“To preemptively protect the child so that the child may anticipate the abuse rather than be surprised by it, protector parts become persecutors modeled on the abusers. Thus, parts who were protectors when the person was a young child may become persecutors in time, holding anger and rage and meting out punishments to other parts of the self.” Dissociative Identity DisorderAlter PersonalitiesAlter IdentitiesProtectorsPersonality StatesPersecutors Book:Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder Source: Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder