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“Steve said he was glad that I trusted him to develop relationships with the other personalities. He knew that my acceptance of them was a sign of greater health, but he really liked me best and wanted to know when I'd be integrated—when the other personalities would be gone. "Look, Steve," I said, "whether you like it or not, all of the personalities are part of this entity. No personality is ever going to disappear." "What about Robin and Reagen? Little Joe?" he asked. "Those personalities were absorbed, not exiled. No one inside will ever disappear. We're all real. We all matter.” — Joan Frances Casey
Steve said he was glad that I trusted him to develop relationships with the other personalities. He knew that my acceptance of them was a sign of greater health, but he really liked me best and wanted to know when I'd be integrated—when the other personalities would be gone.
"Look, Steve," I said, "whether you like it or not, all of the personalities are part of this entity. No personality is ever going to disappear."
"What about Robin and Reagen? Little Joe?" he asked.
"Those personalities were absorbed, not exiled. No one inside will ever disappear. We're all real. We all matter.