Case Study

  • Change alters whenever ( Jake, Jamie, Eddie and Oliver)
  • At age 6, Jessica had an imagination friend called Jake, who soon became her alter
  • One day she would wake up with an American Accent.
  • Battles of the Alters – Jessica would apply make-up, and Jake would remove it.
  • Changes Sexuality
  • Jessica’ partner deals with each alters
  • Anything can trigger it
  • Conflict of personalities
  • Each has different skills. One can cook, play the instrument & act
  • Jess needs aproval to be interviewed from all alters
  • Alters can become distached from the body
  • Jessica experienced a childhood trauma (Did not go into detail)
  • She can tell when an alter is coming ‘to light’. Jamie – her eyesight goes blurry. Ed, then she uses her left hand more.
  • Ed is an alter that she did not want the interviewer to meet, he self harms.