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\nComment by Sarah\u00a0on 09 Feb 2010 at 5:17 pm<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Your story resembles so much of the book Sybil. Down to the characters and the way they act. It almost seems the same. Is there any way that Sybil could have influenced some of your story or the events that happened in your treatment. I am in to way disregarding your story as I believe it is 100% true but this was just bothering me.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Sarah,<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the similarities between my story and Sybil’s. I’m sorry but I have not read the entire book, Sybil<\/em>. I tried to read her story, but I became upset and was unable to read past the first chapter or two. Maybe because it hit me as familiar, too? I really can’t say. But what I can share is though there may be some similarities between our stories; no two multiples are the same.<\/span><\/p>\n
I believe from my personal experience that alters are created to serve a need for survival. Many different alters are needed to keep traumatic experiences and abuse separate in order for the victim to live. For me there was a mom figure, which was my alter Katherine; a father figure, my alter Holdon; and many children of different ages that included both boys and girls. An alter was created for religious beliefs, and so on… an entire cast of help was needed to survive the horrors. I’m not sure about Sybil’s case, but perhaps she created alters for many of the same reasons. \u00a0But my story is my own. Each of my alters was created for a reason.<\/span><\/p>\n
Though I did not read Sybil<\/em>, I did watch the movie. I found it unlike my story. I never appeared so overly dramatic, never changed clothes or found myself making a scene, as when Sybil found herself in the middle of a fountain or lake. I never climbed all over Dr. Baer’s furniture in his office during sessions and can’t see any real truth to the way Sybil was portrayed as a multiple. I would say the producers made the illness more of a mockery than a reality. True multiples simply don’t act out to be extremely noticeable. I have heard Sybil’s abuse was horrific. It’s saddens me to know that she suffered as I did.<\/span><\/p>\n
Maybe the book differs from the movie. Maybe one day I’ll read the book. But for now I’d rather not trigger any old dark thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for believing in me. Please know that if my answer does not set you at ease, write me again. <\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you,<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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