I Am More Than One: How Women with Dissociative Identity Disorder Have Found Success in Life and Work

by Jane Wegscheider Hyman

"Thorough and accurate. Jane Hyman vividly portrays the internal world of DID and understands the logic and function of dissociated parts of the mind. This is the most detailed exploration I have read of the different types of parts, their origins and functions."
--Colin A. Ross, M.D. Past President, The International Society for the Study of Dissociation and author of Dissociative Identity Disorder Be inspired by these women who have survived--and even thrived--with dissociative identity disorder People with dissociative identity disorder (formerly called multiple personality disorder) are widely thought to be highly dysfunctional. This fascinating book debunks this myth. I Am More Than One gives you an inside look at women who have achieved success while living with the condition. Their uplifting stories shed light on a misunderstood but manageable condition—and point the way toward an active, functional, and fulfilling life.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published August 29, 2006

Reviews

[Lore LongSoulSystem · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encanta que se haya hecho este trabajo. Una visión más optimista pero no menos realista del TID en personas que logran tener una vida funcional. No es una vida perfecta, pero es una vida que funciona bastante bien, no solo "a pesar del TID" sino también "gracias al TID".
Hacen falta más de estas historias para humanizar.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is interesting and gives good insight to a complicated condition. It depicts women who are functioning well in society but they also have DID. It is a shame our world is not more accepting of DID or any other mental illness and that those who suffer from these issues have to keep them hidden in order to not be shunned.

"If people who have parts could disclose their compartmentalized minds without negative repercussions, they would be free to teach to singletons much that is fascinating and useful" (249).

Unfortunately, our society's view of many mental illnesses is that which Hollywood portrays. They don't portray the person who has a mental illness as high functioning because that doesn't sell tickets. They show a person who is at their lowest or they show the stereotype of the mental illness.