{"product_id":"memoir-of-a-mangled-mind-steven-simmons-shelton-ma-jd-9781965446126","title":"Memoir of a Mangled Mind (with dust jacket): How Concealing My Dissociative Identity Disorder Unleashed Multiple Personalities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree minds. One body.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd nobody is safe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt age sixteen, blackouts take over Steve Simmons's life. He loses hours, days, and weeks at a time. Terrified he'll be institutionalized or disbelieved, Steve doesn't tell anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe soon discovers that he has multiple personalities, a mental disorder that developed years earlier when sexual predators targeted him. Originally created to protect him, these \"alters\" hijack his consciousness to live their own lives-one as a thief and the other as a gay prostitute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy refusing to tell anyone of his condition or seek proper mental health treatment, Steve grants his doppelgangers free rein to drag him down the paths of crime and debauchery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow will he navigate the road to redemption?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Simmons Shelton Ma Jd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965446124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965446126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Steven Simmons Shelton Ma Jd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489625264383,"sku":"9781965446126","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7849c9c-f221-4b17-b4f5-613e439225f3.jpg?v=1736954096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memoir-of-a-mangled-mind-steven-simmons-shelton-ma-jd-9781965446126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}