The Mangled Mind: Living With Dissociative Identity Disorder

11/12/2024

It's live! Print versions in one week. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.
"When s*xual predators target Steve Simmons as a child, his mind fractures into multiple personalities—alters—who give him blackouts as a protective shield.
The abuse ends when he’s fourteen, but two alters begin hijacking his consciousness to live their own lives as a thief and a gay pr******te.
Steve discovers he has multiple personalities but keeps the mental disorder a secret for fear of being institutionalized. That decision grants his doppelgangers free rein to drag him down the paths of crime and debauchery.
To maintain his freedom and reputation, Steve discards his ethical compass in order to conceal his alters’ criminal activities—even after becoming an attorney at one of the world’s premier litigation firms.
This deeply personal memoir lays bare Steve’s childhood s*xual assaults and the poor judgment he exercises to hide his mental disorder caused by the trauma."
How will he navigate the road to redemption?

When s*xual predators target Steve Simmons as a child, his mind fractures into multiple personalities—alters—who give him blackouts as a protective shield. The abuse ends when he’s fourteen, but two alters begin hijacking his consciousness to live their own lives as a thief and a gay prostitut...

08/18/2024

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05/20/2024

The latest episode of The Mangled Mind Podcast.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2159747/15073513

02/21/2024

My latest podcast episode, "Episode 105: I’m Not Okay," is now available.

In this episode, I discuss my own recent mental health issues related to working on my memoir.

12/27/2023

I now have three episodes of The Mangled Mind Podcast available. I had one planned for this Friday, but the guest ghosted me. Still, I'll see if I can put something together.

On the podcast, I delve into the world of multiple personalities. The condition is called Dissociative Identify Disorder (DID), and an estimated 1.5% of the people in the world have it. I’ll peer into the daily lives of those with DID to see ...

12/07/2023

My second podcast is now live, a day early. I interview Amy, a woman with 52 other personalities and whose father sold her into a s*x cult when she was 11.

Please share this post far and wide. It's one of many DID stories that needs to be heard.

This episode discusses the subjects of self-harm and s*xual abuse of a child, although there is no graphic description of either.Amy developed dissociative identity disorder after being s*xually abused by her father and brother—and sold by her fat...

10/03/2023

My memoir is in the developmental editor's hands. It came to 364 pages (89K words). He'll get it back to me in a month. Now I'm working on the book proposal. Here's the Overview section, which is a "blurb" explaining the memoir's concept.

09/15/2023

FINDING A THERAPIST
Use this resource to help locate therapists in your area who treat DID.
1. Find your location by entering your zip code (or scroll and select your state).
2. Click "issues" to identify treatment areas.
3. Slect "PTSD and Trauma."
4. Therapists who treat those conditions often treat DID, and they might even say it in their bio.

Browse our extensive directory of the best Therapists, Psychologists and Counselors near you.

09/14/2023

I hate deadlines. October 1 is the date I have to turn my manuscript over to a private editor. While I'd rather be working on my podcast and webpage, the memoir has to come first.

Dissociative identity disorder controlled my life for so many years. Now that I'm older and have it under control, I enjoy speaking with those who are going through what I once did. Maybe I can give people a little hope or some good advice. That's why I'm doing all this. I know how miserable the disorder can be.

08/16/2023

My website will launch on 10/15/2023. People can register for free to access exclusive content. The website will cover my upcoming podcast about the lives of people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and projects related to it (including my memoir).

The Mangled Mind is a project that focuses on the lives of people with Dissociative Identity Disorder.