Becoming Kate

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Summary: A well written history of a woman's journey of healing.
Review: Becoming Kate was very facsinating and informative. The book contains material by both Carol/Kate and crew and Dr. Jansma. Most of Kate's work is journal entries with several poems and a couple of letters written to Dr. Jansma. Much of the writing describes in great detail what it's like to live as an alter and to go through the healing then fusion/integration process.

Dr. Jansma includes his actions, thoughts and feelings on the whole process. I found this section to be comforting in a strange sort of way. Perhaps it is comforting to know that there are people who care and will hang in for the duration.

The book jacket did not adequately describe the book. The book focused of the horrible sexual, physical and emotional abuse suffered at the hands of her paternal grandparents and, to a less extent, her parents. Although the jacket advertises that her family was "grooming her from age three to be the high priestess of a Satanic cult", no mention is made of the subject until the epilogue where Dr. Jansma states only that it happened and was not included because it was so "troubling".

All told, I really enjoyed the book and found it helpful to find out what it's like to be an alter.

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Summary: Becoming Kate answered my questions....
Review: I found this book to be extremely helpful and informative for myself.....both as someone who is interested in DID...and as someone who lives every day with DID...I was diagnoised 4 years ago....and an interim counselor i was seeing while mine was on vacation gave the book to me to read....It helped me greatly....to understand that co-conciousness...integration...and fusion are not anything to be afraid of.....Now...my counselor is reading it before giving it back to the other counselor.....You won't be sorry if you read this....