hearing double

Multiplicity simply put by the majority of multiples is about hiding, pain and survival no more no less. It is a desperate completely creative and wonderful survival mechanism for the child who endures repeated abuse mentally, emotionally and physically it may be their only escape. Dissociation is a common defense mechanism against childhood abuse, there is no adult onset of multiple personality. Only children have the flexibility to fracture off from the “core” personality and escape the traumatic and painful memory. The common belief among most professionals is the personality splintered or fractured before the age of five.