Like Shattered Glass

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID, formerly Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD) is the separation of self which sometimes occurs following extreme child abuse trauma. These selves are referred to as alters. Self harm often accompanies this disorder as a coping mechanism. This book is a collection of poetry written by alters the author created. Mickey, Soda, BJ, and Daniel, affectionately referred to as, “The Brothers”, share the author’s journey into wholeness. The Brothers were the most active and verbal of the alters. Their mantra, “The more silent I am, the more it is I have to say,” gives light to the author’s quiet shyness as a youth and young adult. They did have a lot to say, and it is voiced here in “Like Shattered Glass.”