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\nComment by Nicky\u00a0on 25 Feb 2010 at 3:13 pm <\/span><\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n
Dear Karen, <\/span><\/p>\n
First of I would like to thank you for letting your story be told and for your answers on your blog. You are an amazing women. I personally like that Switching Time was wrote from Dr. Baers point of view. The reason is that we are raising our granddaughter, who has Dissociative Identity Disorder, so reading your book from Dr. Baers point of view has been very helpful. She is only 5 years old. We have had her for a year and a half. I have a million questions for you, but I will ask just a few. First of all do you or Dr. Baer know how to find a good psychiatrist for her? We live in southern Idaho and have had no luck finding one. She does have a great counselor, but she doesn\u2019t even know of any psychiatrists that she would recommend. I was also wondering about your headaches. Did all of your alts have them too? At what age did they start or do you always remember having them? What did you do that helped them? Our little one gets them a lot and they seem to be getting worse. Please let us know anything else that would help her. I hope it will be okay to ask more questions later. <\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you so very much, <\/span><\/p>\n
Nicky<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Nicky,<\/span><\/p>\n
You’re welcome! I appreciate your kind thoughts on my answering questions here on my blog. I agree, Dr. Baer writing Switching Time<\/em> from his point of view was definitely worthwhile. I believe Switching Time<\/em> is the best book written by a medical doctor, a psychiatrist, treating a multiple. Both Dr. Baer’s notes and my journals may comprise one of the very first complete documented cases. We have eighteen years of\u00a0files! I believe Dr. Baer’s point of view provides the best description of my alters, therapy, and story. Dr. Baer built rapport with each of my seventeen alters in a way that I couldn\u2019t have. Therefore, I couldn’t have written from his eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n
During my therapeutic years I wrote constantly, every day, in journals that, when I finished each one, I turned over to Dr. Baer for safekeeping. My journals proved to be an asset to Dr. Baer in writing his book.<\/span><\/p>\n
I’m sorry to hear that your granddaughter suffers from DID. But I\u2019m glad to hear the illness was recognized early and that she is in treatment. I believe there were many signs of my losing time when I was five years old, but no one paid much attention to them. Maybe because not much was known back then and no one knew what to do.<\/span><\/p>\n
I don’t remember not having headaches. I’d suffered headaches my entire life until integration. My headaches came on strong and disabling but not one doctor could find a physical cause for them. I recall having many tests, brain scans, and so on, searching for causes but none were found. I believe my intense headaches came whenever I became overwhelmed with stress and switched between alters. The energy needed to switch can cause head pain that subsides once the switch is complete. I don’t believe all my alters suffered from headaches. There may have been a few, but I don’t remember. I do know for sure that I had frequent headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n
What helped my headaches? Staying calm and stress free. Too much stimulation, like watching something violent on television, someone talking loud, and noisy crowds would create inner chaos and pain. I’m not sure about your granddaughter, but for me during a headache my hearing was overly sensitive to all sounds. Hearing a siren would cause me great pain. Sometimes a cold rag and a dark quiet room would provide comfort. Each multiple is unique. I ‘m sure your granddaughter knows what can work for her. Allow her to guide you. Creating a sense of calm is best.<\/span><\/p>\n
Dr. Baer suggests you contact the state psychiatric or medical society to get a referral for a psychiatrist in your area. <\/span><\/p>\n
Wishing you, your granddaughter, and family all my best. Please know you can write me anytime and ask any questions that trouble you. I am here for you.<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for sharing. I hope I’ve been able to help.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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