sexual abuse. From the helpful Sister Jeanie to the scared Andrea-Ellen; the angry Nothing and the super-powered Super Andrea; the self-punishing Joseph and the sexual Bridget, all send her in a confused state in which she is in and out of mental hospitals and is contiually misdiagnosed. Finally, she meets Dr. Eugene Bliss, who has treated MPD and knows the true cause of her suffering. This book deals with incest as a cause of MPD, and self-injury. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Moira by Martin Obler This is a recomended book for new therapist in their intern stage. The intern came across Moria as a clinic patient, original diagnosis of histronic personality disorder. The intern realized that DID was the correct disorder and fought with the mental health system on her treatment. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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I'm Eve by Chris Costner Sizemore This is Eve of The Three Faces of Eve, but her own story. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Broken Child by Marcia Cameron It is painfully difficult to bear witness to the countless incidents of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse suffered by Cameron. And after contemplating the possible consequences of a child suffering such trauma, it comes as no surprise that Cameron fractured into multiple personalities. Rendered in appalling detail is a litany of crimes committed against her in childhood by her mother; but to read Cameron's book is to ultimately accompany her on a lifelong journey toward healing. Even after locating a psychiatrist competent enough to treat her problems and help her move toward a realm of mental health, she has had an exhausting and interminable struggle. Cameron's story is heartbreaking and horrifying in its intensity. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Silencing the Voices : One Woman's Triumph over Multiple Personality Disorder by Jean Darby Cline Jean Cline withstood unspeakable abuse at the hands of both her father and her first husband. Although she went on to enjoy a successful and lucrative career, she also suffered from an often paralyzing depression. When Jean went into therapy, she discovered that the lifelong pattern of abuse in her life had caused her personality to fragment into three separate entities. This book documents her search for her true self and her battle with multiple personality disorder. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes A portrait of a tortured young man, arrested for a series of kidnappings and rapes, explores the world of a multiple personality, whose traumatic childhood shattered his mind into twenty-four distinct personalities. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |
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Katherine: It's Time: The Incredible True Story of the Multiple Personalities of Kit Castle by Kit Castle, Stefan Bechtel This story is about a woman with 7 personalities and her struggle to become whole. It focuses on her life as an adult with MPD more than the abuse that caused the shatter, and her fusion process. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program with Amazon Books, click here |
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Through Divided Minds : Probing the Mysteries of Multiple Personalities--A Doctor's Story by Dr. Robert Mayer This is a doctor's story about facing the fears involved with both treating surviviors with DID and their fears of being treated. There are many case stories in this book, and suggested readings as well. There is an interesting case about identical twins with identical alters. To order this book through Mosaic Minds partnership program from Amazon Books, click here |