Comment by Tony on 24 Dec 2009 at 10:46 am

Dear Karen,

When your alter Julie couldn’t walk because of painful memories did you ever experience not being able to move your legs after integration? I mean she was a part so if you stuck then wouldnt you sometimes feel paralyzed nowadays? And what about headaches? They were once so dibilitating. Did you ever check if you had a brain tumor? do you think your multiple personality disorder came from the brain tumor? Could your brain tumor have distorted reality and make you think you were being abused but really just ill and hosptialized? I am a psych student and curious as all hell about the physical and medical attributes to your illness.

Bought three books for holiday gifts before I saw you were selling them here. Too bad you didn’t have your sign up last month at Thanksgiving. I finished all my shopping back first of December. I bought paperback copies. Cool ink blot design. What does it mean to your doctor, Dr. Baer?

Tony

Dear Tony,

I believe I suffered a few weeks of minor leg problems when my alter Julie first integrated. I was never left paralyzed during those few weeks but there was a definite adjustment period. After that, all symptoms disappeared. Julie was a small part of me, and once integrated, she eventually merged with all my alters. When a small part was blended with the others, most problems came to a halt.

Headaches. Sometimes when overwhelmed and stressed I will suffer a tension headache. I continue to be headache free most days. That was one positive aspect to integration. I have had more than a few CT scans to eliminate a brain tumor. All was clear and no problems were found. Therefore, my multiplicity did not come from a brain tumor. I did suffer from one tumor and was operated on as a young child. But the tumor I had was removed before the age of two could not be the reason for multiplicity.

Thank you for purchasing Switching Time and giving our book as a gift to others. That’s very thoughtful of you. I’m not sure what the ink blot design means to Dr. Baer, but to me it means whatever your imagination makes it out to be.

Thank you for your questions; they were very thought provoking.

Karen