Quite by chance, I recently met a dear lady who has been diagnosed Multiple Personality Disorder for a good 7 years now. Her's is not the kind of having distinct personalities, but rather 'fragments' of personalities. She calls them 'alters'. At last count, she had 300 plus and has now stopping counting. She lived for nearly 50 years not being aware of this disorder, but finally the truth emerged, as did the reason for the disorder. She was repeatedly sexually abused as a child by both her mother and father. She also watched her siblings and various cousins subjected to the same abuse. The fact that she survived intact, raised 4 children and lived a relatively normal life, not plagued by addictions and neurosis of any kind, is a tribute to human adaptability, sheer will and something mysterious besides.
She did not come to me for healing, but as happens frequently these days, just started pouring her heart out to me. I would dearly love to help facilitate her healing and integrate the 'alters'.
However, I don't know anything about personality disorders. I wondered if anyone could point me to some good reading material re Multiple Personality Disorder?
Also (not knowing much about it at all), it struck me that this sounds like the Shamanic concept of 'retrieving fragments of lost soul / soul retrieval'. Does anyone know if this could be related at all?
And lastly, what are your thoughts on doing Reiki (or any other energy work) on suffers of this disorder?
I know there are some on this board who have this disorder themselves and other who work in the mental health industry. I would love to hear your opinions and experiences with this disorder. If you don't feel comfortable posting at the RC, please feel free to email me.
Blessings
~ Natalie ~
