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pluralstories2022-07-27 04:50 pm
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The Sum of my Parts, by Olga Trujillo (autobio prose, 2011)
“The creation of these "happy" parts felt different from the splitting that began at my fingertips when I was under attack. Entering these "good" parts felt less noticeable. There was some dizziness and light-headedness, but it was mainly just a gentle shifting in my mind. I was unsure of where my body started and ended for just a few seconds.”
Blurb: (from online) The incredible true story of Olga Trujillo, whose childhood was devastated by sexual abuse and violence. This memoir follows Olga as she splits herself into "parts" and develops dissociative identity disorder to cope with the abuse, and then struggles to merge these parts and overcome the disorder in adulthood.
Why is it worth your time?: It's a solid DID autobiography, and Trujillo speaks from the perspective of someone with "less florid" DID, whose memories are fragmented in many pieces among very many different parts, who tend to be numbered rather than named. Not as well known as other DID memoirs. Trujillo focuses a lot of attention on the positive people in her life who helped her survive, something a lot of multi books are sadly lacking, and she does a good job of describing partial flashbacks and the way abuse affected her thinking and behavior that made her more prone to abuse later on in her life; that's something I haven't seen described as well before. If you want a DID memoir, this one is pretty darn good.
Plural Tags: DID, memory work, abuse high-focus
Content Warnings: In comments below; contains spoilers.
Accessibility Notes: Available in ebook and paper both, in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. Trujillo also gives content warnings and states that the abuse scenes are over after Chapter 7, so that you can skip them if you want.
Blurb: (from online) The incredible true story of Olga Trujillo, whose childhood was devastated by sexual abuse and violence. This memoir follows Olga as she splits herself into "parts" and develops dissociative identity disorder to cope with the abuse, and then struggles to merge these parts and overcome the disorder in adulthood.
Why is it worth your time?: It's a solid DID autobiography, and Trujillo speaks from the perspective of someone with "less florid" DID, whose memories are fragmented in many pieces among very many different parts, who tend to be numbered rather than named. Not as well known as other DID memoirs. Trujillo focuses a lot of attention on the positive people in her life who helped her survive, something a lot of multi books are sadly lacking, and she does a good job of describing partial flashbacks and the way abuse affected her thinking and behavior that made her more prone to abuse later on in her life; that's something I haven't seen described as well before. If you want a DID memoir, this one is pretty darn good.
Plural Tags: DID, memory work, abuse high-focus
Content Warnings: In comments below; contains spoilers.
Accessibility Notes: Available in ebook and paper both, in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. Trujillo also gives content warnings and states that the abuse scenes are over after Chapter 7, so that you can skip them if you want.
Content Warnings