When children are not taught by the adults in their lives to create a safe way out, instincts take over. Being raised by mothers who do not know a safe way out other than by always looking for an illness to blame (Munchausen-type parents) can make growing up almost seem impossible. Being raised by parents or adults who beat children (batterers) are creating children who have to retaliate in some way and the cycle goes on. Functional junctions are not usually filled with parents that harm their children, children that harm each other, or children that harm their parents. Psychiatrists of today seem to be studying these subject lines more than ever before. On the other hand, maybe it is that I began in 1990 studying these topics and noticed they were writing about them.
In order to escape the horror of violent child abuse, Truddi created 'troops' in order to protect her from the pain and reality of what was happening to her as she grew up. Sybil, like many other children have had to do the same.
The other book that I would like to refer to because it helped me to heal is "I Hate You - Don't Leave Me," written by Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D., and Hal Straus. This book describes the Borderline Personality Disorder and the personality experiences brought on by a difficult childhood. At the time this book was written there were more than ten million sufferers of BPD living in America (much less the world) and probably today that number has risen to staggering amounts.
