Kim Noble is an accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited around the world. She is a mother with a 13-year-old daughter. She is a bubbly and vivacious woman. To meet her you wouldn't think anything was wrong. But when Kim was younger than five years old, her personality splintered and fractured. In 1995 she was finally diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) which has been described as a creative way to cope with unbearable pain. Now her body plays host to more than 20 different personalities, or 'alters'. There are women and men, adults and children; there is a scared little boy who speaks only Latin, an elective mute, a gay man and an anorexic teenager. Some alters age with her body; others are stuck in time. ALL OF ME takes the reader through the extraordinary world of a woman for whom the very nature of reality is different. It will tell of her terrifying battles to understand her own mind; of her desperate struggle against all odds to win back the child she loved; and of her courage and commitment in trying to make sense of her life. It is by turns shocking, inspiring, sometimes funny, and deeply moving.
About the Author
Kim Noble is a gifted artist whose work has been exhibited around the world. On 6 October 2010 Kim was interviewed by Oprah for Oprah's anniversary show. Jeff Hudson has written and ghostwritten twenty books, including several true-life bestsellers. He has also been published in The Independent, The Guardian and Time Out.
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– Customer review on 16/12/2011
Always interested in the subject of DID, I didn't hesitate to purchase this as soon as I'd seen an online news article about it. The most intriguing parts of the story for me were the alters not knowing nor accepting each other existed, and that it was written in the perspective of one alter. It's almost hard to believe how Patricia always found herself playing the detective when it came to where she was and could not accept she wasn't the one that got the body there. What wasn't questioned and even having jobs she didn't recall getting. It comes down to the psychology of the mind. Very interesting.
What this woman suffered over and over and over, not mentioning even the physical abuse is beyond what anyone else could cope with.
An easy read, but one I feel better for. I would like to hear this story again from Dr Laine's perspective. I even googled oprah's videos of "Kim", adding to my curiosity.
Looking at Ria's multiple paintings I am lost for words at the depiction of abuses to this small child. But some of the artworks though appearing simple, have well thought out details such backwards writing and "Ted" which to me rank with sophistication.
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