Fractured: Living nine lives to escape my own abuse
Ruth Dee
Mar 2010 · Hachette UK
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Imagine what it would be like if your thoughts weren't the only ones in your head.
Ruth has lived with other people in her head since she was four years old. She splintered off into different selves when her grandfather began sexually abusing her. It was her way of coping with the dreadful things she endured at home. The worse things got, the more personalities Ruth created in order to try to escape her life.
Ruth eventually left home and after years of hard work, Ruth came to terms with her past and now helps others suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.
Fractured is the story of a life torn apart by abuse and a remarkable woman who pieced herself back together again.
Ruth has lived with other people in her head since she was four years old. She splintered off into different selves when her grandfather began sexually abusing her. It was her way of coping with the dreadful things she endured at home. The worse things got, the more personalities Ruth created in order to try to escape her life.
Ruth eventually left home and after years of hard work, Ruth came to terms with her past and now helps others suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.
Fractured is the story of a life torn apart by abuse and a remarkable woman who pieced herself back together again.
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14 reviews
Liz Shotter
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February 23, 2017
I read this book in 5 hours and was so effected by this remarkable lady's story. Mpd is so often misunderstood and is often confused with schizophrenia, and it's helpful to hear first hand accounts to help dispel harmful and unhelpful myths.
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nadia honiball
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July 25, 2014
Heartbreaking x
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About the author
Ruth Dee is married and has three grown up children. Until five years ago she had worked in education all her life. She now collaborates with psychologists working on Multiple Personality Disorder and lectures student nurses on how to diagnose the condition.
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