Monday, December 18, 2017

The Magic Daughter quotes

One model of dissociation suggests that a Multiple can excise four cross-sections of experience from the working memory: physical sensation, behavior, knowledge and emotion. All four aspects can be excised at once, effectively sealing off an entire memory for many years, but the four will not necessarily be stored together nor will they necessarily return in any way that immediately makes sense.
Dissociative barriers cannot be breached at will, nor is it possible to predict when barriers might decay and fall.
The Magic Daughter pgs 77-78

I have traumatic incidents that were broken down into 3 or more alters. One person observed, one felt the physical pain, one the emotional pain and one the terror and panic.
It's reaffirming to read Jane Phillips book.

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