Category Archives: childhood
20+ THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JONATHAN ALTER
1. I love my wife (even though we are separated and in couples therapy) I love her and always will. Angela does not believe I love her, and for me this is difficult. Like the rest of the world; we … Continue reading
Posted in auto biograpy, autobiography, child abuse, childhood, cutting, depression, derealization, dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, evil, faith, God, hate, Integration, love, mental illness, multiple personalities
Tagged child abuse, childhood, depression, dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, evil, faith, god, healing, mental hospitals, mental illness, P.T.S.D., pastors, suicide, theology, therapy
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MAKING SENSE
And so I search for meaning A way for me (and the world) To live beyond Brokenness A body that hurts And a mind that is twisted– Fragmented– a going insane mind I search for Christ The nails The cross … Continue reading
AT HOME IN KANSAS
You see, it all began in the house in Kansas City. In that house, as a little boy, I survived by learning how to do this magic called dissociation. At age 52, I still dissociate to flee from what my … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, childhood, Dissociative Identity Disorder, faith
Tagged auto biography, child abuse, childhood, evil, faith, mental illness, multilple personalities
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The Jonathan Alter Story–Explanation and Beginning
At jonathanalter.org I am writing the story of my life. This is a life like others, but it is also a little quirkey and broken, love-filled and violent. This is a life filled with committment, a life filled with betrayal, … Continue reading →