DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder 2of2

Herschel Walker is widely regarded as one of football's greatest running backs. He led the University of Georgia to victory in the Sugar Bowl on the way to an NCAA Championship and he capped a sensational college career by earning the 1982 Heisman Trophy. Herschel spent twelve years in the NFL, where he rushed for more than eight thousand yards and scored sixty-one rushing touchdowns.

But despite the acclaim he won as a football legend, track star, Olympic competitor, and later a successful businessman, Herschel realized that his life, at times, was simply out of control. He often felt angry, self-destructive, and unable to connect meaningfully with friends and family. Drawing on his deep faith, Herschel turned to professionals for help and was ultimately diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.

While some might have taken this diagnosis as a setback, Herschel approached his mental health with the same indomitable spirit he brought to the playing field. It also gave him, for the first time, insight into his life's unexplained passages, stretches of time that seemed forever lost. Herschel came to understand that during those times, his "alters," or alternate personalities, were in control.

Born into a poor, but loving family in the South, Herschel was an overweight child with a stutter who suffered terrible bullying at school. He now understands that he created "alters" who could withstand abuse. But beyond simply enduring, other "alters" came forward to help Herschel overcome numerous obstacles and, by the time he graduated high school, become an athlete recognized on a national level.

In Breaking Free, Herschel tells his story -- from the joys and hardships of childhood to his explosive impact on college football to his remarkable professional career. And he gives voice and hope to those suffering from DID. Herschel shows how this disorder played an integral role in his accomplishments and how he has learned to live with it today. His compelling account testifies to the strength of the human spirit and its ability to overcome any challenge.

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• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Mental
• Health
• Herschel
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• Hershal
• athlete

[cspj12]

If I ever see this guy in real life, I'm gonna give him a hug

[chocolatechipcokies]

the interviewer seems kind of stupid. i mean shouldn't he read upon some information on DID before he interviews a person with DID?

he's like: you should take the blame for what your alters did. it wasn't him, and that's why doesn't remember.

[jls0037cslewis1]

Trauma fragments the psychi, when Jesus Christ takes over HE becomes our only alter. Bless God for His salvation through Christ. Believe in Him and he will make you his forever.

[molomix23]

I suffer from this, and no one sees it either. You can go to my channel and see my videos. You'll be able to pick apart my personalities. I do not find glamor in this, it really quite hard when you begin to suffer from a bipolar mood swings. One minute your happy, the other angry, sometimes you show compassion and love, other times an asshole version of you pops out. (sigh) hope the skeptics realize how real this is :(

[007BlackGuy]

Thats sad not remembering something that meomerable

[glutaminepowder]

some crazy nigga

[TheKgarner33]

I thought I had this and now I see I dont.

[kentrob61]

@chocolatechipcokies I agree! All of us do!!!

[kentrob61]

Wow! It makes my System shake inside! To see how far we've come.....how far still, we have to go!! NO ONE who does not have DID will believe....Those who have it, will NOT WANT to believe, at certain times. Because, it's a lot of WORK to become more integrated!!!

[ChillaxedJosh]

she has BIG EYES.

[MsCDarlynn]

@HyaenusDominae Basically to see someone with DID, not integrated it would probably look more so like massive mood shifts and condescending actions, maybe coupled with serious amnesia and general psychosis. Someone integrated, would look much like this man. The fact is though that to integrate, ALL parts have to agree and if they don't you will have a TRAIN WRECk afterwards. Worse then before. Some of mine still refuse others exist. We're not ready for integration.

[MsCDarlynn]

@HyaenusDominae very usually messed up. Like for me I have been diagnosed with just about everything in the DSM. From schizophrenia to Major Dep to borderline to schizoid and the list goes on. They know that I am messed up, but nobody has any concrete facts as to why. I am in intensive therapy to "integrate" although we haven't started the integration process yet and I switch all the time. I think this man has probably been through therapy and been integrated. It's not a process we all want