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\nComment by Carol on 22 Jul 2009 at 7:44 pm<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen, <\/span><\/p>\n
In the book Dr. Baer describes looking at you and feeling a kind of awe. \u201cShe \u2019s an incredible human being,” he says, and I whole heartedly agree. I have daughters your age and it broke my heart to read the unspeakable horrors of your life. Yet, after everything, you seem to have found joy and want the same for others. I can\u2019t wrap my brain around such individual personalities your alters had, they all truly seemed to be separate people. Yet, they were all part of you, saving yourself. \u00a0Karen, where did you find your courage?<\/span><\/p>\n
Carol<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Carol,<\/span><\/p>\n
It’s\u00a0true, I’ve suffered unspeakable horrors, and my life continues to be affected. \u00a0What isn’t known to most is that I still hurt at times and that relationships can still hurt me.<\/span><\/p>\n
There is nothing more in the world that I\u00a0wish for than to help others. \u00a0I wish for no child to ever suffer as\u00a0I have. \u00a0I believe Sharing my story has given me purpose. \u00a0I felt that if I could change the world with one act of kindness at a time, along with caring for people in a way that no one cared for me as a child, then my grief and pain would bring proper knowledge to an incomprehensible illness. People who abuse children should be locked away.<\/span><\/p>\n
I believe my journey was indeed worth sharing. \u00a0To me, my alters were separate people, but to the outside world, the alters were not seen. \u00a0But my alters each believed themselves to be whole. \u00a0Actually, each alters\u00a0was one part of a complex puzzle. \u00a0An alter could never stay out long enough to function independently as one person. \u00a0Only through integration did each alter merge together to become\u00a0a part of me, a whole person.<\/span><\/p>\n
My alters did\u00a0save my life. It was my alters who decided when it was time to seek help, heal, and how to integrate. \u00a0A multiple can heal him or her self\u00a0in a safe setting with\u00a0a trusted guide to accompany them on their journey to wholeness. \u00a0I believe Dr. Baer was that one special person who I needed to accompany me on my journey to\u00a0become whole. \u00a0I truly believe Dr. Baer\u00a0and my alters were God sent. \u00a0I will always be grateful for\u00a0the wonderful\u00a0care my alters and I\u00a0received.<\/span><\/p>\n
My courage comes from deep within myself. \u00a0I learned about courage from those who inspired me. \u00a0There were a few people that crossed my path throughout my life and during my years of healing. \u00a0I would absorb all the good I could,\u00a0from these relationships and from Dr. Baer, who never left my side. \u00a0Dr. Baer never once gave up on me during my healing years. \u00a0Dr. Baer re-parented me. \u00a0That alone made me feel special and gave me the courage to move forward.<\/span><\/p>\n
But I believe the number one reason I have courage is because God loves me. \u00a0For me, feeling loved, having faith, and caring for others\u00a0gives me the courage I need to live.<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for your compliments and thought provoking questions.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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