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4.28 AVERAGE
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sooooo sooo good and she does evoke a lot of pride for being my heftiest book. definitely added to the lens through which I now view all conversations about DID
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From the bottom of my heart I hope the author reported this "therapist" and that they've lost their license. That's some abhorrent "therapy".
This was interesting, and I'm glad I've read it. But my rage towards the therapist is the biggest emotion I was left with. I wish to have seen more about how Ed/Emma/Edgar/Katina coped and functioned in their everyday life outside of therapy and more about what happened after the competent therapist came into the picture.
As the author forewarned, there was repetition and everything hinged on memories puzzled together. I was left wanting in the end.
Even so, it's worth reading.
This was interesting, and I'm glad I've read it. But my rage towards the therapist is the biggest emotion I was left with. I wish to have seen more about how Ed/Emma/Edgar/Katina coped and functioned in their everyday life outside of therapy and more about what happened after the competent therapist came into the picture.
As the author forewarned, there was repetition and everything hinged on memories puzzled together. I was left wanting in the end.
Even so, it's worth reading.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
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Sometimes the right thing finds you at the right time under the right circumstances.
I would not have had the mental fortitude to read this over a month ago. It might not have felt as important and timely had I chanced upon it later. It came at the right time, in the right environment, in the right frame of mind, with the peace I have longed for for years to emotionally sift through this kind of collection of revelations and memories and sense of self in the most true and honest sense. The first book I decided to check out in the local library's electronic book collection, having just read the first words of the summary and not the rest, setting me up for a good futurological habit and evolution that will probably stick with me for a lifetime apart from any of the contents of the book.
Probably would have put it off it I had realized what it was actually about (as it would have seemed and is too far removed from my own experience to really see a reason to make it a priority read), and most definitely if I had seen how long it was (or broken it up, which would not have been the same experience), but I will be ever grateful I did read it on an uninformed whim. And even if it is not my experience it helps me look into my own experience and life up to this point from my own point of view, to come to terms with my own scattered timeline and compartmentalizations.
It simply might be the best and most important comic book I'll ever read in my life.
I would not have had the mental fortitude to read this over a month ago. It might not have felt as important and timely had I chanced upon it later. It came at the right time, in the right environment, in the right frame of mind, with the peace I have longed for for years to emotionally sift through this kind of collection of revelations and memories and sense of self in the most true and honest sense. The first book I decided to check out in the local library's electronic book collection, having just read the first words of the summary and not the rest, setting me up for a good futurological habit and evolution that will probably stick with me for a lifetime apart from any of the contents of the book.
Probably would have put it off it I had realized what it was actually about (as it would have seemed and is too far removed from my own experience to really see a reason to make it a priority read), and most definitely if I had seen how long it was (or broken it up, which would not have been the same experience), but I will be ever grateful I did read it on an uninformed whim. And even if it is not my experience it helps me look into my own experience and life up to this point from my own point of view, to come to terms with my own scattered timeline and compartmentalizations.
It simply might be the best and most important comic book I'll ever read in my life.
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The therapist was so horrible I wanted to quit reading multiple times
Interesting insight into a mind with DID but isn't aware of it in the beginning
The therapist was so horrible I wanted to quit reading multiple times
Interesting insight into a mind with DID but isn't aware of it in the beginning
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Dysphoria