{"id":621,"date":"2009-01-19T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-19T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/switchingtime.wordpress.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2009-01-19T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-19T21:36:00","slug":"karen-answers-lucy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=621","title":{"rendered":"Karen answers Lucy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment by Lucy on January 15, 2009 10:11 pm<\/a><\/p>\n

Hi Karen,<\/p>\n

I hate that you are not offended by the show United States of Tara. I bet you will if they write a book on the show without recognizing Switching Time. How would you feel if a book came out on the show, sold a million copies and wasn\u2019t real. Would you hate the show then?<\/p>\n

Lucy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Lucy,<\/p>\n

Why should I be offended by a show that is not real? We need to remember it’s just a TV show and doesn’t represent the reality of MPD, like Hogan’s Heroes didn’t represent the reality of prisoner of war camps. \u00a0I love the actress, Toni Collete, and she is doing a great job trying to portray a woman and mother who is a multiple. \u00a0However, she is acting, and a character in a show. Real MPD alters are not so dramatic and flamboyant. \u00a0There job is to protect, not to attract attention. \u00a0If a book is written on “The United States of Tara”, it will be a fictional book on this show. \u00a0My story, Switching Time, is non-fiction, and a true story of one woman’s life, therapy, and integration as a multiple.<\/p>\n

I do think we need to bring more awareness to MPD\/DID, and not mock this illness. \u00a0Having multiplicity was not fun and it continues to be my hope that everyone will learn the facts, not the TV fantasy.<\/p>\n

Karen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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