{"product_id":"first-person-plural-my-life-as-a-multiple-9798228706170","title":"First Person Plural: My Life as a Multiple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating...I hope you'll read it!\"--Oprah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant sensation when first published--A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller--\u003ci\u003eFirst Person Plural\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Cameron West's desperate journey to understand his fragmented mind and ultimately achieve the triumph of a regular life. The 25th Anniversary Edition features a powerful new afterword by the author about his journey since that time, illuminating remarkable progress in the treatment of a rare mental illness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What the hell is happening to me? I feel possessed. I'm talking gibberish in the mirror and somebody else's voice is coming out of my mouth.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCameron West was in his thirties, a successful businessman, happily married and the father of a young son when he spoke these words. The \"voice\" he heard belonged to Davy, the first of twenty-four alter personalities to emerge over a period of several months as West began to recall memories of horrific abuse he'd repressed since childhood. With distinct characteristics, mannerisms, and memories, all twenty-four were created by West to protect his psyche from the trauma of repeated sexual abuse at the hands of family members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to a spellbinding story, West provides rare and unprecedented insight into the fascinating condition known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, the working of the mind of a multiple, and his alters' coexistence with one another and with the world \"outside.\" Heart-wrenching, humorous, and ultimately hopeful, \u003ci\u003eFirst Person Plural \u003c\/i\u003eis a story that will make you stand in awe of the power of the mind to protect itself and cheer for West as he struggles to gain control of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228706170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338","brand":"Phd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418934505653,"sku":"9798228706170","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9941b4f7-a03b-4735-b284-68f5c1348e7c.jpg?v=1775570771","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/first-person-plural-my-life-as-a-multiple-9798228706170","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}