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In this extraordinary, convincing account of her psychological fragmentation and arduous journey toward wholeness, the pseudonymous Casey displays the impulse toward health that seems a driving force of nature. She begins her story, with all names and locations changed, at the University of Chicago, where, as a graduate student, she sought counseling in 1981. Unlike Casey's previous experiences of quick-fix therapy, this time the psychotherapist, Wilson, proved a sensitive listener. Casey soon revealed her secret names, marking different selves with distinct memories and, as observed by Wilson, distinct voices, postures and expressions. Originally opposed to Wilson's diagnosis of Multiple Personality Disorder, Casey embraced it during her struggles over the four-year course of intensive therapy, through stages of cooperation, opposition and even sabotage among selves that included the competent Renee, scholar Joan, self-destructive Josie, self-possessed Kendra and Rusty, a boy. Wilson's interspersed notes, covering her concerns as she extended therapy beyond the office and included her husband, a high school teacher, in the "reparenting" of each of Casey's personalities, offer a balancing perspective. Deftly told and studded with striking images, Casey's story--distinguished by her intelligence and courage and by Wilson's unremitting patience and compassion--witnesses equally the power of cruelty and indifference to damage children profoundly, and the capacity of love and hard work to heal. Casey is now a university professor. Literary Guild alternate.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"Oh, Renee, you know that I think integration is secondary to having all the personalities inside feel better about themselves," said therapist Wilson. One of numerous unique personalities, female and male, embodied in a single, 26-year-old woman, "Renee" once again felt reassured by her therapist's words. Roughly a year and a half had passed since the troubled Casey first telephoned Wilson. A social worker with 20 years' experience, Wilson had never treated a case of multiple personality disorder (MPD). Casey had seen other therapists, but with little result. Wilson read the theoretical literature on MPD; she reread Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley's The Three Faces of Eve ( LJ 2/15/57) and Flora Rheta Schreiber's Sybil ( LJ 7/73). She consulted Cornelia Wilbur, the doctor who had treated Sybil. But ultimately Wilson depended on her own clinical and parenting instincts. Unorthodox and unconventional, her treatment brought to light a history of emotional and sexual abuse, a hallmark of MPD. The autobiography is interspersed with Wilson's case notes and diary entries. By turns thrilling, tedious, saddening, and inspiring, the book will engage almost anyone who enjoys a good love story. Literary Guild alternate.
-Marlene Charnizon, New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
-Marlene Charnizon, New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Birds of a feather dissociate together,
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This review is from: Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality (Paperback)
In order to brush up on her knowledge of "MPD," the author of this book admits to renting and watching "The Three Faces of Eve" and "Sybill" on video. (Well, to be fair, she re-read the paperbacks too.) I used to get mad about this highly communicable form of hysteria, but I've changed my way of thinking. Much as lotteries are a tax on the stupid, MPD is a fine diversion for the terminally credulous and the drama-addicted.
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One of the best books I've read to understand how the multiple personality functions in everyday life. This book shows good insight for the person living with a multiple. The way it is written helps the reader to see both sides of the illness. It helps to see the practical way one person dealt with the effects on her life as well as the effects on the life of the one who is a multiple personality. Highly recommended.
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This review is from: Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality (Paperback)
Beautifully told, this well-written and fascinating book is a must for anyone interested in DID or really any of the illnesses that have been confused with that disorder for years. The writing is eloquent, yet the images of this book are striking (something like McCrae's "Bark of the Dogwood," or those in "Sybil.) If you have to choose one book on this illness, choose this one.
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