Comment by Samantha on 24 May 2011 at 2:16 pm

Hi Karen,

My name is Samantha, I’m a senior in high school and for my final Psychology project I read Switching Time. I present next week and I was wondering if there was anything you found particularly fascinating about your treatment or psychotherapy in general. Also is there anything you wish Dr. Baer had included in the book? Do you feel whole again?

Samantha A

Dear Samantha,

I’m sorry that my answer is late. I hope your presentation went well and I would love to hear about your experience. To answer your question about what I found particularly fascinating about my treatment, I would have to say that Dr. Baer and I worked well as a team and for the first time, I felt trust.  I can’t recall myself, or Dr. Baer, ever being late for my sessions. There may have been a time or two over the many years, but always, always I knew I could count on him to be there. Dr. Baer must’ve known that I would not do well if left waiting. It could have caused alter chaos or worse, my never coming back.

As far as what I wish might else have been shared in the book? Of course there were more than a few things missing, but it’s my hope to include those rare and missed moments at a later time.

I do feel whole. I am my alters, my alters are me. We are now one and the same.

Thank you!

Karen