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\nComment by Toi\u00a0on 26 Sep 2010 at 3:28 pm<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Hey Karen,<\/span><\/p>\n
The prayer for those burdened with worry you just posted is exactly what I needed at this very second. I am a worry wart. I finished reading your book and had one hour till dinner. I was worried about so many things and now I have your prayer. I am copying it and reading it every single day. Your story has me feeling relieved that nothing like that happened to me. I do have a friend who I thought was like you, which led me to learn more from your story. I learned enough to know that my friend is NOT like you at all. She is vicious and attacks me and others claiming it\u2019s not her. I kind of am torn how to maintain our friendship when under attack. Do I stay or leave? I don\u2019t know. You and your therapist deserve a reward for bravery and surviving the battleground that I will deem \u2018Therapy\u2019. Best of luck to you both.<\/span><\/p>\n
Toi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Toi,<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for sharing! Dr. Baer and I truly appreciate hearing your thoughts. Please know that our book is not a guide to cure multiplicity. Each multiple is unique and has a different journey towards healing. There may be more to your friend’s story. Maybe your friend is a multiple with an additional disorder that requires attention.<\/span><\/p>\n
No one needs to maintain a bad relationship. But true friends will step back and wait over a bad spell hoping to gain knowledge and understanding. Please be patient. Your friend may be in turmoil and lashing out today, but with support, that may subside. Think back to what brought you together in the first place. I thought of myself as toxic at times and hated myself. But fortunately Dr. Baer and my close friends never gave up on me. In the end we worked together to maintain close respectful relationships. A multiple’s life is difficult before, during, and after therapy. It takes a lifetime to heal. I’m blessed no one has given up on me.<\/span><\/p>\n
Wishing you all my best!<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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