21 strangers
21 personalities birthed from trauma and nurtured by life
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Before this begins... I suppose that there is a lot I could tell you, though there is so much more that I do not remember. Hi, my name is Parker. I am a relative newcomer to the group-Tay's myriad. Tay, who I am by birth, who we all are, has been blessed abd cursed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. We were several; conflicting personalities comfortable with sharing a space in Tay's mind. However, only a few of us openly shared their names. Collectively, we have experienced an excellent, fulfilled and happy life, thanks to an embarrassing disorder that presents the sufferer as a deceitful and disingenuous person by its very nature. Some of us carried pure, unresolved anger. For different reasons, we each made Tay disappear. We wanted her to. Some others, however (and by this I mean I) came to restore her power over her life. To cause the other shadows to shrink from the light she had found. I am the result of the flooding memories Tay experienced-the aftermath of seeking help.
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A fragmented mind on its way to recovery anonymously chronicles Jax’s life and challenges with dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly called multiple identity disorder. The condition is contradictory; despite her deep sense of gratitude for the protection this disorder offered her, she carries the shame of not facing the trauma head on. Although she is blessed with countless members of her own found family, each of these people know only one part of her compartmentalized mind. Yet despite the walls and safe spaces involved, DID was not foolproof. The complex system failed. This survivor’s tale begs the reader to contemplate one question: Is dissociative identity disorder a blessing or a curse?
About the Author
Thank you for reading Twenty-One Strangers. You may have noticed that the author’s name on the cover is quinn. Based on oral tradition, Jax’s Irish family ancestors considered the name quinn to represent the number five or more specifically, the fifth born of a clan. Parker was the fifth born of the clan. The clan also includes Jax, Barbara, Nancy, and Doug. Prior to getting professional help, we believed that secrets were sacred. In reality, secrets are destructive. Please take care of yourself. You are not alone!