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\nComment by Ashley on 02 Apr 2010 at 8:56 pm<\/span><\/p>\n
Hi Karen! I just finished reading switching time yesterday. I can honestly and sincerely say that I have never read anything that has been able to bring out so much emotion in me. I cannot believe you were able to survive all that you have been through. I had a couple of questions I was hoping you could answer\u2026Do you ever hear the alters or are they forever integrated? Also, How are things going for you now? I hope you are filled with blessings every day because you truly deserve them.<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you so much for allowing Dr. Baer to write about this experience because I guarantee it has truly changed many lives\u2026including mine.<\/span><\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n
Ashley, U.S.A<\/span><\/p>\n
p.s. I know you have probably heard this already but please! please! please! write a sequel <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Ashley,<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you! I know my story can stir up many emotions. Sometimes I can’t believe I’m here myself, alive and well! I’m grateful for all of the help and support my alters received from Dr. Baer. My healing was possible because of faith, will, and teamwork. I believe my alters and Dr. Baer were God sent.<\/span><\/p>\n
I no longer hear my alters in the same way as before integration. Though I never hear voices anymore, there are times I may feel a bit like one of them. I can tell my alters are a part of me, forever integrated, never to be known as their once individual selves. When I have thoughts, feelings, or cravings that once belonged to an alter, I smile because they are pleasant reminders and not traumatic. My pain of the past has been removed. My alters are me. I am my alters. We are one.<\/span><\/p>\n
I do my best to keep positive thoughts up front. I wake each day grateful to be here. I am blessed many times over. But I admit to having bad moments now and then, not often, but when a dark thought creeps back into my life I need to fight it off quickly and keep it in the past where it belongs. There is no room in my present or future to be held hostage by my past. I’ve grown and continue to learn something new about myself each day. <\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for your kind thoughts, compliments, and sharing that my story has made a difference in your life. That means the world to me. I am honored by your request for a sequel. I am working on one.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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