All of Me: How I Learned to Live with the Many Personalities Sharing My Body - Softcover

Noble, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1613744706 ISBN 13: 9781613744703

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2012

Synopsis

Taking the reader through an extraordinary world where the very nature of reality is different, this personal narrative tells the story of one woman's terrifying battle to understand her own mind. From the desperate struggle to win back the child she loves to the courage and commitment needed to make sense of her life, this account recalls Kim Noble's many years in and out of mental institutions and various diagnoses until finally being appropriately diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID). Described as a creative way some minds cope with unbearable pain, DID causes Kim's body to play host to more than 20 different personalities--from a little boy who speaks only Latin and an elective mute to a gay man and an anorexic teenager. Sometimes funny and ultimately uplifting, this brave illumination of the links and intersections between memory, mental illness, and creativity offers a glimpse into the mind of someone with DID and helps readers understand the confusion, frustration, and everyday difficulties in living with this disorder.

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Review:

"Kim Noble is the . . . gold standard for the extreme end of dissociative identity disorder." --John Morton, fellow of the Royal Society and professor at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of London

"Though I cannot even begin to imagine horrors Kim faced as a child, I am struck that neither the abuse nor its devastating consequences have destroyed this woman's spirit, humor, or capacity to love. [S]he is one terrible, exquisite, and beautiful work of art." --Independent

"[A] fascinating, moving, and frequently funny life story; we couldn't put it down." --Sheerluxe.com

"A remarkable portrait of a fractured world slowly pieced together by a tenacious set of people." --Publishers Weekly

"[A] powerful memoir . . . deeply moving." --Kirkus Reviews

"This is the best multiple personality biography in a long time." --Booklist

Book Description:

The extraordinary story of Kim Noble who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) or 'multiple personality disorder', in her own words.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1613744706
• ISBN 13: 9781613744703
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384