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Hardcover The Flock Book

ISBN: 0394568427

ISBN13: 9780394568423

The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality

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The groundbreaking first-person account of successful recovery from dissociative identity disorder, now featuring a new preface by the author When Joan Frances Casey, a married twenty-six-year-old graduate student, "awoke" on the ledge of a building ready to jump, it wasn't the first time she couldn't explain her whereabouts. Soon after, Lynn Wilson, an experienced psychiatric social worker, diagnosed Joan with multiple personality disorder. She prescribed a radical program of reparenting therapy to individually treat her patient's twenty-four separate personalities. As Lynn came to know Joan's distinct selves--Josie, the self-destructive toddler; Rusty, the motherless boy; Renee, the people pleaser--she uncovered a pattern of emotional and physical abuse that had nearly consumed a remarkable young woman. Praise for The Flock "A testimony to [Casey's] courage and the dedication of her therapist, who believed that a profoundly fragmented self has the capacity to heal within a loving therapeutic relationship." -- The New York Times Book Review "Absolutely mesmerizing . . . the first coherent autobiographical study of its kind." -- The Detroit News "A compelling psychological odyssey offering unique insights into a nightmare world." -- Kirkus Reviews "Extraordinary . . . deftly told and studded with striking images." -- Publishers Weekly This description may be from another edition of this product.

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8 customer ratings | 6 reviews

Rated 3 stars
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Interesting read told by therapist treating multiple personality.

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Rated 5 stars
Good book

This is a very readable account of Multiple Personality. Narrated by a single member of The Flock and supplemented by notes and diary entries of The Flock's therapist, it never gets confusing, as narratives of Multiplicty can. Ms Casey is a very good writer, and the feelings and motivations of several members of The Flock are presented. There is also no graphic depiction of the abuse that caused Joan Frances Casey to shatter...

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Rated 5 stars
Much needed

Beautifully told, this well-written and fascinating book is a must for anyone interested in DID or really any of the illnesses that have been confused with that disorder for years. The writing is eloquent, yet the images of this book are striking (something like McCrae's "Bark of the Dogwood," or those in "Sybil.) If you have to choose one book on this illness, choose this one.

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Rated 5 stars
Very sensitive to DID...

I found this book to be comforting in a way that only people with DID/MPD can understand. Of course no one wants anyone to suffer with such an illness, however when you also suffer from the illness a book with this much sensitivity and courage is amazing. The author never needed to go into graphic detail of her abuse, that made this book safe for me. Her story gave me hope in my journey to recovery. I reccomend this book!!!...

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Rated 5 stars
This book is the best account of MPD to date.

Joan Frances Casey managed to account for and explain all twenty-four entities. She provided a clear and coherent picture for those who do not understand or wish to learn about MPD. She also provided a companion to those struggling with their own entities. Many books have tried to document real and fictional MPD cases but failed to really be coherent in accounting for the personalities. This is an excellent book, and one...

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