The Five of Me: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality

by Henry Hawksworth, Ted Schwartz

5 of Me

Genres: Mental Health, Nonfiction, Memoir

238 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Silda Seco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Las biografías son importantes, y mucho mas cuando le dan la voz a pacientes con TID, pero no puedo decir que disfrute esta.
Tenía muchas ganas de leer el libro, porque muchas reviews hablaban de cuan "inspirador y emocionante" era este libro, y me llevó el chasco de encontrar a una persona tóxica (no quiero usar esa palabra pero no se me ocurre otra) que discrimina y culpa a las mujeres y su genética por querer ser abusadas; y también a un terapeuta que no me inspira confianza.

[Vicki Gooding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this book is incredible. First MPD is more common among women, but for the men who have suffered this type of abuse as children, who loose time with bizarre behaviors gives me great admiration for their coping mechanisms, and desire & work for integration

[Gary Newsom · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting, loses steam quickly towards the end, though.

[Becky (Kowalski) Anzalone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I pick up this book at a thrift store because multiple personalities have always intrigued me. This gives you a new insight to the disorder in a time when people didn't really understand it. I absolutely loved this book and learning what it's really like from a first person point of view to have multiple people in your head is very intuitive. It's a good shorter read for those who want to know more about how our mind works and how to overcome huge obstacles in a life that isn't normal.

[Oriyah N · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting and sad tale of a fellow whose childhood abuse led to a split into different personalities. His family's history as well as his own were interesting, and the story of how his disorder harmed him and his family was sad....I wish more focus had been placed on his treatment and the HOW of his recovery. A typical book (in style) of its time.

[Tim Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just came across a mention of this book today. Read it when I was 13. It was really intriguing. I wonder how it holds up today, and how it might be written today with a better understanding of "multiple personality disorder".

[MarciaBrady · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a GREAT book. If you're interested in how the mind works and multiple personalities, you won't be disappointed with this book. I read this book at least four times, it's so good!

[Fishface · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too boring to finish. Juiceless, flavorless. Left no taste in my mouth at all.