Memoir of a Mangled Mind

How Concealing My Dissociative Identity Disorder Unleashed Multiple Personalities

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Pub Date 12 Nov 2024 | Archive Date 23 Jan 2025

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Description

Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.

At 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.

He 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.

By 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.

To 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.

This 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.

How will he navigate the road to redemption?

Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.

At 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...


A Note From the Publisher

Trigger Warnings:
● childhood sexual abuse
● self-harm
● violence
● adult same-sex sexual assault
● same-sex sexual encounters
● adult language

Trigger Warnings:
● childhood sexual abuse
● self-harm
● violence
● adult same-sex sexual assault
● same-sex sexual encounters
● adult language


Advance Praise

*2024 Literary Global Book Award Winner*
Psychology & Mental Illness

*2024 Literary Global Book Award Winner*
LGBTQ Non-Fiction

*2024 New England Book Festival*
Honorable Mention - General Non-Fiction

★★★★★
Author Steven Simmons Shelton crafts a narrative that reads with all the intensity of a psychological thriller while never losing sight of the deeply personal nature of his story.— K.C. Finn, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews

Memoir of a Mangled Mind is a gripping and unflinchingly raw account of survival and inner conflict.—NewInBooks

★★★★★
If you happen to be on the lookout for an unputdownable memoir which never holds back, which feels 'honest' from the outset, this book is for you.—A 'Wishing Shelf' Book Review

★★★★★
The writing of the author is passionate and realistic. His narrations are detailed, and the truth behind his narration makes the whole story believable. I highly recommend this memoir to readers who like to read a powerful personal story about trauma and identity. It will make a lasting impression.—Gladys Nakote, eBookFairs

*2024 Literary Global Book Award Winner*
Psychology & Mental Illness

*2024 Literary Global Book Award Winner*
LGBTQ Non-Fiction

*2024 New England Book Festival*
Honorable Mention - General Non-Fiction

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ISBN 9081965446140
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