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“Peg's very young alters formed around her father's abuse. But when she was 8 another alter group formed, as Peg reported, from ritualized sexual torture by a neighbor who forced Peg to ritually injure two other children. By age 13 Peg had fallen victim to her older brother's sexual violence as well and this led to more splitting. In her teens and twenties Peg added more alters in response even to nontraumatic life disappointments, since the splitting mechanism worked so well to insulate her from suffering.”

Book:Broken Images Broken Selves: Dissociative Narratives In Clinical Practice

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Roger Lewin

Roger Lewin is a renowned writer, born in 1944. His works span across various fields such as science, history, and travel, known for their in-depth research and vivid narrative style. more

“In summary, the conclusion that having DID is generally rewarding is unfounded because the vast majority of the attention such patients receive is skeptical, critical, exploitative, or hostile; they are often ignored if they do present symptoms of DID. It is certainly possible that some individuals have attempted to feign the disorder. However, the hostile treatment that one would most likely receive would make feigning another disorder more rewarding.”

Mental Health Pretending Dissociative Identity Disorder Multiple Personalities Alter Personalities Attention Seeking Attention Seekers Faking Making It Up Factitious Disorder

Author:David H. Gleaves

“In the world of alters, anything is possible. This is because alters are partly based upon make-believe, and the underiying reasoning is not derived from normal linear logic but consists of 'trance logic', the toleration of completely unrealistic and contradictory ideals which might be found in a state of hypnosis.”

Dissociative Identity Disorder Alter Personalities Alters Personality States Trance Logic

Book:Multiple Selves, Multiple Voices: Working with Trauma, Violation and Dissociation

Source: Multiple Selves, Multiple Voices: Working with Trauma, Violation and Dissociation

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Child Abuse Dissociation Alter Personalities Alters Alter Identities Identity Alteration

Book:Dissociative Identity Disorder: Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Treatment of Multiple Personality

Source: Dissociative Identity Disorder: Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Treatment of Multiple Personality

“Feeling is not faith.”