I want everyone that has been abused by someone in their childhood to know that you can get past it. Having DID is not the end of the world; it's the beginning of your new life. DID allow the victim of exceptional abuse the ability to “forget” the abuse and continue living. Without it, I may have gone crazy as a teen and spent my life in an as a teen and spent my life in a psychiatric hospital.

A Shattered Mind: One Woman's Story of Survival and Healing