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“To most of the outside world I am 'Kim Noble'. I'll answer to that name because I'm aware of the DID and also because it's easier than explaining who I really am. Most of the other personalities are still in denial, as I was for the majority of my life. They don't believe they share a body and absolutely refuse to accept they are only out' for a fraction of the day, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. I know how they feel, because for forty years that was me.”

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Book:Handbook for the Assessment of Dissociation: A Clinical Guide
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Book:Handbook for the Assessment of Dissociation: A Clinical Guide
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Book:Intensive Psychotherapy for Persistent Dissociative Processes: The Fear of Feeling Real
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