Fractured: Living nine lives to escape my own abuse

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Hodder & Stoughton, Mar 10, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 300 pages

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.

 

Contents

Foreword
I am not alone
A little bit of history
Chapter 3The guests and the washtub
Chapter
Chapter 5In the cupboard
Chapter 6Mother and her demons Chapter 7The crash Chapter 8 Growing good Chapter 9Escape Chapter 10 Shaky beginnings Chapter 11An ending...
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About the author (2010)

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.

Bibliographic information

TitleFractured: Living nine lives to escape my own abuse
AuthorRuth Dee
PublisherHodder & Stoughton, 2010
ISBN1848949286, 9781848949287
Length300 pages
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