{"id":732,"date":"2009-03-10T00:05:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-10T00:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/switchingtime.wordpress.com\/?p=732"},"modified":"2009-03-10T00:05:55","modified_gmt":"2009-03-10T00:05:55","slug":"karen-answers-benton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=732","title":{"rendered":"Karen answers Benton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment by Benton on March 4, 2009 8:51 pm<\/a><\/p>\n

Okay, Karen, you answered that the series United States of Tara wasn\u2019t about your life. I think you and Richard Baer should check into that a bit more. In episode 8 one of Tara’s alters claims to be pregnant. In your book the same thing happened. Do all multiple people, women, become pregnant at some point in the therapy? See what I mean, too damn coincidental! I am a fan of yours and the show but the similarities have me pissed off. What is Richard Baer or your agent doing about this?<\/p>\n

Benton is Concerned<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Benton,<\/p>\n

The Showtime series “United States of Tara” is not about my life. \u00a0I have seen episode eight and actually, for a moment, I thought the same as you, however, the story line was much different. \u00a0I believe it is possible for the writers of USoT to write something similar to my story in Switching Time<\/em>. For instance, Buck, a male alter is left handed and likes to bowl, just like Holdon. \u00a0Maybe they did gain the idea of including a false pregnancy from my story. \u00a0There is no way to prove this. \u00a0Neither Dr. Baer nor I gave this show any permission to use our story. \u00a0Until the similarities become more obvious, we’ll simply have to regard these things as a coincidence.<\/p>\n

In my case, yes, one of my ex-alters, Sandy, believed she was pregnant and had contractions, including swollen breasts and other signs of pregnancy. \u00a0I remember Sandy believed in this so much that she even took prenatal vitamins! \u00a0All this lasted a few months and only when Sandy was out and active. One’s mind is powerful, and if you believe something to be real, it can appear to be, even in the case of a false pregnancy. \u00a0It all continues to be a mystery to me.<\/p>\n

I appreciate your concern for both Dr. Baer and me, and for the integrity of our story, Switching Time<\/em>. \u00a0I have watched all the episodes of USoT, and of course I’ve found similarities. If we find more of a problem after viewing all the episodes of USoT, we will have to act accordingly.<\/p>\n

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

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