Comment by Jim on 14 Feb 2010 at 3:45 pm

Dear Karen,

Being the kind woman you are will anyone remember you on Valentine’s Day? I did.
 Happy Valentines Day Karen! Never wrote to you before but have learned all that I needed from your blog. Well except for do you miss your alters and is Karen your real name?

Jim

Dear Jim,

Thank you for remembering me on Valentines Day! Your kind and thoughtful words have touched my heart! Valentines Day means something unique to everyone who celebrates the day. For me, it’s all about feeling loved and being able to love. Something I never thought possible until after integration. Today, I feel loved.

I’m glad you find my answers helpful. That’s very important to me. Regarding my alters, do I miss them? No, because they are all a part of me. I am them and they are me. My alters have integrated within me and no longer function independently. Some days I may feel a certain way and think to myself, this was Claire or Miles or another. I am fortunate to understand I am one person with a variety of interests.

My name is Karen in Switching Time but it’s not my birth name. I choose to use ‘Karen” to feel safe until I know someone. Either way, I am one and the same woman.

Karen