Memoir of a Mangled Mind
How Concealing My Dissociative Identity Disorder Unleashed Multiple Personalities
by Steven Simmons Shelton, MA, JD
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Pub Date Nov 14 2024 | Archive Date Dec 26 2024
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Description
A child in trouble. An adult in distress.
And nobody is safe.
When sexual predators target Steve Simmons as a child, his mind fractures into multiple personalities—alters—who give him blackouts as a protective shield.
The abuse ends when he’s fourteen, but two alters begin hijacking his consciousness to live their own lives as a thief and a gay prostitute.
Steve discovers he has multiple personalities but keeps the mental disorder a secret for fear of being institutionalized. That decision grants his doppelgangers free rein to drag him down the paths of crime and debauchery.
To maintain his freedom and reputation, Steve discards his ethical compass in order to conceal his alters’ criminal activities—even after becoming an attorney at one of the world’s premier litigation firms.
This deeply personal memoir lays bare Steve’s childhood sexual assaults and the poor judgment he exercises to hide his mental disorder caused by the trauma.
How will he navigate the road to redemption?
A Note From the Publisher
● childhood sexual abuse
● self-harm
● violence
● adult same-sex sexual assault
● same-sex sexual encounters
● adult language
Trigger Warnings:
● childhood sexual abuse
● self-harm
● violence
● adult same-sex sexual assault
● same-sex sexual encounters
● adult language
Advance Praise
“With unflinching honesty, Shelton recounts the complexities of managing his multiple personalities, some of whom led lives of their own, as he navigated adulthood, a legal career, and efforts to conceal his condition. …The way he describes the influence of his alters and their impact on his life creates an intimate portrait that helped me understand DID in ways that no clinical description ever could.”
★★★★★
K.C. Finn
Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews
“Memoir of a Mangled Mind is a gripping and unflinchingly raw account of survival and inner conflict, as Steve Simmons recounts his harrowing journey through childhood trauma, the complexities of living with multiple personalities, and his struggle to reconcile a fractured identity while concealing his darkest secrets.” –NewInBooks.com
“Author Steven Simmons Shelton crafts a narrative that reads with all the intensity of a psychological thriller while never losing sight of the deeply personal nature of his story. …The way he describes the influence of his alters and their impact on his life creates an intimate portrait that helped me understand DID in ways that no clinical description ever could.”
★★★★★
K.C. Finn
Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781965446126 |
| PRICE | $7.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 404 |
