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A review by saltysiren
Switching Time: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 Personalities by Richard Baer
5.0
Honestly Doctor Baer may not be the most interesting writer, but this story alone is interesting enough. He went to school to be a doctor, not to write great novels.
That being said, I have dated someone with DID before and its intense, and they didn't go through nearly the trauma that Karen did. However, it is interesting to me to understand the treatment process and how each of this personalities worked within her. It really gave a greater understanding of how she functioned, or lack thereof I suppose.
This isn't "entertaining" unless mental health issues is something you're interested in. For me, I loved it. I understood his purpose and how it flowed and wasn't reading it for the purpose of being fun, but gaining insight.
That being said, I have dated someone with DID before and its intense, and they didn't go through nearly the trauma that Karen did. However, it is interesting to me to understand the treatment process and how each of this personalities worked within her. It really gave a greater understanding of how she functioned, or lack thereof I suppose.
This isn't "entertaining" unless mental health issues is something you're interested in. For me, I loved it. I understood his purpose and how it flowed and wasn't reading it for the purpose of being fun, but gaining insight.