A life that exposed me to trauma and addiction, within my own family, and then to being married to someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder, caused me to end up with my own trauma and my own story. In my early years, I was surrounded by fear and violence and had family members who had drug addictions and had endured physical and sexual abuse. As an adult, I found myself married to someone who had survived horrific abuse throughout their childhood, and as a result, developed DID, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. I have watched so many people I am close to deal with agonizing pain, resulting from unresolved trauma. Living with a spouse, who has DID, meant that I never knew what personality was present and never knew what to expect, at any given moment. I endured tremendous fear, confusion, loneliness and pain, as a result. I now wish to use my experience and my story, to walk with others, and be a relatable source to those who might feel alone in their journey.