Cameron West discovers, while in his thirties that he has 24 distinct personalities. This is an account on his efforts to understand his disease and heal from it.

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One of the best books I've ever read. I was desperate for something to read whilst on a long trip and picked this up at a drug store, more of less out of desperation. Once I started it, I couldn't put it down. Dr. West's account of how he came to terms with his multiple selves was fascinating and inspirational and riveting.

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This book is incredible. Cameron West is, himself, incredible. The whole thing is hugely amazing and the book is worth your time.

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This is an incredible book about a man with Multiple Personalities. From the cover...Meet Davy, a four-year-old boy with harrowing memories of sexual abuse; Clay, an eight year old who longs to own a scooter; Switch, an aggressive, angry child who harms himself; Dusty, a sweet and shy twelve-year-old girl who loves to cook; and Bart, a fun-loving ladies' man-all unique individuals with their own feelings and memories, and one thing in common: they live, along with 19 others, in the mind of Dr. Cameron West. In First Person Plural, West tells of "my guys." and his struggle facing Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. As the people who haunt his mind insist on telling their story, West desperately hangs on to the slender thread that connects him to his wife and son and some semblance of normal life. Heatwrenching, humorous, and ultimately hopeful, this story will make you stand in awe of the power of the mind to protect itself and cheer for West as he battles to gain control of his life.

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Excellent book to help explain Dissociative Identity Disorder - DID (Multiple Personalities)thru the life of Cameron West. Not technical, very compassionate. Easy read....holds you to the very end. Could not put this book down!!!! Nothing like Sybil!! Not graphic!!

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Very interesting about the technical aspects of DID. However, the writing is so filled with corny puns and similes that it was very hard to get through at times. If you can ignore the "jokes" and puns, there is a lot of good info and an interesting story.

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Facinating. I finished the book in just over a day because I could not put it down. The sections detailing the childhood abuse/incest were very short, with minimal detail, so there was no "sensationalism" to them. The book instead focuses on how Cam, and his wife learn to accept that these things happened, and accept his alters. This is the real struggle for Cam. The denial of his DID is the biggest problem he has to overcome.

If you are looking for the shockingly brutal abuse scenes in Sybil, this is not for you. If you want a story of one man's brave journey to come to terms with his condition, and learning to accept himself (ALL of himself), and an honest glimpse into the struggle of his best friend and wife, this is it. It is by turns funny, heartbreaking, and inspirational.

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This book is a fascinating read, from the perspective of one who has DID, formerly called multiple personality disorder. The author is honest and tells an interesting story. It is very touching at times, also contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Not for everyone.

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A SIMPLY AMAZING STORY OF LOVE AND AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

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