{"product_id":"b0fbw9jwhl","title":"First Person Plural: My Life as a Multiple","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating…I hope you’ll read it!” –Oprah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn instant sensation when first published—A  New York Times, USA Today , and  Publishers Weekly  bestseller-- First Person Plural  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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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,  First Person Plural  is 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","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52837914935512,"sku":"YSL68138","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/81QeEKMoeBL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793283558","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0fbw9jwhl","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}