Becoming One: A Story of Triumph Over Dissociative Identity Disorder

Two little girls, the author and her sister, were routinely terrorized and assaulted over a period of years by a family friend. One grew up closed and withdrawn, the other angry, self-destructive, and dissociated. Most painful of all, their common suffering resulted in estrangement from each other. Utilizing letters to her therapist and actual session transcripts, 'Becoming One' began as Sarah Olson's attempt to provide a written account of her memories for her sister as a means of reconciliation and healing.