Comment by Cherrilyn on 05 Oct 2009 at 6:34 am

Good day, Karen Overhill and Richard Baer, Good Day!

Switching Time knocked my socks off! Great work for a doctor and patient. Quite interesting that Karen stuck with just you, Richard Baer, as her therapist for all those years. I admire your strength Karen, to stick it out and heal. In analyzing my thoughts I am concerned as to how well your life has been after the book published. I read in a previous post it’s two years now. I have a feeling things did not turn out so well for you Karen. God forbid I don’t mean something’s wrong. I am a reader and have been feeling a draw to your newest pain. Live Karen. Don’t allow the pain of past circumstances to bury you. I am inspired by you. Don’t give up. I see an increase in comments to you. It’s a sign that you are doing great work. This will not be your year. This year is your ground zero but next year you will be rewarded.

Cherrilyn

Dear Cherilyn,

Thank you for all your compliments! Although Dr. Baer and I had stuck together, we had our moments!  But we were able to work through them. Being a multiple isn’t easy; there are many frustrating moments that had left both me and Dr. Baer exhausted.

I admit I’ve had a rough year. There were many changes in my life that I needed to deal with as one person. My journey continues on. I try my best to keep moving forward. Since the integration of my alters I’ve had to re-learn many life lessons.

I am looking forward to next year! I enjoy answering questions from all those who write to me. I feel privileged to be available for this and to live a life I once thought not possible. Thank you for being concerned. I am trying to keep my past in my past. Rarely do I dwell on the actual abuse I suffered. I try to bury that pain. What I do experience are occasional sad feelings that are usually not attached to any particular trauma or thought.

Thank you for caring.

Karen