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This is what it’s really like to live with multiple personality disorder — and 24 alter egos
- Cameron West has lived with DID for decades, managing 24 alters through therapy and co-consciousness.
- Rikki West, his wife, helped to manage the family and supported his recovery while he pursued a psychology doctorate.
- The 1999 memoir First Person Plural has been republished with a new epilogue updating the family’s story.
- West’s alters range from Switch to Bart, with therapy helping integrate or manage them over years.
- The family persevered through medical and psychological challenges, reorganizing daily life around West’s condition for their son Kai.
- The article notes DID is treated through long-term therapy, with brainwave studies showing distinctive patterns by alter.
- Cameron West now lives on the California coast and believes environment helps maintain calm.
- Rikki West describes family stability and the decision to present as Dad to their son Kai.
- West’s case illustrates how therapists helped develop co-consciousness among alters.
- The piece frames DID within trauma treatment, highlighting long-term care and family resilience.
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