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\nComment by Brian, Omaha, NE on 19 Apr 2010 at 6:25 pm<\/span><\/p>\n
Hey Karen,<\/span><\/p>\n
Have you ever done anything totally unpredictable as an alter that you would never do yourself when you were a child? I am fascinated in your brain.<\/span><\/p>\n
What a great book. Man o Man you got me stumped. I hate reading books.totally hate it but couldn\u2019t put yours down. There should be more books written like yours. <\/span><\/p>\n
Brian<\/span><\/p>\n
Omaha, NE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Brian, <\/span><\/p>\n
My alters did many unpredictable things, but mostly in good fun. My alters played off my insecurities. There were times when a fear of mine would block my way to accomplishing something that I really wanted to do but felt too paralyzed. An alter more willing than I would take over and get it done. Most of the time this would turn out in my favor; sometimes not. A few examples are written in Switching Time<\/em>. Once, at age 13, in fifty-degree weather I climbed a park district fence to swim in the public pool late at night. I would never do such a thing on my own. \u00a0But often my alters had a way of pushing me forward to keep me going. If it weren’t for them I may have stayed in bed, feeling depressed, and unable to thrive, or worse. <\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for your compliments on Switching Time<\/em> and my “brain.” I’m glad you finished reading my story. It’s a hard book to read and sometimes you have to put it down. I will take your compliment to heart. For someone like you to believe more books like ours should be written is a wonderful way to help me continue to encourage hope through sharing my story.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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