Comment by Freddie on 27 Nov 2011 at 6:54 pm

Hey Karen,

Class came alive with your book. Discussions had me thinking… what if you could master switching and do all the things you ever wanted to do? What would it be like to discipline your alters in a way that benefits your life instead of traumatize? If you refused integration where do you think you’d be today on a scale of one to ten in wholeness? Fascinating mind you have been given by God. How are you using your abilities today? Good luck to you.

Freddie

Dear Freddie,

It’s interesting to me to hear that a class comes alive when my story is shared. I would love to be a fly on the wall in such a classroom! Your question poses fascinating thoughts… master switching? I would have to say switching couldn’t be mastered to work in perfect sync because most alternate personalities are unique and unpredictable. It would not work for a multiple to assume they could accomplish everything on their own through their alters. Alters lack structure, organization and discipline. No benefits would occur if they were kept in their fragmented state. It’s best to work towards integration.

I’m not sure what would become of me if I had refused integration? Regarding your scale I’d probably be a 3. But what would be the point of living in constant chaos with strong alternate selves stealing my days to live out their own? I see no benefit of staying in that multiple mindset. If I didn’t integrate, I believe I wouldn’t be here. I think I’d be dead. Alters in an adult are not healthy or functional.  Alters are created during childhood to protect and are no longer needed when a multiple becomes an adult.

I have been blessed by God and use all that God has given to me to be my best one self. Thank you for asking and for wishing me luck!

Karen!