Fire and Water: A Safe Jouney through Multiple Personality Disorder

Anna F. Thomas
Robert D. Reed Publishers (2009)
ISBN 9781934759189
Reviewed by Danelle Drake for Reader Views (2/09)

The epilogue reads;

 “If this book gives someone hope that he or she will march out of the darkness into the light, then this journey has not been in vain.”

If this book helps people whose experiences resonate with mine and lets them know that they’re not alone, and that others are aware of the oppressive load they carry, then this agonizing journey that enables me to identify with another person’s pain on a heartfelt level has been worth it.

If one of God’s purposes was for me to be used as a channel of healing and spiritual growth for others, then this journey has been fruitful.”

This firsthand account of Multiple Personality Disorder brings to the forefront the devastation that has been thrust upon the unknown and attempted to destroy their lives. Ritual abuse survivors endure what most can only imagine and bury these horrors deep within themselves in order to survive.  Anna F. Thomas has broken the cycle in her family and has written her journey to bring comfort and understanding to others.  Without her inner strength, which at times she did not think she had, she would have surely succeeded in self-destruction.

We follow Anna and her husband Vince as they face each new memory that has been hidden in the depth of her conscious for years.  Incest, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, wicked rituals, and events that are too devastating to even imagine created many different personalities in a single woman.  Each personality which was there inside her had a purpose.  Each was there to protect her.   Vince was always there by her side offering love and encouragement, he is the rock that kept her grounded and you will read his thought and feeling at the end of the book.  He will move you to tears with the love he has for his wife.

If not for God entering her life when she was a child Anna would surely be lost.  He guided her through terrible depression through realization as she continues to heal.  I feel this gift Anna has given us was very difficult for her to relive, she did it for us her readers, and for that I am truly grateful.  Regardless of the battles you are facing, Anna F. Thomas’ journey as described in “Fire and Water” will give you inspiration that there will be better days.

 

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