Becoming One : A Story of Triumph over Multiple Personality Disorder
Sarah Olson
“Severely abused as a young girl, Sarah Olson began at age three to dissociate (to split herself into a number of "alters"). While internal personalities were an essential part of her survival from extreme trauma, Sarah was not herself fully cognizant of their existence until she underwent therapy with the gifted psychotherapist, Howard Asher. With Asher’s support and guidance, Sarah eventually overcame numerous life obstacles and challenges to become fully integrated. Becoming One documents Sarah’s four-year process of discovery and recovery. Utilizing letters she wrote to Asher, and transcripts from key audiotaped therapy sessions, Sarah created a book which offers a model of healing and hope to the many survivors of childhood abuse, whether or not they personally experience dissociation. Becoming One is an important contribution to the growing movement of survivors and their allies working to put an end to childhood sexual abuse. Becoming One is a hopeful book which both dignifies people with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and sensitizes the rest of us to what that means and what can be done. Highly recommended.”—Midwest Book Review
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