{"id":883,"date":"2009-04-12T15:43:26","date_gmt":"2009-04-12T20:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=883"},"modified":"2009-04-14T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2009-04-14T14:54:51","slug":"karen-answers-shannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=883","title":{"rendered":"Karen answers Shannon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment by Shannon on 09 April 2009 at 9:46 pm<\/p>\n

Hi Karen,<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t find your book at the bookstore. I borrowed a friends. I like you and your answers. I have a question for you. Would you say being a multiple compares to the black outs alcoholics suffer? I am a alcoholic and attend AA. My last drink was eight months ago but when I drank I felt like someone else and didn\u2019t remember anything the next day. Are you an alcoholic first or a multiple first, do multiples become alcoholics from being abused? Do you drink? Did your alters drink?<\/p>\n

Thank you very much, Shannon<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Shannon,<\/p>\n

I’m glad to hear that you found a copy of Switching Time<\/em> to read. And thank you for sharing that you like me and my answers. I really appreciate your kind words.<\/p>\n

Regarding comparing switching time, or losing time, to an alcoholic’s blackouts, there’s no comparison I can make. I’m not an alcoholic and always tried my best to stay away from alcohol. \u00a0I was afraid alcohol would effect my system and cause alter chaos. Once, after having a glass of wine, I switched to a child alter that passed out. I’m not sure how and why one glass took such a drastic toll on me, but that caused me to stay away from drinking. Multiplicity continues to be a mystery to me.<\/p>\n

I can understand why you’d like to know if \u00a0a multiple’s lost time is similar. I think they’re caused by different mechanisms. \u00a0For a multiple, switching is disassociation. \u00a0 For an alcoholic, I think the alcohol toxicity prevents the creation of memories. \u00a0For me, by the end of the day, my alters would somehow inform me of the important happenings of the day.<\/p>\n

I am glad to hear that you are attending AA and haven’t had a drink in eight months! Congratulations! I wish you continued success. I can’t answer any questions regarding whether multiples become alcoholics or vice versa. I rarely drink alcohol.<\/p>\n

I needed to be fully aware, through my alters, in order to survive. Alcohol, in my opinion, is a depressant that would’ve added stress and suicidal thoughts to my already fragile system.<\/p>\n

It is my hope that my answer has brought you a bit more understanding and was helpful.<\/p>\n

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

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